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Here Are Seven Key Things That Opposition Parties Don't Know About President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu


Based on my personal research and analysis from political commentators, supporters, and recent political events, here are several aspects of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's political strategy and background that opposition groups often overlook or underestimate:

1.His Sixteen-Year Opposition Veteran Background Shouldn't Just Be Taken For Granted


Tinubu was the leader of the opposition for 16 years, resisting heavy pressure from the ruling PDP between 1999 and 2015. This experience means he understands how to sustain political structures outside of government, a skill he has applied to protect his administration. Capacity for Long-Term Planning ("The Long Game": While opponents often focus on immediate criticisms and emotional reactions to economic hardships, Tinubu is known to be organizing, placing loyalists in strategic positions, and neutralizing threats ahead of 2027.


2. Jagaban's Resistance to Elite "Gang-ups"

His history shows a resilience in handling intense pressure from within his own party and from previous presidents. For example, in 2007, he resisted federal efforts to take over Lagos State and successfully navigated opposition within the APC during the 2023 primary, despite opposition by allies of the former president.


3.Asiwaju's Unrivaled Political Co-optation


Tinubu often turns political enemies into allies, as seen by incorporating former PDP stalwarts and key political figures into his administration, such as Nyesom Wike, ensuring the opposition remains fragmented. The likes of Reno Omokri, Femi Fanikayode, Bwala, Femi Pedro and many others who had once talked carelessly about him and openly criticized him when in opposition parties are now busy singing his praises everywhere they go.

4.His Strategic Silence Under Pressure


As observed between 2015–2023, even when sidelined by the ruling party, Tinubu often maintained silence rather than publicly condemning the government, focusing on rebuilding his influence silently, a tactic that confuses critics who expect emotional reactions.

5.He Is Truly Grassroots "Agbero" and A Builder Of Commercial Network

Tinubu's base is not merely political elites; it is rooted in his management of Lagos' grassroots, including the commercial transportation network, providing him with an organized, loyal base that can be mobilized. "Loyalty is not Tested on Empty Stomach": He deeply understands that political loyalty in Nigeria is maintained through the capacity to empower, using his reputation for widespread largesse and patronage to keep loyalists committed to his cause.

6.His Ruthless Efficiency in Crisis

Unlike the past presidents we have had in Nigeria, President Tinubu often acts with extreme speed and decisiveness, such as initiating subsidy removal and floating the Naira immediately upon taking office, a move that stunned the opposition and shifted the economic landscape instantly, despite the subsequent backlash.

7.EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT PRESIDENT TINUBU DOESN'T HAVE ANY OPPOSITION IN THE 2027 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, HE KEEPS BREAKING RECORDS AND TURNING HIS ENEMIES TO FRIENDS. WON'T YOU ALSO JOIN THE WINNING TEAM IN THE 2027 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION?

THE CHOICE IS YOURS!

LET YOUR VOTE COUNT!

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You didn't add the exploits in Chicago and the bending over to the North. .

They also don't know that he doesn't just jump at any available opportunities around him like many other politicians, he takes time to plan before he executes. He could have made his son the governor of Lagos from way back, he had to relax and plan the step strategically. Now, he is pushing the boy to your face, everywhere you go and filling him in strategic positions until the right time to declare him as Lagos state governor and probably the president of the country when it is the right time. He is a man of rooted political ideology that you can hardly outsmart.

He's got everything including incumbency power. We agree. But the question is why is he and his camp morbidly scared of a free and fair election?

The answer is simple. He has done a very terrible job as a president.

All these mumu hyping yet he ends up as Nigeria’s worst president

Economy 0
Security 0
Power supply 0

Tuehhhh

DanielJones:
They also don't know that he doesn't just jump at any available opportunities around him like many other politicians, he takes time to plan before he executes. He could have made his son the governor of Lagos from way back, he had to relax and plan the step strategically. Now, he is pushing the boy to your face, everywhere you go and filling him in strategic positions until the right time to declare him as Lagos state governor and probably the president of the country when it is the right time. He is a man of rooted political ideology that you can hardly outsmart.

it's obvious u don't know anything about politics, seyi tinubu can b everything but not governor of Lagos state even when tinubu is no longer d president.

There are many things involved which u don't know, ordinary apc issue that they had in Lagos in d last election made tinubu lose Lagos let alone when his son is planning to become governor so u don't know it will lead to many problem?

I thought u wanted to write what oppositions didn't know, but all these are basic knowledge about the president

festacman:
He's got everything including incumbency power. We agree. But the question is why is he and his camp morbidly scared of a free and fair election?

The answer is simple. He has done a very terrible job as a president.

what is d definition of free n fair election?

I guess it's free n fair anywhere your candidate wins n not fair if he doesn't win?

