₦airaland Forum

When will politicians learn?

They are rushing to NDC because Peter Obi went to NDC. Historically, support for Peter Obi nationally does not transform to support for politicians locally. Even in Anambra State.

Moses Paul relied on Peter Obi and could not even mobilize his polling unit.

I used to think Funsho Doherty is a serious politician. It is obvious he has not built grassroots support and expects the Peter Obi wave to support him. That is why he can't be governor. Same for Gbadebo. That was why Olumide Akpata lost in Edo state.

Dear politicians, build local support. Stop playing national politics. The Peter Obi wave is dying. The church card he played in 2023 is off as the church is no longer openly canvassing since Obi abandoned them after losing in 2023. Some of the youth have seen the light and abandoned him. Even those with him like Morris Monye have complained of his leadership lapses.

kingbee90:
So how is the current 6uff00n in Aso-rock currently managing Nigeria?

Yesterday's supreme Court judgement just dey make una to shit for body.

You are not worth my engagement.

Please avoid me.

bixton:
These so called countries you keep mentioning without any specific name that they pay pax, please can you highlight how much is their minimum wage for a civil servant, they don't even have minimum wage but rather living wage and compare to that of Nigeria?

Please highlight the info......

Britain(living wage):

USA(living wage)


Nigeria(Minimum wage)

When you people start comparing minimum wage across countries, I hardly know what you aim to accomplish. Are you aware that cost of living is different across countries? Are you aware that even within Europe and US and Canada, costs of living are different?

For example, the net minimum wage in the UK is GBP1700 to GBP1800. Do you know in some places, people can rent flats for GBP 1300 per month? Do you think what is left is enough to even live? Do you know that many work without having any savings or property to their names? Is that the case in Nigeria?

Please, no one buys bag of rice in the UK as some of you buy in Nigeria.

Choiceone1:
See the jargons this one wrote. Are they using charm to control u people brain in that party? Go to our secondary school classes and see how useless they are.

I am sorry I responded to you. I wrongly assumed you could engage constructively.

I apologise.

Choiceone1:
What's the government giving us that they want to collect tax? They can't provide water, electricity, standard schools,good health centre and security . Are they not ashame?

I do not know when you graduated, but the cost of educating Nigerians is very low. Who do you think is paying for it? Before you start shouting that the quality of education is very low, how come our doctors are saving lives daily and are always sought even by foreigners? Are you aware that a UK agency came to recruit some Nigerian doctors? Do you know why? Because it is cheaper for them to get a Nigerian-trained doctor that to train a doctor in the UK. Where do you think the money that was used to subsidize your education, assuming you attended a public school, came from?

Then compare the cost of treatment in a private and public clinic in Nigeria. Where do you think the cost of subsidizing healthcare in public hospitals is to come from?

In Nigeria, you do not pay toll on public roads. In may advanced countries, you can pay toll over seven times in a two-hour journey. Do you know toll is tax?

Then we enjoyed electricity subsidy for many years. Do you think you can afford to pay for electricity if the actual bill is given to you? Where do you expect the money to come from?

In many countries, tax is a source of revenue. Before you talk about other oil-producing countries, look at their population and do a proper comparison.

See, Nigeria is truly blessed. Nigeria has given me a lot. The country funded my education to the highest level through various scholarships and grants. Some of those scholarships were funded through tax deductions from oil companies. My prayer is for the country to harness out true potentials and no one can stop us. That means getting high quality leadership.

That is what Tinubu brings. That is why he is the best. He articulated his plans and executes them with clarity. Let anyone who dislikes him explain to us what their alternative can do better.

franchasng:
It is getting clearer that Tinubu is going after 2027 Presidential election


Nigeria really need a fresh breath.


Please the first thing the new incoming President must do is to suspend that anti-people and anti-entrepreneurs tax law Tinubu rolled out. That tax law must not stand, Nigeria is not ripe for such wicked tax laws

Can you state specific aspects of the tax laws that are anti-people and anti-entrepreneurs?

