₦airaland Forum

Willy2025:
This is someone who was in the opposition before o. He has experienced dictatorship and abuse of people's rights and was once a victim of rights violations. Now that he has tasted power, he wants to become a dictator himself. Absolute power corrupts absolutely.

iichidodo:
What is it with Congo and despotic rulers...Must be something in the land or water.

Mariangeles:
Kudos to the people for standing up and fighting back.

givedemwotowoto:
This is what Tinubu supporters want for Nigeria

They want their man to win by any means possible even if it means electoral fraud

Even those who live in developed countries are still supporting evil back in the country they escaped from

dapelua:
Africa leaders like power.....upon that Africa not grow

Willy2025:
This is someone who was in the opposition before o. He has experienced dictatorship and abuse of people's rights and was once a victim of rights violations. Now that he has tasted power, he wants to become a dictator himself. Absolute power corrupts absolutely.

nairalanda1:
Kind of feel dissapointed in Tshikedi. Used to be that bold guy standing against Mobutu, now he has essentially become Mobutu.

ThunderFireAgba:
Not him. His Dad, unfortunately he wasn't alive to witness his son ascend to power(after a deal was struck with kabila). He is a NEPO kid. Spent most of his life in Belgium while his father was in Congo strafing it out with Mobutu.

nairalanda1:
If tinubu wins next year, it would be because the oppostion was divided, not because government.

APC Lost nearly 10 million votes between 2019 and 2023. Had Atiku and Obi run a joint ticket in 2023, Tinubu would never ever have been president by now.

Cherrybae:
This is a glimpse on how Peter obi and Atiku who are promising to run for one term only.

No reasonable person will fall for those promises.

Ones the assume power, they will change in everything.

Peter will surely push for a Third term if given the opportunity to rule.

Atiku will push for a fifth term if given the opportunity to rule.

We will continue with Tinubu a true democrat than allow obi or Atiku to rule

Cherrybae:
This is a glimpse on how Peter obi and Atiku who are promising to run for one term only.

No reasonable person will fall for those promises.

Ones the assume power, they will change in everything.

Peter will surely push for a Third term if given the opportunity to rule.

Atiku will push for a fifth term if given the opportunity to rule.

We will continue with Tinubu a true democrat than allow obi or Atiku to rule

givedemwotowoto:
Why was he instigating court cases and trying to deregister political parties until opposition divided?

Suddenly after their division, there are no more issues within the parties.

This is why I will always treat that Sowore guy with suspicion because he keeps moving like someone that will abuse power with his narcissistic tendencies

Againstthewall:
Ask Putin, Mohammadu Tanja, Quattara, and many more, the story is the same. A politician's true worth is measured when he's power and not as an opposition figure

nairalanda1:
PDP did the same for APC and other oppostion parties, remember. It did not scare them, or disunite them

The problem is, people are not ready to sacrifice for each other...so that the oppostion would win.

givedemwotowoto:
What exactly did PDP do to the APC? Tell me

I must have missed the part where they instigated court cases to deregister and keep them divided

lenghtinny:
This is why I will always treat that Sowore guy with suspicion because he keeps moving like someone that will abuse power with his narcissistic tendencies

givedemwotowoto:
What exactly did PDP do to the APC? Tell me

I must have missed the part where they instigated court cases to deregister and keep them divided

1. Weaponization of Law Enforcement & Security Agencies

The APC accused the PDP administration of using federal security agencies—such as the Nigeria Police Force and the Department of State Services (DSS)—to harass opposition figures.

National Assembly Lockdown: In November 2014, federal police locked down the National Assembly complex and tear-gassed lawmakers, including the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal, after he defected from the PDP to the APC.

Grounding Governors' Aircraft: The federal government routinely deployed aviation regulatory agencies to ground private and chartered aircraft used by opposition figures, notably Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi and Kano State Governor Rabiu Kwankwaso, citing sudden "clearance issues."

2. Targeting Defected Governors and State Assemblies

When five PDP governors (the "nPDP" faction) joined the APC in November 2013, the federal government responded with high-stakes political retaliation:

The Rivers State Crisis: In Rivers State, the federal government backed a tiny faction of five lawmakers in the 32-member State House of Assembly to orchestrate a failed impeachment attempt against Governor Rotimi Amaechi. Police protection for Amaechi was scaled back, and federal forces actively protected anti-Amaechi protesters led by local PDP elements.

The Impeachment of Murtala Nyako: In July 2014, Adamawa State Governor Murtala Nyako—one of the defected governors—was successfully impeached by the state assembly following massive political pressure and backing from the presidency.

EFCC Witch-Hunts: Following Governor Rabiu Kwankwaso’s defection, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) arrested several Kano State Assembly officials over budget disputes. Kwankwaso publicly condemned the move as an "order from above" designed to intimidate lawmakers into staying with the PDP.

3. Judicial Aggression

The PDP launched several legal battles aimed at crippling the political capital of the opposition:Attempts to Vacate Seats: The PDP filed lawsuits seeking to legally unseat the defected governors (Amaechi, Kwankwaso, Wamakko, and Ahmed) on the grounds that their mandates belonged to the PDP. The Federal High Court eventually struck out these suits in late 2014.

Splinter Factions: The federal government recognized the minority Jonah Jang faction during the Nigeria Governors' Forum (NGF) crisis, despite Amaechi winning the internal election by 19 votes to 16, birthing the infamous political phrase "16 is greater than 19."


4. Direct Political and Physical ClashesAs the 2015 elections drew closer, political rallies became volatile. The APC repeatedly accused PDP-aligned political thugs of attacking their secretariats, disrupting rallies, and physically assaulting supporters—most notably during high-tension campaigns in geopolitical battlegrounds like Rivers, Edo, and parts of the Southwest

MeNmyfamily:
This might happen in Nigeria if we allow that Drūg bæron win again.
Nigerians please vote wisely.