IfnobeGod20: El-Rufai committed serious blunder in the last general elections and I know he is regretting today for his monumental errors. He went supporting Tinubu that he was not in his political class and left his closest friend, Amaechi. Who would have known that El-Rufai won't support Amaechi during the APC presidential primary? I was shocked when he started rooting for Tinubu. This is the result of placing religion above common sense. El-Rufai is knowledgeable but lacked common sense. Very sound upstair but lacked common sense. He never played his card well and he lost in all. At state level, he lost it all. At federal level, he lost it all, because he mistakenly played all his cards wrongly. Now, hoping to correct the mistakes in 2027. Will he be able to recover the lost grounds? That's just a bigger question to ask.
Oga. Elrufai never supported tinubu. All d kaduna delegates voted 4 amaechi. Na after amaechi lose he come dey try jump ship.
ValarDoharis: Who made APC moved the party nomination to South? El Rufai!
Wch party nomination was moved to the south. The one that Yahaya bello and lawan from d north contested. Person weh wan become Vp to amaechi. E no work. Una think say we no know wetin play out 4 primaries dat night.
Dogalmighty17: And so? I never and i still don't like Tinubu. But the truth has to be said. He is the smartest politician in Nigerian history.
He wanted to be president. But he knew it would never happen except he builds a political machinery across Nigeria. He single handedly raised AD and then ACN. He knew he needed northern votes so he drafted Buhari who wasn't willing to run again after failing to win the presidency 4 times. Buhari refused so Tinubu had to go seek El-Rufai to talk to Buhari. Buhari agreed on one condition. If El-Rufai was so sure of Tinubu, then El-Rufai should also contest as Kaduna governor. El-Rufai did and won.
Tinubu drafted Amaechi and Tanko Al-Makura plus other heavy weights. They worked tirelessly to make sure Buhari won. Tinubu got the Lagos-Ibadan press and all the media houses to sell Buhari's candidacy. Nigerians believed what they were selling. Even though they were liars.
Why did Tinubu do this? He needed a man up north with fanatical followership. He knew that if he had come out against Jonathan in 2015, he would have lost. So he brought Buhari in and packaged him. He needed Buhari's fanatical base in his corner. He made sure he got concession from Buhari that he will hand over to Tinubu.
Tinubu never allowed Buhari full control of the APC machinery. He wasn't that stupid. Come 2023, he declared, Emi lo kan! Buhari did everything he could to deny Tinubu the ticket but he failed. Tinubu's political acumen was a step ahead. Outside thousands of dollars spent, he assured each sitting and intending governor that they will win their electoral cases at the supreme Court. He delivered. No governor lost his seat.
However, through all this, he knew that the north had two people with wide appeal they would use against him in 2027. Ribadu and El-Rufai. He made Ribadu his NSA and El-Rufai, he kept at arms length. Why?
Tinubu is not a fool. He knows treachery and backstabbing when he sees it. How would you describe El-Rufai? A backstabber right?
Pictures exist on the web where El-Rufai is kneeling and paying homage to Obasanjo, Buhari and Atiku. How did he end up with these men? He stabbed Atiku in the back particularly.
Knowing this, there was no way Tinubu would have allowed El-Rufai into his cabinet.
This is the same Tinubu that was acting like a near dead im(b)ecile during the 2023 electoral campaign. He deceived the north into thinking he wouldn't last 4 years in office. See the same Tinubu today. Acting very energetic.
El-Rufai should take a seat. Tinubu owes him nothing.
he assured each sitting and intending governor that they will win their electoral cases at the supreme Court. He delivered. No governor lost his seat. Come 2027. Those govs will now work on their part of the agreement to deliver him. Just like Thomas Shelby and Raymond reddinton, he plans ahead. A master strategist.
WetinhappenPR: Photos of the new operational vehicles presented by Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno Ph.D, to the newly sworn-in Commissioners in the state.
That is a 2024 Prado.. price ranges from $75k.. at today's rate it shld be 111,000,000 multiplied by like 10. But they shld be more dan dat in his cabinet. Nice one
Justnation: PDP and other major political parties are seriously working out a major realignment to defeat the APC in 2027.