If you see the taxes in some countries, you'd appreciate Nigeria the more. As for entrepreneurs, why do you think many wealthy people evade taxes in their own countries? Why are footballers dodging taxes? Why did Peter Obi hide money through Gabriella Investments as revealed by Pandora papers?

To speak about what exactly?

When will it happen?

What sound bite has Atiku ever given?

"I am not going to make members of my family rich, but my friends. Are my friends not entitled to be rich?"

"I feel very emotional about the power sector. If we had done the right thing, the power problem would have been resolved by 2005. We paid some contractors 100% upfront and they ran away with the money."

"Young politicians are inexperienced to lead."

Atiku said Jonathan messed up due to inexperience. Paying contractors 100% upfront is not inexperience by Atiku. It was intentional wastage. Atiku wants to use his experience to mismanage Nigeria.

Why did you kill the cat? Probably because you believed they sent it.

Why would anyone send a cat to your house? If it was a dog, would you have killed it? Probably not. If anyone wants to send an animal to you, they'd rather send an animal you won't even suspect.

If you know the value of animals, you'd treat them we with respect.

How'd you feel as a human being in South Africa and you are attacked for being as you are because some people believe you were sent to undermine them? See yourself as a cat in that scenario.

Word of advise: if you travel to any country outside Africa and you see any animal, just greet the animal and say bros how far? If you kpai the animal, you'd go to jail or fined. One Nigerian kpai those birds wey dey fly. He wan chop them. He was arrested as it was said he had been seen suspiciously feeding the birds.

He was deported after serving his jail term.

Why would he be asked to resign when he barely has a year left?

Sahara Reporters is notorious for fabrications and never retracting for misleading the public. I suggest they are sued for misinformation.

Since 1999, the opposition has never been this disorganized.

First, they migrated to a party that turned out to be enmeshed in several court cases. They even failed to manage internal affairs properly. Right now, they are not even certain of fielding candidates as there are several claims to the internal leadership.

It was unnecessary to force new leadership by the migrants. They could have worked with the leadership that was present.

About alternative policy plans, Atiku said he'd reverse Tinubu's policies and went on to say he'd recruit more security personnel. Exactly something Tinubu was doing.

I think the opposition is disgruntled. They cannot survive outside the corridors of power. Some of them are not giving up despite their own years of failure to use power responsibly.

I do not think the opposition cannot shake Tinubu but themselves.

ebuk4real:
But Obi won both of them. Let's see who will pad the votes this time around. Everybody will answer their names individually

Obi won the 2023 elections in the imagination of Obidients.

Udenta also claimed Atiku would defeat Tinubu in 2023.

Atiku defeated Tinubu in their imaginations.

The way the northerners voted in 2023 revealed something. They respected zoning arrangements and Buhari was a force. Atiku, a Fulani and core noetherner, lost to a southerner in the north. Atiku lost two of the three northwest zones.

If ADC fields a southerner, the southerner may seek a second term. They know this. How will Obi be marketed to northerners? Is it through those sub-par boreholes or those eating with children inside mosque? Tinubu was trusted by the north because he worked for one of their own. Who has Obi worked for in the north apart from Abacha?

Who has Atiku ever worked for in the south?

To win elections in Nigeria requires building networks across the Niger. Atiku seems to have done so but lacks the ability to hold people together. Also, he surrounds himself with people we have advised him to avoid.

Those shouting of errors should point out the errors.

There have been too many lies about the tax reforms.

Rotimi Amaechi lied that those involved in transactions of 100 million naira would forfeit 25 million naira to government. Peter Obi claimed Tinubu wanted to tax poverty.

These are the people who want to rescue Nigeria. Liars and unreading politicians.

If we want to be fair, the opposition is not prepared for 2027.

They decamped to a party that was already enmeshed in crisis in 2025. That crisis was as far back as 2022. It had to do with Ralph Nwosu heading the party.

Their first order of business was appointing excos to a party they came into. They even insulted those they met in the party.

According to Abbo, they promised Nafiu Gombe national vice chairman of north-east. They betrayed him and handed the position to Babachir Lawal because Nafiu was a child who could not be the vice chairman of a zone where the former vice president, SGF and NSA came from. That move was the genesis of this crisis. Even in Adamawa, there is crisis due to control of party structures.

