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The reality is that the alliance appears to favor Kwankwaso. It has positioned him well for the 2031 election, when power is widely expected to shift back to the North, and he will likely remind Obidients that he once supported their "messiah," Peter Obi.

As for Obi and his deluded obidents , it seems to be more hype than substance, and their "messiah" may still end up finishing third in the election.
Dr. Kwankwaso has demonstrated that he is a shrewd and strategic politician.

An election can only produce one winner. Some Nigerians are simply bad losers, if they don't win, they immediately claim the election was neither free nor fair. There has hardly been any election in Nigeria that was not contested or disputed, even by those who had no clear electoral pathway to victory.

A serial party hopper who achieved nothing remarkable in a small state like Anambra for eight years now parades himself as a national redeemer overnight. No economic blueprint, just quoting fake statistics, "China this, China that," making unsolicited donations, hugging headlines, making empty buzzwords and serving jollof rice to the public. It is all grandstanding and pandering, disguised as development plans.

Such a character will definitely fail in a complex country like Nigeria. He lacks both the intellectual depth and the political experience required to navigate a nation as diverse and challenging as Nigeria. What we are seeing is some disgruntled elements desperately trying to repackage a non-performer as a reformer and elevate an ideologically deficient politician into a principled leader.

Slimplush:
dey always read with sense, is there no fruit wine on earth here? Or non intoxicating wine?

The op said, non-intoxicating wine about paradise

Dey carry sense along when reading text, please!!!

Reply to my shadow cos he's not reachable.

You're the one who refuses to use your own common sense, choosing instead to believe a book of fairy tales written by some confused Arabian men. This is just another form of colonization—religious slavery and bondage disguised as faith.

The only battlefield where the Iranian regime is winning is social media. In reality, their top commanders, political hierarchy, and critical military infrastructure are being systematically dismantled.

Alcohol is forbidden on Earth, yet believers are told they'll be rewarded with wine in Al-Jannah and, 72 virgins. That sounds like something straight out of a fantasy novel rather than a divine promise.

Peter Obi lacks both the intellectual depth and the political experience required to govern a complex country like Nigeria. What we are seeing is a group of disgruntled individuals desperately trying to repackage a non-performer into a reformer and portray a serial party hopper as a principled politician.

Obi is largely a product of political branding and social media fabrication. Remove the carefully crafted narratives surrounding him, and his political appeal would collapse like a house of cards.

The 2027 election, will be easier for President Tinubu to win than the 2023 election. President Tinubu has demonstrated both the political will and the experience needed to move Nigeria in the right direction.

Obidients celebrated Okonkwo as a defender of democracy when he was criticising others and singing the praises of their political messiah, Peter Obi. Now that the criticism is directed at them, they should accept it with the same enthusiasm and stop complaining.

The social media president, Peter Obi, should stick to his social media rants and unsolicited donations. At best, that's the role that fits him. He has exposed himself as lacking both the intellectual depth and political experience required to navigate a complex country like Nigeria.

Every sane person knows the photo is fake. But the same people who once claimed Buhari was dead and replaced by a cloned Sudanese man will believe and spread such fake news just to push their agenda. They are deeply immersed in social media hype and conspiracy theories.

The Obidient movement has functioned more as a vehicle for advancing a particular ethnic agenda than as a genuinely national movement. A close look at the 2023 elections and the profile of those who represented the Labour Party and the Obidient movement outside the South-East raises serious questions about its claim of representing all Nigerians.

Despite its nationalist rhetoric, it is an open secret that the movement has struggled to demonstrate broad-based inclusiveness and has largely been driven by regional loyalties and identity politics. Many Nigerians are still deceiving themselves that the Obidient movement represents the collective interests of the country, but, in reality, it is just to advance a particular ethnic group's agenda.

This is another replay of the 2023 playbook: falsehood, propaganda and the same failed strategy. All the conspiracy theories collapsed like a pack of cards, and President Tinubu emerged victorious. A man you could not defeat despite all the propaganda, social media misinformation, currency redesign, and endless court cases. It is politically naïve and wishful thinking to believe you will defeat him now that he is a sitting president. Another bitter lesson may await you in 2027.
President Tinubu till 2031!