The move is becoming very clear that Nasir el rufai may join PDP very soon and team up with Atiku abubarkar.
I also foresee PETER OBI, Rabiu musa Kwankwaso, Donald Duke, Bukola Saraki, Tambuwal, wamako, markafi, sule lamido Rotimi Amaechi, Nwabueze Ngige etc joining forces to defeat APC.
Let the game begin, APC and tinubu should be preparing handover notes.
Nobi matter of joining. Na who go be flagbearer 4 2027. IDP politicians, dem pdp govs dey watch dem
mrvitalis: Honestly speaking anyone who believes subsidy has been removed is not smart or lying because it's so obvious we are paying more subsidy now than ever
The policy are the same the implementation is different... What actually killed The economy was the attempted floating of naira that Tinubu did
Obi was clear... That's he would 1) borrow lump some 15 billion dollars 2) devalue the naira to the amount he knew he could easily defend for a while... Because in currency economics trust us everything 3) he said he would invest in human capital development and SMEs would get a huge chunk of that 15 billion in areas we have comparative advantage in
Borrowing and investing in infrastructure right now with our economic situation is foolishness... It's like a man struggling financially then borrow money to build a village mansion
Economics is not hard our people just don't read
Lol. U all are funny.. he will borrow from who.. when u have not serviced d old one u were owing. Tokless of $15B.. u think say if e easy tinubu weh get connection never borrow am come nigeria. Nigga was just capping to enter asorock. A business man who has succeeded in many tyns is telling u to borrow and invest in infrastructure. U r saying is wrong.
Yampotatocarrot: That prison in Owerri should be the 3rd on the list... Maybe relocate it to the outskirt of Imo state... Obowo-inside, the hilly areas there
Aswear. Dem come carry prison put for centre of imp state. Make dem carry am go Nkwerre, isu, njaba, ngor okpala, ihitte uboma or obowo
Avedonn: Nasir El-Rufai is determined to unseat Bola Tinubu. What many people fail to realize is that El-Rufai is a master strategist in politics, and his alliance with Atiku and Obi will create a formidable force. The 2027 elections are shaping up to be quite intriguing.
D way u all overrate elrufai is funny. Master strategist in wat abeg. Wat has he strategized in d past. Tinubu we know, obj we know. Who is he?
AMINDA: I don't know about the elites but the Northern populace will rally round Atiku in 2027 at a massive scale. Your Yobe friend is correct. More than half of Tinubu's northern voters across the North only voted for Tinubu due to Elrufai's efforts in championing equity and fairness. Tinubu made a strategic error. Which is why I laugh at Batists today who undermine Elrufai and limit his influence to just Kaduna. With Buhari's retirement from politics, Elrufai might end up becoming his natural successor as far as Northern politics go. Plus, Elrufai is not desperate to be President.
The toga of corruption that had always counted against Atiku will not fly in 2027 because the status quo has proven to be no different, if not even worse, and Atiku has never been convicted, nor even arraigned. Tinubu will stand a better chance reconciling with the entire South and securing his base in the Southwest (Lagos and Osun are still not in the bag yet, and using might will be counterproductive).
And we weh dey south will now vote Atiku.. make una come put gun 4 our head. Anything short of 8 years of South. Make d country separate. Is either he waits after 8years of tinubu or present another southerner.
beardedboy: Hatred?! Slow down buddy! Since when did criticism become hatred? No wonder they arrest critics. To them critics are haters and must be silenced by fire or by force.
Because u left a matter at hand and started focusing on another individual. The bone of contention is dat of wat happened in senate yesterday.