Instead of addressing the issues, they are blaming external factors. There is a consistent denominator.

In 2015, there was crisis in PDP when the president insisted on runnung. In 2019, there was crisis in PDP over the running mate chosen by Atiku who was not the popular choice among the southeast PDP caucus. They went into the election and lost. In 2023, there was crisis in PDP over zoning arrangements and the party chairman openly playing his hand in support of a candidate. The factions from that crisis and the primaries led to several political enemies: Atiku vs Wike, G5 vs Atiku Wike vs Iyorchia Ayu, WIke vs Tambuwal, Wike vs Dino Melaye, Atiku vs Obi, Atiku vs Kwankwaso, PDP vs LP vs NNPP.

Obi migrated to LP and brought in new faces who undermined some of the legacy LP members in campaign funds management. They went to ADC, and crisis continues.

El Rufai went to SDP and caused crisis there when he attempted to seize control of the party and failed.

The reason for crisis is that no one wants to gree for anybody. Assuming APC exploits it, who exposed their party to be exploited?

Anyone who runs under ADC while the leadership matter is not resolved is taking a huge risk.

Exactly.

The claim by Nafiu Bala Gombe that his resignation was fraudulently procured is a principal issue.

The claim that David Mar's leadership was illegal is a legal issue.

Dear Atiku, I have repeatedly advised you to avoid certain people. They are still misleading you. Instead of allowing a long-drawn battle, call a peace meeting with Ali Gombe and settle the dispute. Promise to return him as deputy national chairman or even chairman. Convert him to your side. There was no need to foist David Mark and Rauf Aregbesola as ADC leaders. They have zero experience in managing political parties. It is too glaring. Recall how Buhari removed Adams Oshiomole and got all party members to remove all cases in court. A year before major elections, a year where party candidates are being chosen, less than three months to choosing candidates, you cannot be dealing with several court cases.

ATIKU, BRING EVERYONE TO A ROUND TABLE AND DEAL WITH THIS MATTER AND PREPARE TO COMPETE IN 2027! There is no guarantee that court cases would end in your favour. If ADC falls apart, everyone would know that you failed to solve the problem.

While it is convenient to blame external factors, what exactly are you doing to do your own house cleaning?

Please be careful and avoid it.

Seek alternative platforms. One would have expected Ademola Adeleke to join ADC, he went to Accord. Seyi Makinde and Bala of Bauchi are delaying.

See, David Mark has been governor of Niger state from 1984 to 1986. He was minister of communication. He was senate president for 8 years.

Rauf Aregbesola was commissioner, governor and minister for 8 years each.

Rotimi Amaechi was speaker, governor and minister for cumulative 24 years.

Atiku was vice president for 8 years.

Dele Momodu was serial presidential aspirant.

See, if ADC goes to dust, these men have accomplished what many of those in ADC may never accomplish.

If you like, allow them to carry you to your political abyss.

The congress has a huge risk of being illegal.

A decent politician would seek promotion and not remain stuck in one place. Desmond Elliot's position was threatened by Labour Party in 2023 before Femi Gbajabiamila rushed some projects and included him. I recall Desmond Elliot commissioned a 200k toilet for his constituency in Surulere that offended many people.

Representation is not a career, it is a commitment to look after the interests of those being represented. If the people say they do not want Desmond, let the party find someone the people accept and field him. Enough of rewarding docile representatives.

Many people are announcing they fought Abacha as if fighting Abacha is some form of accomplishment.

Abacha has done his bit and left. As bad as Abacha was to the political class, check the metrics of his time. Abacha kept exchange rate stable, ramped up foreign reserves, started train 1 of LNG, built major infrastructure in Abuja, created six states, and never borrowed a cent as Nigeria was sanctioned.

Abacha was corrupt based on NSA Ismaila Gwarzo raising suspicious vouchers to collect forex from CBN. The money Abacha looted is being sent back home and never finishes. Wasn't a former CBN governor in a civilian administration accused on moving boxes of forex from CBN? How is he different from Abacha?

The politicians during Abacha's time were decent, compared to the politicians now.