This is another replay of the 2023 playbook: fake online polls and the same failed strategy. All the conspiracy theories collapsed like a pack of cards, and President Tinubu emerged victorious. A man you could not defeat despite all the propaganda, social media misinformation, currency redesign, and endless court cases. It is politically naïve and wishful thinking to believe you will defeat him now that he is a sitting president. Another bitter lesson may await you in 2027.
President Tinubu till 2031!

The NDC is made up of serial party hoppers from APGA, APC, PDP, LP and other parties; ideologically deficient politicians; out-of-favour political figures; and strange bedfellows pretending to be an opposition movement and masquerading as champions of democracy, all in a bid to regain power and continue enjoying its spoils. Nothing differentiates them.

What we are witnessing is some deluded supporters trying to sanctimoniously portray them as different from others and elevate them as champions of democracy, when in reality they are no better, and perhaps even worse than the very people they are criticising. Ironically, the same factors that brought these strange bedfellows together may ultimately become their undoing.

Peter Obi is merely grandstanding and pandering to the gallery, giving his online warriors something to feed on while masquerading like a opposition figure, when in reality he is intellectually and capacity-wise empty. A serial party hopper, who achieved nothing remarkable in a small state like Anambra during his eight years in office. He will ultimately be confined to the political dustbin of history after the 2027 elections.

Obidients celebrated Okonkwo as a defender of democracy when he was criticising others and singing the praises of their political messiah, Peter Obi. Now that the criticism is directed at them, they should accept it with the same enthusiasm and stop complaining.

Obidients never seem to have learned how to handle criticism, they only know how to criticize and malign others. They have elevated Peter Obi to a messianic figure whom they believe is beyond scrutiny or criticism. What they are promoting is a form of intolerance toward dissenting views, a dictatorship of a vocal few. Their constant double standards often come across as hypocritical and detached from political reality.
The hypocrisy and political delusion on display are hard to ignore.

Same script as 2023, same failed outcome. All this phantom social media hype and fabricated stories will not help your messiah, Peter Obi, get into Aso Rock. He will most likely come a distant third again, as usual.

I've said it before: Peter Obi is merely a pawn on the political chessboard. The calculations of Dickson, Kwankwaso, and their allies are focused on the 2031 election, not 2027. They understand that an Obi–Kwankwaso ticket has little realistic chance of winning in 2027.

Unfortunately, many Obidients refuse to acknowledge this reality. They mistake social media hype, online echo chambers, and conspiracy theories for genuine political strategy and electoral strength. Politics is won through coalition-building, grassroots structures, and strategic calculations, not by trending hashtags and wishful thinking. Those who fail to grasp this are behaving more like political neophytes than serious observers of the Nigerian political landscape.

The reality is that the OK movement appears to benefit Kwankwaso more. It strengthens his positioning ahead of 2031, especially with expectations that power may return to the North, and he can always remind Obidients that he once aligned with their “messiah,” Peter Obi.
For Obi and his camp, though, the movement often looks louder online than it does politically on the ground, and despite the hype, their “messiah” could still end up in third place again.
Dr. Kwankwaso is a smart politician!

The opposition is already in disarray. The 2027 election would be much easier for President Tinubu than 2023, as the opposition remains deeply divided. The OK Movement appears to favour Kwankwaso in 2031, when power is expected by many to shift back to the North, while Atiku's political prospects seem to be fading.

The reality is that, to unseat President Tinubu, the opposition would need to unite under a single platform. That was what Atiku appeared to be trying to achieve, but the opportunity has already passed. Anything short of that unity risks leaving the opposition chasing a phantom electoral victory while merely providing talking points for its supporters and keypad warriors.

Peter Obi is on a political voyage to nowhere. The 2027 election will finally consign the serial party-switcher and the noise and hype of his online supporters to the political dustbin of history.

The opposition is already in disarray. The 2027 election would be much easier for President Tinubu than 2023, as the opposition remains deeply divided. The OK Movement appears to favour Kwankwaso in 2031, when power is expected by many to shift back to the North, while Atiku's political prospects seem to be fading.