If we ask u, I bet u will agree election is free n fair in all places obi won but not fair in places he lost

Mschew APC propaganda machinery don resume?

Instead of you to tell us what we want to know like

1. Tilumbu's real age
2. Tilumbu's real primary school
3. Tilumbu's real secondary school
4. Show us Tilumbu's real university certificate
5. Tell us who his father or mother or brothers and sisters are
6. Tell us what he has achieved for Nigerians this past 3 years
7. . . . In short una never serious for that APC useless camp 😏

Didijiji:
All these mumu hyping yet he ends up as Nigeria’s worst president

Economy 0
Security 0
Power supply 0

Tuehhhh

Nigeria's Worst president? Rated by who? I guess only you...SMH

How do you still survive in a nation with 0 Economy, 0 Security and 0 Power Supply? Please, explain to me. Are people still living in such a country? I am sure it only exits in your imagination.

richmond500:
I thought u wanted to write what oppositions didn't know, but all these are basic knowledge about the president

Are you minding them they didn't see anything again to campaign with its outright lies they will now settle to use

Just imagine what the op posted . . . "Ruthless efficiency in crisis" . . . 😆 Bomb blasted the hell out of Maiduguri Borno State yesterday and till now tilumbu has been ruthlessly efficient in relaxing at his spa in London

Clowns 🤡

DanielJones:
Nigeria's Worst president? Rated by who? I guess only you...SMH

How do you still survive in a nation with 0 Economy, 0 Security and 0 Power Supply? Please, explain to me. Are people still living in such a country? I am sure it only exits in your imagination.

E surprise you say people still dey live for the useless country your tilumbu is leading abi? you were expecting everyone to be dead by now but oluwa pass you and him 😏

BATified2023:
it's obvious u don't know anything about politics, seyi tinubu can b everything but not governor of Lagos state even when tinubu is no longer d president.

There are many things involved which u don't know, ordinary apc issue that they had in Lagos in d last election made tinubu lose Lagos let alone when his son is planning to become governor so u don't know it will lead to many problem?

It is part of the plan to make you think you know what you know now. Wait for the right time till you get to know what I truly know.

Also include that his education and 2023 election results remains a history.

DanielJones:
Nigeria's Worst president? Rated by who? I guess only you...SMH

How do you still survive in a nation with 0 Economy, 0 Security and 0 Power Supply? Please, explain to me. Are people still living in such a country? I am sure it only exits in your imagination.

be bold to state what good he has done or how better he has been to even the past worst president of Nigeria in terms of economy, security and power,

Whose government is his better than? What has he acheieved?

If you lie you will never see any good thing

SeeWahala:
Mschew APC propaganda machinery don resume?

Instead of you to tell us what we want to know like

1. Tilumbu's real age
2. Tilumbu's real primary school
3. Tilumbu's real secondary school
4. Show us Tilumbu's real university certificate
5. Tell us who his father or mother or brothers and sisters are
6. Tell us what he has achieved for Nigerians this past 3 years
7. . . . In short una never serious for that APC useless camp 😏

I wush i could like the post 1 million times

He can still stumble for democracy before 2027

OP are you sure Tinubu will be in 2027 ballot, e go shock una big time.

Validated:
OP are you sure Tinubu will be in 2027 ballot, e go shock una big time.

What is this one saying sef? Are you the one that wants to be in the 2027 ballot?

BATified2023:
what is d definition of free n fair election?

I guess it's free n fair anywhere your candidate wins n not fair if he doesn't win?

If we ask u, I bet u will agree election is free n fair in all places obi won but not fair in places he lost

If you deliberately decided not to know what free and fair election is, then I can't help you.

festacman:
If you deliberately decided not to know what free and fair election is, then I can't help you.

let me tell u d reality u don't want to face.

There will never b free n fair election

BATified2023:
let me tell u d reality u don't want to face.

There will never b free n fair election

Especially for someone who controls security structures, legislature with already electoral bill, judiciary, 33 governors and their HOAs and with power of incumbency but still SCARED of losing election because of poor performance.

They say their not Nigerians but they protesting against a Nigerian president, does that make sense?
Abeg leave Nigerian matter for Nigerians.

Akungitit:
They say their not Nigerians but they protesting against a Nigerian president, does that make sense?
Abeg leave Nigerian matter for Nigerians.

That's exactly my point. Majority of those who are against this present government are not even in this country. They don't know what is really happening at all. They only decide to read what they choose to read and conclude based on what they have read. Let me leave them with this, because I know they will get to read it:

"He who knows not, and knows not that he knows not, shun him, he is a fool."

"He who knows not, and knows that he knows not, teach him, he is ready to learn."

"He who knows and knows not that he knows, wake him, he is asleep."

"He who knows and knows that he knows, follow him, he is wise."