As for those comparing Tinubu to Abacha, they should be aware that if Tinubu is anything close to Abacha, they won't even be living in Nigeria as Nigeria would not contain them and Tinubu. Tinubu is probaly the most liberal president since 1999. What Omoyele Sowore and Nasir El Rufai are doing today, they wouldn't get away with it under Obasanjo or Yar'adua.

Director of Mobilization, Morris Monye also resigned. He cited Obi's detachment from the activities of the Obidient Movement.

Obi is not prepared to lead Nigeria. He cannot manage the Obidient Movement. He cannot put up structures to enable the movement to be self-governing. The national coordinator of the movement was accused of not releasing funds for the AMAC election observers. This also happened in 2023 when grassroots mobilizers protested not being paid as some state executive sat on the released funds. The treasurer also ordered polling unit agents to work first and be paid later. The polling unit agents decided to stay in their houses.

It is not surprising that resignations are a common theme in the Obidient Movement. One would think that after the Morris Monye saga, Obi would meet the executives and address their concerns.

Obi cannot manage the Obidient Movement and he wants to manage Nigeria. That is hallucinatory.

Dele Momodu made a wrong call in his choice of candidate. Mrs Remi Tinubu had confronted him during campaigns why he wasn't supporting Tinubu.

With the way Atiku's media machinery was mismanaged, it was clear that Dele Momodu was not the best person to handle Atiku's media campaign. Infact, they could not sell Atiku's plan and were more focused on undermining Tinubu. Dele could also not speak his street to victory when he ran under National Conscience Party in 2011!

I think Dele should accept that Reno and FFK retraced their steps and got rewarded. He should work harder for Atiku to win so he can celebrate later.

Why did Papa Ajasco go public?

Papa Ajasco was a civil servant and was contracted to act on the show. Those of us who remember Wale Adenuga's magazine then would recall that Abiodun Ayoyinka looked exactly like the character.portrayed. same as Boy Alinco, Bobo Ajaso, Pa James, and Ms Pepeye. The only one that was not properly cast was Pa Jimoh who had bald head and always wore singlet in the magazine.

Anyway, Abiodun Ayoyinka had multiple streams of income. How did he manage his affairs? What about his children? In our African tradition, children look after their parents.

Abiodun also told us he had no car, and it was established that he drove four. What happened to the cars?

A business idea for Abiodun Ayoyinka. He was in charge of Lagos troupe. There is sense if he forms his own dance troupe and performs cultural dances in Lagos-never ending party scene. He has the name and the skills. He just needs to be patronized by those who recognize his face. 2027 politics is gearing up. Has he written proposals to politicians to perform at their events?

As for funds being donated, what happens when they donated funds are exhausted? If Abiodun mismanaged his past earnings, what guarantees do donors have that it won't happen again?

When Bwala was given this job, we complained that he should not have been considered considering what he had said against his employer.

Since Bwala was appointed, he had been doing everything to redeem himself. He was appointed to speak on policy but has mostly spoken on image laundering of the president.

He went to Mehdi Hassan's interview, not knowing it was an ambush. His responses showed a lack of preparation. A simple response to when he was shown report cards could have been: "In Nigeria, political competition involves demarketing the political opponent and use his weaknesses against him, I take back my previous political views against Tinubu as my meeting with him proved I was wrong". That answer could have prevented Mehdi Hassan from continuing to display his report cards.

Now, looking at Tinubu and some appointments he made, he might have brought some of these people to get them to eat their own vomit. That is a power move. It is like forgiving a cheating man and then he starts doing everything to prove he had changed, including making the one he cheated on a demi-god. Bwala was not only forced to eat his vomit, the enforcer (Mehdi Hassan) ensured he enjoyed watching Daniel do so. Look at another appointee who was given the digital economy portfolio to handle. He has essentially cooked himself that he has the expertise to criticize but not to deliver on things he criticized. On the other hand, Taiwo Oyedele was very critical, but delivered when he was given responsibility. He has been promoted.