IfnobeGod20: One thing that some of you have refused to take away is this. The hallowed chamber are made of people voted for by different constituencies and no one is bigger than the other in the hallowed chamber. Akpabio was just chosen to lead the chamber and not to lord over the chamber's members. Courtesy demands that if any changes need to take place within the chamber, all members should as a matter of respect be carried along and informed adequately. The hallowed chamber is not a primary or secondary school classes. I don't think there is a permanent seat for any student in the tertiary institution. The hallowed chamber should be a place of serious business but I am afraid that they have reduced it to house of comedy where trivia things are made mountain by them and those that suppose scold them and tell them to face the real issues. This division they created in the chamber is the reason there is always division when it comes to national matters. No serious country divides itself in an hallowed chamber like Nigeria did. I have been raising this concern for long, that why separation of seats for different parties in a Nigerian Assembly where issue of national importance need to be trash out. To the main issue. Any change that suppose to take place in the assembly all members of the assembly need to be carried along and never should anyone be put in suspense for no reason because there are no lords among them but they are all equal. As a matter of fact none was voted as senate President or house leader or chief whip or any post they may have. Thy got to the Hallowed chamber and made one. If their colleagues are not comfortable with any of them, they can be changed forthwith if they so wished. You people should stop seeing any of them as more superior than others. They are all equal.
All i see is just a full note written without any point made. At first the matter was not between akpabio and Natasha, it was with a fellow kogi senator. Secondly: seats were changed for other senators just like her. Thirdly: every organization has house rules, wch everyone must follow. Dat u represent pple dont mean u don't have to follow rules. Fourthly: the U.S parliament wia we copied have seating arrangements. Democrats on the left and Republicans on d right. Same as in UK. Google is your friend. Next time please tell Natasha to speak from the seat assigned to her, believe me she is creating more enemies 4 herself.
beardedboy: I watched the video. You can't talk down on people like that as a leader and expect improvement. Even Akpabio and his master won't take such form of correction from anyone.
Isn't it funny to see this coming from a government that arrests and subdues anyone who dares to criticise them?
Don't worry, i now understand ur biased mindset. Not to d matter at hand but for hatred of akpabio n his master. Just as stated on d second paragraph.. u will be fine
beardedboy: Except you deliberately want to humiliate someone, there's no reason a good leader will act as Akpabio acted.
I'm sure if u had watched d video wen all dis started, u won't say that. Akpabio was trying to calm d situation between her and d oda senator.. but instead she disrespected dat president office because she get plle like u weh go back her.
We are too emotional in dis country especially wen we don't like the other person. Dia is a seat arrangement in NASS. Everyone speaks from dia, so y shld she not move to d seat assigned to her. Now everyone will say akpabio is after her kpekus.
DeZoro: Pls anyone with a clib of what went wrong between SP Akpabio and Sen. Akpoti?
It has to do with seating arrangement. She was asked to move to her designated seat. But she refused. Dat is y none of d senators were on her side. But she had to use the hatred of d people against akpabio to sail.
nairavsdollars: They appear to be jolly good fellows based on this picture here. So what went wrong?
We are too emotional in dis country especially wen we don't like the other person. Dia is a seat arrangement in NASS. Everyone speaks from dia designated seats, so y shld she not move to d seat assigned to her. Now everyone will say akpabio is after her kpekus.
Editorialtimes: Babachir Lawal Vows to Work with El-Rufai to Stop Tinubu’s Re-election in 2027
Abuja, Nigeria - Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir Lawal, has declared his intention to collaborate with former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai to prevent President Bola Tinubu from winning the 2027 presidential election according to the information obtained by The Bureau Newspaper on Wednesday. Lawal, once an ally of Tinubu, has become a vocal critic of the president, blaming his economic reforms for exacerbating poverty and hardship in Northern Nigeria.
In an interview with Punch, Lawal described Tinubu’s policies as “nail-biting reforms” that have left the Northern region feeling betrayed and economically distressed. He emphasized the urgent need for political change, stating that the North is mobilizing to ensure Tinubu does not secure a second term.
Lawal’s stance aligns with El-Rufai’s recent warnings about a potential political upheaval in 2027, similar to the challenges faced by former President Goodluck Jonathan in 2015. El-Rufai had shared insights on his verified X account (formerly Twitter) from APC member Uche Diala, highlighting a significant decline in Tinubu’s relationship with the North over the past two year
He acknowledged the divide among political elites over the candidate’s origin, with some advocating for a Southern candidate while others express concerns about the risks involved.
