₦airaland Forum

Razzness:
This is an objective fact. But the human brain is programmed to always focus on the negative experience, so it's very hard to see progress.

I can’t believe any rational, thinking person would argue this. It’s like those old folks waxing nostalgic about walking miles to fetch river water—you get the sentiment, but nobody wants to go back.
This is an even bigger red flag on Nigeria’s educational outcomes. If a graduate thinks this way, they should forfeit their certificate on the spot.
How can society advance when some half-literate people seem to prefer GPRS speed to 5G? Utter madness!

oluwaseunamos33:
May thunder strike him for making that statement

Why are you so quick to hurl insults but painfully slow to think?
Just look at the numbers: Nigerian artists racked in over ₦20 billion from global streaming platforms in 2025 (e.g., Spotify, Apple Music, Boomplay), up from a mere ₦2.5 billion in 2020 and under ₦500 million in 2015—clear, undeniable progress, even if gradual. Name one sector that’s significantly regressed since 1999 or 2015.

CaptainGo:
If there is no crisis in his party, then on what constitutional grounds is he defecting?

All those manufactured reasons for locking politicians into parties hold zero real value. Almost every public association with a significant population—especially ones that lead to access to public resources—will always face one crisis or another. Take professional bodies: lawyers have the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) plus splinter groups like the “Body of Senior Advocates” factions born from member disagreements; doctors deal with the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) clashing with state chapters over strikes and dues; engineers split between COREN and NSE over certification fights. These aren’t outliers—they’re the norm, all stemming from internal beefs that no “ideology” fixes.

Politicians should absolutely be allowed to switch parties. Give them a short window, say 30 days before every electoral season or once a year, to jump ship without drama. All that ridiculous talk about “ideology” is just shortsighted noise. In an undeveloped country like ours, you can’t foster real ideology when basics like power, roads, and jobs aren’t sorted—it’s like debating gourmet recipes in a kitchen without gas. And where are the shining examples of ideology-driven countries? Don’t hit me with the USA; we saw Trump flip the GOP on its head in 2016, ditching establishment conservatism for populism, and even now, Dems and Republicans push near-identical policies on stuff like endless foreign aid or corporate bailouts. Look at India—BJP vs. Congress is more personality cults and regional power grabs than pure ideology. Or Brazil, where Lula and Bolsonaro swapped jerseys but kept the same crony capitalism.

What we need is a clear understanding of what’s next for Nigeria as a country, then build our politics, policies, and programs around that reality. Right now, to scale growth, we need aggressive industrialization—an export-oriented economy cranking out textiles, agro-processed goods like cocoa derivatives or cassava chips, and tech assembly—to create millions of jobs for our teeming youth. Think Vietnam’s model: they ditched rigid ideology post-1986, opened special economic zones, and boomed exports from $2B in 1990 to $370B today, slashing unemployment. That’s the blueprint, not party loyalty theater.

Lastly, to those ridiculous folks always lamenting that the APC is some evil party: Is your ADC (or PDP, LP, whatevs) the party of saints? Name one thing APC is guilty of that the other parties ain’t neck-deep in too—like governors across the board pocketing security votes?

Osebanjo:
2027 is literally Atikus last chance to chase his long time dream and ambition again. How do you think he’ll actually just forgo that and watch Obi get the ADC ticket. Age is no longer on waziris side and this will probably be his last chance to try again. The major reason he was hellbent on bringing Obi to the ADC was that he believes the repeat of their 2019 PDP presidential ticket can actually unsit PBAT. So I don’t see anyway anyone else can get the ADC ticket.

Even if at all the ticket is eventually zoned down to the south, Amaechi will win Obi in primary. And then if Makonde eventually joins then that will be more trouble.

So as it is right now, the ticket that can give PBAT running nose and sleepless night is the repeat of the 2019 PDP presidential ticket. I don’t see any other ticket troubling the sitting president really. If Obi won’t take the VP slot, it will be his loss at the end because likes of Amaechi and Makinde will gladly take it with gratitude and if Obi decides to go contest under another party, then we’ll just be having a repeat of 2023.

As for Kwankwaso, I think he’s ok with whatever position for now and rightly waiting for North’s time to contest the presidency if not he wouldn’t have move to the ADC.

My guess is they’ll eventually settle on an Atiku/Obi ticket—and the APC is more than prepared for that. They’ll likely make it very difficult for the ADC to campaign, especially since there’s no new angle to rally around like the Muslim-Muslim ticket issue.

Make party owner forget presidential ticket? Dey play X2

koladata:
Oga I , my friends and family voted for tinubu in the last election. Right now none of them will vote for Tinubu even if you put 10million naira on the table.

Please remove your data from your name. Anyone who can afford to pay ₦1 million in cash to each voter will win.

Fujiyama:
^^^
Perhaps you need to explain what you mean by 'most'. Do you have access to the entire customer database of all the DISCOs?

I will speak for myself. I was placed on band A several months ago and the last time the DISCO met the 20 hour minimum for 3 straight days was the middle of last year. My community is up in arms about this matter at the moment and the DISCO is still giving excuses.