Bwala should not have gone for that interview. He is an intelligent man, but he could have been humble to admit he was wrong about the things he said about Tinubu as he was outside the campaign team, and that being on the inside now, he has a first hand view of Tinubu and has come to correct his old and wrong views. If anyone goes there again, do not allow Mehdi Hassan control the narrative. Prepare to admit where you goofed and use that to destabilize him.

I noticed biased coverage among the media.

It seems Israel is hiding casualty figures while Iran's figures are amplified.

Also, the delays in evacuations shows that the idea was that after the fall of the ayatollah, Iran would fall. That has backfired.

The penetration and lack of defense of Gulf countries indicates that they were caught unawares.

The continuous barrage of missiles from Iran shows that Iran was already dangerous without having nukes. With the quality of missiles they have developed, I am suspecting they might have secretly developed nukes or are nearing having the capability.

All in all, let everyone remain in their own countries. If someone did not drop a bomb in another country because they wanted to drop first so that the other country will not drop first, this would not happen.

The Persian empire is far older than many of those trying to claim superiority over them. Defeating such a people is not a tea party.

Right now, let the belligerents count their losses and accept they messed up. Let there be no military bases anywhere in the middle east. Let no one have no nukes in the middle east.

Additional miscalculation was launching an attack during Ramadan. Every fighter of the faith sees dying as a martyr during Ramadan a huge spiritual blessing. Until now, there is no clear explanation as to why the hornet's nest was stirred.

Some people are still crying that construction is ongoing.

This project was undergoing "due process" for almost six decades. Even former president Buhari turned the sod for this same road in Calabar in 2015. It never took off.

In 2023, someone decided to take it off and the same people started complaining.

A lot of problems in Nigeria can be solved without bureaucracy. We have everything in place. What we lack is implementation.

The following people were against the coastal road: Atiku Abubakar, Peter Obi, Nduka Obaigbena, Rufai Oseni, Arise News, the dude who arrogated public land to himself to build a resort, Kenneth Okonkwo, opposition to Bola Tinubu.

Peter Obi said the money should be channelled elsewhere. Atiku called it highway of corruption. Arise News looked for every means to kill the project and were asking for environmental impact assessment, as if they had the technical competence to understand it.

We thank those who got the project off the ground. A lot of artisans are employed and earn a living through it. The economic benefits for the people would be immense.

Dear Nigerians, remember those politicians who are against progress.

He has also borrowed the brains of those in opposition who are already blaming him for their inability to organize themselves and tell us what they'd do differently.

Dele Momodu:

1. Will the opposition return fuel subsidy?
2. Will the opposition subsidize forex?
3. Will the opposition cancel student loans?
4. Will the opposition reverse 100% gratuity for civil servants?
5. Will the opposition cancel food importation so that food can be expensive for citizens in favour of local farmers?
6. Will the opposition reverse the Electoral Act and bring back delegate voting?
7. Will the opposition cancel Tompolo's contract to secure pipelines?
8. Will the opposition cancel the tax bill which frees more funds for our workers?

Tinubu bought yatch, Tinubu bought SUV, Tinubu travelled, Tinubu has borrowed more that African leaders since 1960...Tinubu is the reason for lack or erectolysis morningknackus in some people.

We have heard.

Tell us what you'd do differently on policy.

Village Boy Movement appoints Aisha Yesufu treasurer of 2027 campaign funds.

I do not see any bad omen with ADC instigated by external factors. What I see is a party that is globally and locally prepared to lose the 2027 elections and elections between now and then.

Some pointers:

(1) Who is the ADC chairman in Lagos state? Edo state? Adamawa state?
(2) Who was the campaign director of ADC AMAC election in Abuja?
(3) Who advised ADC not to have polling unit agents in some polling units?
(4) Why was ADC focused on AMAC and chairmanship/vice chairmanship, forgetting there were 5 other area councils?
(5) Since Sunday, the ADC spokesman has not issued a statement accepting the defeat of their candidate in AMAC. Only Obidients are issuing statements.

ADC is currently disorganized!

Money alone does not win elections, mobilization does. Ireti Kingibe and Dr Mo failed to mobilize voters in their own locations. How did they expect to win?