The reality is that, to unseat President Tinubu, the opposition would need to unite under a single platform. That was what Atiku appeared to be trying to achieve, but the opportunity has already passed. Anything short of that unity risks leaving the opposition chasing a phantom electoral victory while merely providing talking points for its supporters and keypad warriors.

Obi and his deluded supporters are merely wasting their time and are on a political voyage to nowhere. Whatever the ADC is doing is to position the party for the 2031 elections. They knew from the onset that an Obi/Kwankwaso ticket would not go far. It's just about filling the presidential candidate slot of the party and marketing the party for 2031, which is likely to be Kwankwaso/Dickson.
Obi and his keypad warriors are learning Politics 101 once again.

The Obidients want to move into a new party and immediately take over its existing structures. That seems to be their trademark, if they don't get their way, they create division and weaken the party from within. Rather than building consensus, they often appear more interested in controlling the party's direction at all costs.

Obidients celebrated Okonkwo as a defender of democracy when he was criticising others and singing the praises of their political messiah, Peter Obi. Now that the criticism is directed at them, they should accept it with the same enthusiasm and stop complaining.

Obidients never seem to have learned how to handle criticism, they only know how to criticize others. They have elevated Peter Obi to a messianic figure whom they believe is beyond scrutiny or criticism. What they are promoting is a form of intolerance toward dissenting views, a dictatorship of a vocal few. Their constant double standards often come across as hypocritical and detached from political reality.
The hypocrisy and political delusion on display are hard to ignore.

I've said it before: Peter Obi is merely a pawn on the political chessboard. The calculations of Dickson, Kwankwaso, and their allies are focused on the 2031 election, not 2027. They understand that an Obi–Kwankwaso ticket has little realistic chance of winning in 2027.

Unfortunately, many Obidients refuse to acknowledge this reality. They mistake social media hype, online echo chambers, and conspiracy theories for genuine political strategy and electoral strength. Politics is won through coalition-building, grassroots structures, and strategic calculations, not by trending hashtags and wishful thinking. Those who fail to grasp this are behaving more like political neophytes than serious observers of the Nigerian political landscape.

Hedonisco:
Mr Know it all, tell me how a Kwankwaso/Dickson Ticket would materialize in 2031, if Obi/Kwankwaso ticket does not win in 2027?

And if the Obi/Kwankwaso ticket succeeds and gets sworn in, you think all this rubbish braggadocio Dickson is currently doing will be entertained? And you think Kwankwaso will entertain his ass in 2031?

Stop making ridiculous projections and painting fantastical scenarios.

You are the one who failed to understand that your messiah, Peter Obi, is merely a pawn on the political chessboard. Unless you're deliberately deceiving yourself, there is no realistic pathway for an Obi/Kwankwaso victory in 2027. Kwankwaso, Dickson, and their allies understand the political game far better than the social media crowd.

I'm addressing politically astute individuals, not neophytes who have mistaken online hype, echo chambers, and wishful thinking for actual political strategy. Those consumed by social media propaganda and delusion may find this difficult to accept, but politics is won through structures, alliances, and calculations, not hashtags and keyboard activism.

Whatever the NDC is doing appears to be laying the groundwork for a Kwankwaso–Dickson 2031 ticket, not an Obi–Kwankwaso presidential bid in 2027. Dickson and his allies likely understand that an Obi–Kwankwaso alliance stands little chance of winning, which is why they are focused on long-term political calculations rather than short-term excitement. Peter Obi, a serial party hopper, and many of his overly deluded supporters seem unable to recognize that they are merely pieces on a larger political chessboard.

Only political novices, social media warriors, and those blinded by partisan loyalty would fail to see the strategy unfolding before their eyes. While some are busy celebrating and creating online hype, seasoned politicians are quietly positioning themselves for the real contest ahead.

Obidients celebrated Okonkwo as a defender of democracy when he was criticising others and singing the praises of their political messiah, Peter Obi. Now that the criticism is directed at them, they should accept it with the same enthusiasm and stop complaining.