^^^
Fair enough.

While we are at it, I think we should also privatize 'national security' and allow private military contractors (duly vetted and registered of course) to do army (and police) work. After all, the same management problems that afflicted NNPC in the oil sector and the old NEPA in the power sector (price controls, subsidies) are very much present in the armed forces, the NPF etc. But strangely, there are no takers for this suggestion.

Yes, I do—and you can too.
From my experience, communities without enough supply fear downgrading. If your Band A supply isn’t up to par, what’s the guarantee for Band B? Many have learned this the hard way. So, while you’re pushing for a downgrade, others push back—it’s better to have guaranteed prepaid supply on Band A than nothing on lower bands.
I’m very pragmatic: If we can prove privatizing national security eliminates insecurity, especially terrorism, then let’s do it.

richmond500:
If they do well, they might pull a surprise.

Only Obi and Kwankwasor could pull votes in this coalition, I doubt Atiku could pull up too 400k votes.

Mathematically a waste of time and opportunity.

LagosOrigin:
Peter Obi is generally accepted . He is the only politician that won't spend shishi but get massive support all around the country.

Tinubu spend billions in the last election to win people over to his side but got disgraced in all of his strong holds by Peter Obi especially in Lagos and Abuja. We will do same again and this time, we will vote massively for Peter Obi, the vote will be so much that even INEC won't know where to rig from for tinubu.


Nlfpmod good afternoon

Dey play—reality is different from noise. Just like content creation is different from value creation.

Dogalmighty17:
When a nairaland moderator takes out time to create a post in defense of the president then you don't need to be told in more explicit terms this platform is in the bag of the ruling party.
Let's pray they will extend this spirit of 'fairness' to other aspirants when the elections heats up.

I don’t understand! Are you insinuating that mods ain’t human with interests and preferences—or you think seun can’t make posts about his interests?

Jokay07:
Omo, the game is the game.
Imagine sworn enemies like Ribadu and Elrufai sitting side by side.
I don't think that I would ever throw insults again especially when it comes to political discussion in nigeria

They’re not sworn enemies—it’s only about ambition as it seems whoever wins will always support the other—don’t die in their fight.

Kobicove:
How are they paying more for darkness when most of them already have prepaid meters?

If you don't get any electricity then you don't need to pay anything

Bloody clickbait title—and the conclusion is flat-out wrong. Most people on Band A are actually getting the promised supply; it’s the lower bands that have been hammered by the gas shortages. And let’s not pretend people are stuck—there’s a process to downgrade your feeder if you’re not getting what’s required.

The real fix? Scrap this useless band system, let market forces set the price, and sell off the remaining government assets in the power sector. Give it three years, max, and this nonsense of intermittent supply will largely disappear. But as usual, Nigerians like to pretend they’re protecting the poor, when in reality the system is not just eating the poor alive, but also wasting their future potential and opportunities.

Flangelo12:
ASUU has a point.

Perhaps they find a way to collaborate.

Which point exactly? It’s a private business and ideally should be a deregulated market but here we are with someone being spoon-fed by FG threatening a business that’ll actually create real value.

helinues:
There is no consistency with Peter Obi's beliefs or ideology about anything.

He just do things for trending.

I am still wondering the purpose of Obi's visit to Malami. That contradicted everything about Peter Obi. Or is it not same Malami Peter Obi and his supporters taunted all through the tenure of late president Buhari

Peter Obi can't be contradicting his own beliefs and think people will over look. Ko possible

Just like his followers, they shift positions constantly—one moment backing Buhari, even after the cash scarcity crisis that nearly crippled the rural economy, an unforgivable offense against ordinary Nigerians. Unfortunately, even veteran Atiku is not exempt. They all seemed to believe they could capitalize on the situation for political gain, at the expense of the very people they claim to represent.

AMINDA:
So if the "truth" is already known, why dwell on it? I thought Tinubu has abolished delegates system? There is no longer the excuse of dollarization. Whoever wants their candidate to emerge should organise and register enmass on the party's website in preparation for the direct primaries.

Because, as usual, they think they’re smarter than everyone else and try to cut corners to get ahead. But they forget that nature is the ultimate referee—“as long as the earth remains, seedtime and harvest shall not cease.” You have to plant before you can harvest.

AMINDA:
Dumb. It's like saying Tinubu is blocking Obi's chances of winning the election by contesting. Atiku is an aspirant, just like Obi, Amaechi, Tinubu and other contestants are. He owes Obi nothing! Stop begging for the ticket to be served to you on a plate. It sounds pathetic.

Its because they know the truth ADC= ATIKU.

Don’t waste your time—no new state is going to be created in Nigeria anytime soon. In fact, it’s far more likely that the country moves toward regionalization than expands the number of states. Politicians should focus on realistic, strategic goals, not chase after impractical ideas like this Ekuke proposal.

You have a good problem!

givedemwotowoto:
11% is due to lack of voter education which is a failure of the opposition, and deliberate action by the government to create voter apathy

Government doesn't want people to vote, and opposition is failing at educating voters and sensitizing them to turnout. I have talked about that multiple times already.