Some people are mentioning arrests of opposition leaders. Didn't someone have a corruption case against him and was out of the country? Didn't that same someone "casually" say he was listening to government calls? Didn't that same someone demolish houses of those opposed to him when he served as governor? Didn't that same someone have a judgement against him asking him to pay almost 1 billion naira for ?persecuting some critics? What has that got to do with 2027?

As for the amendment to the electoral act, while they were fixated on electronic transmission, they forgot one important detail: There is no more delegate voting. Parties are to choose candidates by consensus or by direct primaries. If ADC Edo cannot even agree on internal leadership, how can they agree on candidates or mode of primaries? Expect a litany of court cases against ADC from ADC members.

ADC's problems are self-inflicted. Majority of those in ADC have corruption cases against them and are looking for political shelter to avoid prosecution. Anyone who wants to be a politician should open himself up for scrutiny. ADC also has people who lost out of the 2023 permutations.

ADC is A Disgruntled Conglomerate.

Finally, ALL the opposition parties and opposition politicians are currently very weak, weaker since 1999. They cannot confront a united APC. Those promoting ADC need to provide leadership and build the party. There is too much internal strife that would ultimately hand power to APC in 2027 and beyond.

bjcole:
go and tell that to the President..

My interventions reach those who matter.

You don't.

So Dr Sam Amadi now lives in Tinubu's head to know why Tinubu took the decision to ask former IGP Egbetokun to submit his resignation?

Is Sam Amadi a parasite living in Tinubu's head to know this?

Egbetokun ought to have retired since. That he was being kept would destroy morale.

That said, the current policing structure would fail under any leadership. We need to reform the entire police force. Were we not here when Channels TV did a documentary that showed the decrepit state of our police training institutions? Go to any police barracks and ask yourself if you'd remain sane after living there. Some police stations get 30,000 naira monthly for operations. How much is the cost of fuel for hilux? The monthly imprest cannot even fuel one police vehicle for a whole month. And you say police should not collect bribes?

We need to actually train our policemen. The training institutions need to be modernized and equipped. We need to identify the best talents who want to do policing work and train them to become the best. We need to increase personnel and actually treat them properly. We need to pay them properly and give them proper discounts backed by government for car loans, mortgages, children's education, health insurance, and guaranteed employment for their children after graduation. We need to commit funds to equip police stations for operations. You see some policemen in checkpoints and wear no bullet proof vests. Then you say some people are kidnapping and police should rescue them.

If you are a policeman and you are worried about your next meal and your children's education and you have a wife who is unemployed and they tell you to go and face a kidnapper or terrorist, will you embark on such a mission?

The campaign by ADC in AMAC was more of sensationalism, media hype and lack of grassroots penetration.

Let's look at parallels.

In Edo elections, Monday Okpebholo did not make a lot of appearances in the media compared to Asue Ighodalo and Olumide Akpata. He was doing more grassroots mobilization. Arise News humiliated him as they did Tinubu, but he never showed up. Elections are not won with media hype, but with a razor sharp focus on those who matter. Wike has made himself a friend of FCT. He has shown respect to them and treated their people with honour. A day to elections, Dr Mo was releasing a video against Wike saying Wike cannot write results in AMAC. Ireti Kingibe was busy undermining Wike in Arise News and Channels. If FCT people are okay with Wike, it takes a poor politician to pick a fight with Wike.

ADC, Dr Mo, and Ireti should have focused on messaging and selling their candidate. Wike was a factor in the election. He had more grassroots connection by siding with long-standing FCT Senator Philip Aduda. Fighting Wike was fighting Aduda which led to political hara kiri.

Even Ireti's seat is under serious threat now.

emkz:
Did Tinubu ask ADC to field a non-indigene in AMAC?

Did Tinubu ask ADC not to campaign in other councils?

Did Tinubu ask ADC not to have field agents in all polling units in AMAC?

Did Tinubu cause only ten voters to come out and vote in ADC's candidate's polling unit?

Wike goes all the way with Aduda and AMAC councillors to commission projects. Wike made these people visible. Wike was already campaigning for them before AMAC elections. Then someone priced groundnut and climbed planks at the last moment, and expected magic. Things don't work that way please.

