₦airaland Forum

zoedew:
Truth is Dabiri-Erewa called Igbo Monkeys. That is what it means when you responded smiling to a post that says so. In fact Erewa went beyond the insult to mocking the monkeys so called. Her behaviour should be condemned by all people of good will.

MrSly:
It is really not easy for tinubu's supporters.

Just look at people that should be bragging about their achievement while in power. People that should be talking about the impact of their good policies. People that should just sleep so that their achievement will campaign for them. Just see them reduced to common gossips. Eh! This aide criticized PO, this other one refused to eat food cooked in POs house. This other one refused to enter POs convoy; it's like he is not in good terms with him. Yes! That is a good news for our tinubu; Tinubu is gaining ground because one of POs aide seems unhappy with PO.

Just look at the type of stories emanating from a ruling party which has spent 12 years in power.

APShit!!!!

The same Niger bridge demarcation some people were busy trolling Engnr Dave Umahi niyèn oooo
“we know what we are doing”.
I pity the gullible audience pic.twitter.com/DrfsgHb3FH

— OGBeNi OSA | OGBeNi fun Tinubu/Shettima (@OGBeNiOnX) October 11, 2026

helinues:
Abike shouldn't have started such conversation at a birthday party

Former Power Minister Adebayo Adelabu Penkele tells Nigerians, especially Oyo State, to reject APC at both state and national levels, admitting that APC has wrecked Nigeria. 😂 Even their own people are sounding the alarm! pic.twitter.com/XQW7ElHeOM

— iDAN 🦸🏽 (@dangbanamanager) October 10, 2026

Viral video on Adebayo Adelabu fake news

Adebayo Adelabu did not say Nigerians should reject the APC nationwide. The opposition is manipulating an old audio recording and spreading false information. A simple fact check should have cleared the air.

*PRESS STATEMENT*

ADELABU NEVER ASKED NIGERIANS TO REJECT APC — VIRAL REPORT IS FALSE, MALICIOUS AND MISCHIEVOUS

Our attention has been drawn to a false report circulating on social media, alleging that Chief Adebayo A. Adelabu, OFR, FCA, FCIB, the immediate past Minister of Power, called on Nigerians to reject the All Progressives Congress (APC).

This report is entirely false, misleading and maliciously intended to discredit Chief Adelabu, undermine his loyalty to the APC and, perhaps, create unnecessary friction between him, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the leadership of the party. We therefore urge the public to disregard the fabricated narrative.

Anyone who knows Chief Adelabu, his political antecedents and his relationship with the President would find it difficult to believe such an allegation without compelling evidence. Throughout his political journey, Adelabu has consistently demonstrated his commitment to the APC and his loyalty to President Tinubu.

Adelabu served under the APC-led Federal Government as Minister of Power, where he pursued significant reforms aimed at repositioning the power sector. The gains of these efforts are gradually becoming evident. He subsequently left public office voluntarily to pursue his governorship ambition in Oyo State.

Unfortunately, the APC governorship nomination process in Oyo State was marred by controversies, including the alleged imposition of a preferred aspirant without the transparent release of the primary election results. Despite his grievances, Adelabu has repeatedly declared at various fora that he has no intention of leaving the APC, that his political ambition is not a do-or-die affair, and that he remains loyal to the party and Mr President.

*His position has been consistent: loyalty does not preclude the demand for fairness, transparency and adherence to democratic principles.*

Indeed, Adelabu has challenged the logic of declaring a candidate the winner of an election without releasing the results and subsequently setting up a reconciliation committee to pacify aggrieved stakeholders. His point is straightforward: whatever standards of transparency, accountability and democratic conduct Nigerians expect from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) must equally guide the internal electoral processes of political parties.

It is therefore mischievous to twist his demand for internal democracy into a call for Nigerians to reject the APC.

More importantly, the relationship between Chief Adelabu and President Tinubu transcends partisan politics. It is a longstanding relationship founded on mutual respect, trust and affection, which Adelabu has openly described in father-and-son terms. That relationship remains cordial, and no amount of fabricated reports, political blackmail or deliberate misrepresentation can destroy it.