Packages of buyable campaigners pic.twitter.com/FnwQt0UDGA

— Governor Amuneke (@KevinblakC) March 2, 2026

You’re still not getting it. The solution is not the turnout—either 50% or 99% turnout. You’ll still have the same outcome because that 11% is the true representation of the wishes of everyone, including those that don’t care. The opposition needs to provide a clear-cut and workable alternative to what is for the people to consider them; otherwise, any voters’ education drive will only drive more voters to maintain the same pattern of votes.

Lekanshow:
If APC want to win Lagos Governorship in 2027 give it to Ambode, 100% sure., everyone love him even my Igbo brothers will vote for him.

How’s that our business? This is Lagos business we will always self-sort.

givedemwotowoto:
With 60 - 80% voter turnout, yes, not 11% as we witnessed in some states in the 2023 elections. That should be the goal of all Nigerians at this point

You’re assuming the 11% doesn’t mirror the reality of the preference of people. You’ll be surprised that with a higher turnout —APC will do a landslide. I don’t know why it’s not so obvious to the Opposition you’re not even in the game.

Parachoko:
Make una go remove the military guys in the sahel. Insecurity has gotten worse in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, but the juntas are still sitting tight

Don’t mind those bloody ass one way thinkers—if only we’d been ensured civilian governments in those countries insecurity won’t be this bad.

JoshTim:
It's all a strategy....it's because tinubu chose to pay them audited 2.8trillion in legacy debt over the 6.5trillion claims.

I suspect the same too, because it was initially Seplat doing maintenance in February; I can’t rationalize why the situation persists. The FG should do with China on solar panels and batteries—flood the market. In fact, constituency projects should be solar panels, mini-grids, and batteries for every home. The FG needs to take its hands off every power asset; it’s no longer a national security threat, and the forces of demand and supply should determine price and quality. As of today, MTN Nigeria is more of a national security threat than all the power assets.

Svoboda:
This is purely colonial mentality and extreme inferiority complex. The same hand she uses to wash her bum bum every morning.

For people whose culture involves prostrating before elders, what is bowing to kiss someone’s hand?

jogojogo:
Under which party biko

Independent party; perhaps it will be included in the next electoral reform in 2030.

Galactics:
Let's pretend we don't know who is controlling the judiciary that gave the order.

Do you mean the judiciary inserted itself into their matter?

mohbadliveson:
Himself and Cardoso CBN governor

Abeg Cardoso is doing a great job.

DatNiggaDaz:


Cheap crude oil. You wonder why Nigeria has not enough crude for Dangote that he has to buy at international price for something beneath the ground in my ND.

The darling daddy in a bid to get his Mission of turning Nigeria into a sharia country did everything for the colonial Masters to get enough cheap crude and other resources. The fake certificate holder continued along that same part. Selling all Nigerian asset for cheap pounds/dollars to keep his snatched mandate in peace. These two group of people are the ones loved and used by the colonial Masters. History of Nigeria will expose thesame truth.

That is the reason a lot of injustices and inequality happens in Nigeria. Give them your resources, all of it for free and you will be allowed to be "president" of Nigeria . It does not matter if you are a drug cartel don or you have fake certificate or a sharia militant/caliphate lover.

The day there will be a Robert Mugabe of Nigeria who takes the welfare and development of his people to utmost sincerity, that is the day you knöw those that are selling Nigeria further and further

Mere assumptions.

What’s in it for the UK? All these niceties can’t be for nothing.

SixSeven:
You are funny

Funnily enough, our President also had his vacation working from abroad
One day one day the position will leave you even if you refuse to leave it

Tinubu Embarks on 10-Day Working Vacation in Europe

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CTdJmKkrjE

That's a fact

Dannieln1:
Let me read this newsletter and the come back to comment
With all due respect to Barrister M.M Bada some of your takes are wrong, how can you say manual coalition of result is better than real time transmission, then why are we clamoring for real-time transmission of results. We’re not saying the election should be hundred percent free and fair which I know it’s not possible but at least 80% fairness is all we ask for.

Electronic transmission will eliminate a lot of rigging.

Beside the budget for next year election if properly managed can can can take care of all this problems he stated.


WELL THIS IS NIGERIA!!!
Corruption capital of the world.

Electronic transmission will not stop or reduce rigging. If you ask people exactly how it would, the answers often become vague or inconsistent. Much of the noise around electronic transmission comes from opposition parties that cannot afford to station representatives at every polling unit.

In reality, even with electronic transmission, parties that have a strong presence on the ground will still prevail. Elections are essentially a popularity contest, and ultimately the courts still rely on physical result sheets. This is the same basic principle followed in many electoral systems around the world.

Besides, with the current electoral process, candidates who only have “helicopter money” but lack grassroots presence will find it harder to win primary elections. In a way, that technically returns some power to the people. It also reduces the incentive to deploy large amounts of dollars during elections, since campaigning now requires spending more in naira than in foreign currency. That could be seen as a smart way to limit excessive demand for dollars, which often puts pressure on the naira during election periods.