Lawal concluded by highlighting the disconnect between elite opinions and the sentiments of the masses, asserting that even those who appear to support Tinubu will not vote for him due to the hardships they endure. He urged Northern political leaders to heed the call for change and ensure that Tinubu does not secure a second term.
This development signals growing discontent within the Northern political establishment and sets the stage for a contentious battle ahead of the 2027 elections.
SmartPolician: Ikenga Ugochinyere is fighting him seriously. Ikenga and Hope don't agree...even though they come from the same zone. Google is your strength. Ikenga is the only person who can stop Hope Uzodinma.
Lol. abeg wch ikenga, person weh dem go stop reelection to HOR.. dat guy na featherweight. Pple weh go challenge hope still dey one corner. Na next election we go know. 4 now, nobody.
Rebuker: Arson suspect chased down by residents after allegedly sparking fire near Chatsworth Reservoir.
A group of neighbors in Chatsworth took action on Monday when they spotted a man allegedly starting brush fires near their homes in a Los Angeles community. In a dramatic sequence captured on video, the residents chased, tackled, and detained the suspect until Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputies arrived to take him into custody.
Lol. My mind dey tell me say em house follow burn down 4 dat wildfire.. so he wan make everyone dey equal. Just like d whole street and na only una building no get light, u go wan make transformer blow, make dem address am together.
Resident Amilcar Fajardo described the moment the suspect attempted to flee. "He just started running," he said. "There were other guys there. They all helped out. We just stopped him and that was it."
Fajardo, who works in Bell Canyon, was on his way home when he noticed flames near the road. Concerned, he stopped to assess the situation.
"I just see a couple of women and kids running towards the side of the hill," he recalled. "You can see the heat waves."
Another resident, Santiago Martinez, lives close to where the fire erupted. He recounted the efforts of both neighbors and firefighters in trying to contain the flames.
"The neighbors and the firefighters were really trying to put out the fire, but if the person is three minutes away from us lighting another fire," Martinez said. "You really have to act sometimes."
Martinez claimed to have witnessed the suspect setting another fire along the road near a different community.
"If you see something, you do something," he stated. "I drove down and I found him. He was starting another fire three minutes from here."
Realizing the danger, Martinez confronted the suspect, yelling at him to stop. Meanwhile, he, Fajardo, and other neighbors pursued the man down the hill while awaiting the arrival of law enforcement.
Fajardo described the unusual encounter. "He started screaming and it was kind of funny," he said. "It was just kind of weird. I just took him down."
He and the others managed to hold the suspect until deputies arrived a few minutes later. Reflecting on the situation, Fajardo emphasized the community’s unity and willingness to protect their neighborhood.
"We all struggled through the fires," he said. "It just shows you that more people want to do more help than harm."
Is it not same T-pain that was totally useless to his Acn?? He couldn't even deliver 30% vote for Ribadu in his own Lagos, his performance was the worse in the places Acn had structures.
Minus bubu and the North all dis Jagaban noise nor pass Ore. Who born T-pain Acn well to win any State outside SW minus Bubu and the North? Pack all the votes of T-pain minus bubu and Apc, Obi give am 3mila with structureless, mumu baby Lp wey nor even get business with Presidential elections normal normal 😁. If the North says He is going nowhere, it is finished for him bcus even his Kinsmen in Osun State will not vote for him for they are educated and aware that he is a clueless FAILURE😁😁.
U be noise maker, many of u said more dan dis b4 2023 election. Even d bubu u r talking about could not win untill tinubu stepped in to help him. Starting from 2014 APC primaries. Ur bubu failed 3 times b4 asiwaju helped him. 2027 is still far, dis is time for governance. Relax and save energy after election.
Politics › Re: NASS Didn’t Reject Me, Tinubu Did – El-Rufai by Otamendi99(m): 5:50am On Feb 25, 2025