No genuine son would deliberately work against the interests of a father and benefactor to whom he remains grateful. Adelabu has neither renounced his loyalty to the President nor called on Nigerians to reject the APC. Those peddling such claims should produce verifiable evidence of the alleged statement rather than seek to manufacture controversy through falsehood.

For the avoidance of doubt, the video being circulated is an excerpt from an interview Adelabu granted in 2022, when he was the governorship candidate of the Accord Party in Oyo State. In that interview, he expressed the view that political parties had disappointed Nigerians and that voters should pay greater attention to the credibility and character of individual candidates.

That position was made in the context of the 2022 political environment and was consistent with his decision at the time to support the presidential ambition of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, notwithstanding his candidacy under a different political platform. It was never a call to reject the APC or oppose Tinubu's presidency.

We challenge those circulating the video to publish the full interview, unedited, rather than selectively extracting statements and presenting them out of context to advance a malicious political narrative.

It is also important to state that, since the conclusion of the controversial APC governorship nomination process in Oyo State, Chief Adelabu has not granted any media interview making the alleged statement. We are therefore concerned about the deliberate attempt to attribute words to him that he neither said nor authorised.

We urge members of the public, APC faithful and the media to exercise caution, verify information before sharing it, and refuse to become instruments in the hands of those seeking to sow discord between Chief Adelabu, President Tinubu and the APC leadership.

Chief Adelabu remains committed to the APC, loyal to Mr President and supportive of the party's broader political objectives. His call for fairness and internal democracy should not be misconstrued as disloyalty, nor should legitimate grievances be exploited to manufacture a political rupture that does not exist.

*No amount of falsehood can change Adelabu's political convictions, rewrite his record of loyalty or manufacture enmity between him and Mr President.*

The public is advised to disregard the fake report and rely only on authentic statements issued by Chief Adelabu or his authorised representatives.

*Signed:*

*Media Office of Chief Adebayo A. Adelabu, OFR, FCA, FCIB*

*October 2026*

Adelabu, the immediate minister of Power, asked Nigerians NOT to vote for APC, at state and federal level, he said so on radio in Ibadan.

As in Adelabu of APC said Nigerians should not vote for APC. pic.twitter.com/cu7OgNYIrV

— Olayinka 🇳🇬🇺🇾 ⚓️ (@mickoly) October 10, 2026

Happy Birthday to a Veteran in the game, A journalist per excellence, My Dad’s colleague in NTA, A known name, A known Face.

A very famous anchor of NTA ‘Newsline’ which normally aired every Sunday at 9pm. The GenZ might not know that before Social Media and the Internet, the… pic.twitter.com/HY7Fmx4Ioz

— Jubril A. Gawat (@Mr_JAGs) October 11, 2026

"Yours Is Irresponsible Journalism" ~ Abike Dabiri Tells Rufai Oseni pic.twitter.com/uy9Nnegnql

— Lere Olayinka - Aresa 1 (@OlayinkaLere) October 11, 2026

Emir Sirdam "It's a very tricky one. There have been a lot of takes about people that surround you, people around you, people that have worked with you, they are no longer with you and a person in particular is Serah Ibrahim.

In the past couple of days there had been a lot of smoke about her on social media and I have to ask you sir what is happening? Are you people fighting? What is happening about Serah Ibrahim sir?


Peter Obi: "No o! Serah is my daughter. How can fathers fight with daughter?

All the people you see around me, you know, are my children and I love all of them and I care for all of them.

If you are a father, at times you might have. . .

But they are my children. Everybody you see around me is my family. Everybody around me. . .

Sirdam what I am doing is like you, you are my son, all of you are my children and I work with all of you and I want all of you to succeed and I love all of you. There's none of. . .

I see all of you as my children. Whether this one is here today or the other one is not here. . .

And I'm working for your progress. I'm working for a better life for you.

Thank you very much.

There have been rumors recently about Serah Ibrahim no longer with you, what do you say about that.. pic.twitter.com/3wp85SQbUS

— BLESSED 🥷 (@Dee_9889) October 11, 2026