I agree with Atiku though. Tinubu's hold on our democracy is suffocating. Everywhere you go in Nigeria, Tinubu's signature projects are ongoing. The Lagos-Calabar coastal highway which Atiku, Obi and Arise News opposed is ongoing. The lies against the tax bills failed to materialize as our people are getting more money. Student loans are ongoing. Our airports are being modernized. Food prices are falling. Naira is giving dollar a bloody nose. Revenue inflows to the federation account are being boosted as Tinubu signed an executive order to strip NNPC of opaque revenue collecting powers. Wike is performing. Tunji Ojo is performing. Festus Keyamo is performing.

If Atiku and Obi had performed during their time, there'd be no Tinubu. Tinubu is implementing big decisions the likes of Atiku failed to implement when they had the chance. Those opposed to him have run out of ideas and are inventing things like he is a dictator. If Tinubu is a dictator, who stopped them from dictating functional ideas to help them win elections?

Tinubu, solve the security problem and let Nigeria make money from mining and these people would be permanently retired to singing songs of lamentations on twitter.

Finally, from the look of things, ADC is not prepared to wrestle Tinubu in 2027. They lack the capacity for a competitive election. Never in the history of Nigeria has any political party complained of planned rigging due to impending defeat as ADC has done. It is quite disturbing that PDP, LP and SDP are all behaving responsibly and accepted their loss. Meanwhile, Obidients are blaming Atiku for the poor showing of the Obidient candidate chosen by the Obidients.

Did Tinubu ask ADC to field a non-indigene in AMAC?

Did Tinubu ask ADC not to campaign in other councils?

Did Tinubu ask ADC not to have field agents in all polling units in AMAC?

Did Tinubu cause only ten voters to come out and vote in ADC's candidate's polling unit?

Wike goes all the way with Aduda and AMAC councillors to commission projects. Wike made these people visible. Wike was already campaigning for them before AMAC elections. Then someone priced groundnut and climbed planks at the last moment, and expected magic. Things don't work that way please.

I agree with Atiku though. Tinubu's hold on our democracy is suffocating. Everywhere you go in Nigeria, Tinubu's signature projects are ongoing. The Lagos-Calabar coastal highway which Atiku, Obi and Arise News opposed is ongoing. The lies against the tax bills failed to materialize as our people are getting more money. Student loans are ongoing. Our airports are being modernized. Food prices are falling. Naira is giving dollar a bloody nose. Revenue inflows to the federation account are being boosted as Tinubu signed an executive order to strip NNPC of opaque revenue collecting powers. Wike is performing. Tunji Ojo is performing. Festus Keyamo is performing.

If Atiku and Obi had performed during their time, there'd be no Tinubu. Tinubu is implementing big decisions the likes of Atiku failed to implement when they had the chance. Those opposed to him have run out of ideas and are inventing things like he is a dictator. If Tinubu is a dictator, who stopped them from dictating functional ideas to help them win elections?

Tinubu, solve the security problem and let Nigeria make money from mining and these people would be permanently retired to singing songs of lamentations on twitter.

Finally, from the look of things, ADC is not prepared to wrestle Tinubu in 2027. They lack the capacity for a competitive election. Never in the history of Nigeria has any political party complained of planned rigging due to impending defeat as ADC has done. It is quite disturbing that PDP, LP and SDP are all behaving responsibly and accepted their loss. Meanwhile, Obidients are blaming Atiku for the poor showing of the Obidient candidate chosen by the Obidients.

Obidients turned AMAC election into social media campaign. Before election, they were accusing APC of rigging. Dr Mo was overshadowed by Peter Obi and Obidients. Had he won, they'd have claimed it was because of their support. Now that he lost, they are blaming Atiku.

Obidients hardly take responsibility for their own failures.

Post-2023 presidential election, every off-cycle elections demonstrated the weightlessness of Peter Obi and Obidients in local elections. They still never learn.

ADC selected candidates who were not aborigines in a local election and locals turned against them. Who reached out to the Igbo community? The young workers? Who talked to them?

Dr Mo lost because he associated with poor politicians.