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2023 Presidency: Social media influencers stage upset against APC,PDP

Ahead of the 2023 general elections, some Nigerians have started a social media movement to reject the two leading political parties in the country, the All Progressives Congress, APC, and the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.

This is not unconnected to the emergence of octogenarians as PDP and APC presidential candidates – Bola Tinubu and Atiku Abubakar.

Taking to their various social media handles, Nigerians are saying it’s time for the youths, competent, and healthy leaders to emerge in the country.

With the emergence of Tinubu and Atiku as presidential candidates of the two leading political parties, maverick songwriter and social activist, Charles Oputa popularly known as Charly Boy, vowed to relocate to Ghana if either of them became president in 2023.

He accused Tinubu and Atiku of lacking the integrity to rule Nigeria.

Tweeting while displaying photographs of both presidential candidates, Charly Boy wrote: “They can be as ATIKU~LATED as they want. But we trust INTEGRITY not words.

“NIGERIANS have been through Enough TRIBULATIONS, no more TINUBU~LATION.

“If any of these two wins, I go just leave una waka go Ghana, go beg dem for citizenship. Buhari will look like a saint.”

On her part, co-convener of BringBackOurGirls, BBOG, advocacy group, Aisha Yesufu, rejected Tinubu and Atiku’s option ahead of the 2023 presidential election.

Yesufu urged Nigerians to vote against them because they are not an option.

She commended Nigerians for their renewed drive to vote against APC and PDP in 2023.

“#TINUTIKU are not my options, and the more mistakes they make, the better for them not to be voted! The one that is an option is the one I will scrutinise the more so he doesn’t drop the ball!
You get it?

“#APCPDP decided to be unfortunate, and Nigerians are taking matters into their hands! I love it!,” She tweeted.

Recently, social media influencer and skit maker, Mr Macaroni asked Nigerians to get their Permanent Voters Card, PVCs, ahead of the 2023 election.

He had tweeted: “Everyday, we find ourselves dealing with one form of insecurity or the other.. Killings, kidnapping and attacks on Nigerians across different parts of the country.

“Our leaders have failed us!! We must be part of the movement to usher in a new dispensation!!! Get Your PVC!!!”

Despite the renewed social media drive, Deji Adeyanju, a socio-political commentator believes that online voting does not amount to actual physical votes.

Speaking with DAILY POST, Adeyanju said the PDP and the APC do not take the online clamour for votes seriously.

He explained that most of those clamouring for votes online do not have their Permanent Voters’ Cards, PVCs.

Adeyanju noted that contrary to the clamour online, both the PDP and the APC know that what is on ground is different from what is obtainable online.

According to Adeyanju: “I think APC and PDP are not taking the move seriously because they know that elections are not won on social media and the majority of those clamouring don’t have their PVCs; they know that elections are not won in the urban areas.

“If you look at the composition of electoral votes in the country or should I say electoral college, social media is not one of those places where elections take place in Nigeria. They know that this abdication and noise online have little or no impact on elections, it’s just for public perfection, and that is why you can see that both parties don’t care. There are no polling units on social media.”

The Abuja-based rights activist stressed that those clamouring for votes online do not participate in the actual voting.

He said: “If you look at it, people online don’t really vote because they are not patient enough to stay on the queue to go through the rigour of accreditations, they are not patient enough to go through the rigour of voting and staying behind to count the votes; so that is the challenge and why the majority of the political actors don’t see the online noise as anything.”

On his part, the former Acting National Chairman of APC, Hillard Eta, said the party has nothing to fear.

He told DAILY POST that most of those agitating online would vote for Tinubu in 2023, stressing that such is not a new thing.

“Let’s assure you that the APC has come to stay, and we will have an Asiwaju presidency. The agitation is not new, because it has always been with us.

“Go and check, the impact of social media on Nigeria’s political process is less than 10 percent. Go to the North that has the bulk of voters in this country and find out if they are on social media?

“So, there is nothing new and APC has nothing to fear. Half of those making noise will cast their votes for APC,” he said.

https://dailypost.ng/2022/06/17/2023-presidency-social-media-influencers-stage-upset-against-apc-pdp

Ok

Another one

The social media influencers are solidly behind peter Obi

Majority of the compainants against atiku and tinubu are igbos...why is it so?...



And they also hurled abuses on them . why?


Simply ,cos they are not their tribe....

Another one

The Peter Obi movement is bigger than Obi himself

Abdul05:
Majority of the compainants against atiku and tinubu are igbos why?

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Why us Abdul05 stupid like this?

PresidObi:
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Oyyana

They don't matter

OK na, it'll an interesting election year ahead

Ok

*rolls eyes*

Upset ko, inset ni.

Hmmm

Please support our honourable Peter obi for the president's of federal Republic of Nigeria, we are tired of those thief's now,

Without a tribalism and nepotism any sane Nigerian's know it's someone like Peter obi that can now rescue Nigeria from totalling sinking, but seriously some ethnics bigot's people will just still prefer to hav their own man at the affairs of the country either he is capable or not than to go for what could have been the best solution to all nigerian's current problems, Peter obi2023 is certain

We buy Human toes for $40,000. is this REAL?






https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrLlJa81VYk

I wonder if it matters

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Have u noticed that APC and PDP supporters are now facing the real opposition, Labour Party

For me , I would advice them to just merge and form one party because they are two sides of the same coin

It was a good thing this APC government showed Nigeria pepper so that our eyes go clear.

They think that youths are docile and would not come out to vote. Oya na, 2023 nor far

Bf Peter obi decamped, na INEC dey beg people to come collect voters card, now wetin occur

If you nor support my candidate nor wahala, do u own , make I do my own

At least my one vote go cancel your one vote

Why did you think the north voted for buhari in 2015. He was told to be mai-gaskiya aka the fighter of corruption, why was he voted for in 2019, they said atiku was going to sell NNPC so they would rather stick to the only Saint they knew

Now same atiku and Mr bullion van is back....oya nau

Obi egypt

Choose Wisely & Emancipate Yourself...

Audio voters, imagine igbo's are telling Nigerians only an okoro aka, Drugs Barron's can better their lives, while Youruba & Hausa candidates are too rot to give them dividends of democracy.

Apc PDP NNPP and LP all nah same scam, kwankaso and Peter Obi are both in PDP before decamping to their holy parries. Influencers my foot after taking bribe from one aspirant they will b claiming innocent who is deceiving who. Babangida, Abacha, military Buhari and others are very young when they mis rule this country. also Yayah Bello, Dino Melaye and Seyi Makinde are still young and we don't see any different from the positions they hold so either young or old, we just need God fearing president in this country.
any one that will take us to our promise Land God make him the president. either Atiku, Tinubu Kwankaso or Obi.

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