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Why Tinubu Will Win the 2027 Election If Atiku Doesn’t Step Down for Peter Obi.

Politics is not built on emotions or sentiments; it is built on strategy, numbers, structure, and timing. If the opposition goes into the 2027 elections divided again, Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s victory will be almost inevitable.

The reality is simple: Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi cannot defeat Tinubu separately. The 2023 election already proved this. Tinubu won not because he was universally loved, but because the opposition split its strength into two major camps.

Atiku still commands strong influence in the North and within the PDP structure, while Peter Obi has unmatched grassroots energy, youth support, and strong followership in the South-East and parts of the South-South. Individually, these strengths are not enough. Together, they are formidable. Apart, they cancel each other out.

If Atiku insists on running again in 2027:
The opposition vote will be divided once more
Tinubu will retain APC’s strong party machinery
Incumbency power will work in Tinubu’s favor
The opposition will waste energy fighting itself instead of confronting the ruling party

Tinubu does not need to be perfect to win; he only needs a disorganized opposition. And nothing guarantees his re-election more than another Atiku–Obi split.

If Atiku truly wants to secure a legacy,not just another attempt,then stepping aside for a younger, more widely accepted candidate like Peter Obi, while playing the role of elder statesman and coalition builder, would change the game completely.

Without unity, 2027 will be a repeat of 2023.
With unity, the story can change.

The question is no longer “Can Tinubu be defeated?”
The real question is: “Is the opposition ready to put ego aside and do what is necessary?”
History will answer that.

seunmsg:
And it is only Peter Obi that can help Atiku secure his legacy? Without compulsory stepping down for Peter Obi, his legacy won’t be secured?

Do you guys even have any understanding of what you’re talking about? Someone should pass over his presidential ambition just so that he can secure a legacy. Which legacy?

Again, what is Peter Obi’s path to victory? You conveniently ignored that part.

No one said Obi is the only path to Atiku’s legacy, or that stepping down is compulsory. Legacy can be built in different ways: governance, coalition-building, or even winning outright. The original point was about one possible path, not the only one.

As for Obi’s path to victory, it’s combining his cross-regional appeal, youth vote, and credibility with a broader coalition, something he couldn’t fully achieve in 2023. Whether that’s enough is debatable, but dismissing it entirely isn’t serious either.

AMINDA:
Okay. Since we are now talking chances, Atiku got 6.9m mostly Northern votes in 2023 at a time when the loudest voices in the North were leading the campaign for power to head South. The North also gave Tinubu 5.6m votes out of his total 8m votes. The same North gave Kwankwaso 1.4m Northern votes as all his votes were from the North. Even Obi got over 2m votes from mostly the Northern minorities. If you're talking strictly numbers and not emotions, then Atiku has higher chances in 2027 than Obi because Tinubu has strong-armed the South and consolidated more grounds while losing tremendous ground in the North who made him President in 2023. The only question you need to ask yourself is whether Tinubu has gained more popularity and acceptance amongst the electorates than he has lost (nevermind the defecting governors). An Atiku/Obi ticket will only need Obi to contribute half of his 2023 margins and ADC will be home and dry with the North returning the favour to the Southeast like they did with Tinubu. Don't let the Batists pretending as Obi supporters deceive you. Even Tinubu will be repeating his muslim-muslim ticket because he dare not risk losing Northern votes. That's why he's promising Kwankwaso and his governor an arm and a leg.

Your numbers are valid, but elections aren’t static spreadsheets. Votes shift with credibility, momentum, and public mood. Atiku’s northern base is real, but Obi’s strength is expanding trust beyond regions, especially among youths and first-time voters nationwide.
So 2027 won’t be decided by 2023 arithmetic alone; it’ll hinge on who best captures the hunger for change across North and South combined.

brain54:
But why can't obi or any other candidate make that sacrifice...?

Obi can also be remembered for all the things you listed!

Absolutely—Obi or anyone else *can* make that sacrifice. The point is simply that sacrifice usually carries more weight when it comes from the person who has had the most chances. In the end, though, it’s still the people’s call, not any candidate’s.

seunmsg:
So, what will Atiku benefit from an Obi presidency? What can Obi give Atiku that he cannot just demand directly from Tinubu and offer his support to him?

The benefit isn’t personal reward but it’s legacy. Atiku wouldn’t be backing Obi for what he can “get,” but for the chance to be remembered as a statesman who put Nigeria first, helped reset leadership culture, and enabled real reform. That’s something Tinubu may not offer.

brain54:
Or obi can step down for atiku...

Or even tinubu.


Every qualified person has a right to be voted for. It's left for the electorates to vote the choice they feel is best.

It's not fair to point one person and ask him to step down if he believes he is the best candidate for the job!

Fair point—and that’s exactly why this is an opinion, not a command. Everyone has the right to run if they believe they’re the best. The argument isn’t about entitlement, but about strategy, sacrifice, and what gives the country the best chance at real change. In the end, the voters will decide.

AMINDA:
Why not also tell Tinubu to step down for Obi? Afterall, he's not the choice of the South because the South didn't vote for him in 2023. We know you are a closet Tinubu supporter, own it and support your candidate in peace. Obi himself has told you that no one will be stepping down for anybody. Get over it!

This isn’t about supporting Tinubu or attacking anyone—it’s about strategy and sincerity within the opposition. Tinubu is not in the opposition and has nothing to gain politically by stepping down, so comparing the two situations isn’t realistic.

The conversation is about Atiku because he and Obi are fishing from the same opposition pool. Fragmentation only benefits the ruling party. That’s a political reality, not hidden loyalty to anyone.
Also, saying the South didn’t vote for Tinubu doesn’t automatically make Obi the default alternative—Nigeria’s elections are national, not regional. What matters is who can build the widest, most credible coalition going forward.

As for Obi saying no one should step down, positions evolve with circumstances. Political history is full of moments where leaders adjusted their stance for the greater good.

You’re free to disagree, but labelling people as “closet supporters” just shuts down meaningful discussion. This is about Nigeria’s future, not fan clubs.

If Atiku Abubakar truly loves Nigeria and genuinely wants what is best for the country, then stepping aside for Peter Obi would be a powerful and patriotic decision.

Nigeria is at a critical crossroads. What the nation needs now is not recycled ambition, but fresh credibility, moral authority, and a unifying vision that can restore hope—especially among the youth who make up the majority of the population. Peter Obi has clearly emerged as a symbol of that hope. His message of prudence, accountability, and competence has resonated deeply across ethnic, religious, and regional lines.

Atiku has tried several times. That fact alone is not a crime—but leadership is also about knowing when to place country above personal aspiration. History remembers leaders who sacrificed personal ambition for national interest more kindly than those who held on at all costs.

By stepping down and supporting Peter Obi, Atiku would:

* Demonstrate true statesmanship and selflessness
* Unite the opposition and significantly increase the chances of real change
* Earn lasting respect as a leader who chose Nigeria over ego
* Help usher in a new political culture based on competence rather than entitlement

This moment is bigger than any individual. Nigeria is bleeding—from insecurity, economic hardship, corruption, and loss of trust in leadership. The people are crying for something different, something credible.

If Atiku truly has Nigeria at heart, this is the moment to prove it—not with words, but with action. Supporting Peter Obi could be his greatest legacy.

What’s your opinion?

APOPTOSIS:
Now you can understand the reason the first Goalkeeper was feeling like a King..
That's the reason you don't rush to conclude about things. People know their problems better than outsidersdo.
It's their family problem 🤣

You are 💯 percent correct 👍🏽

Murketeer:
Why these Ugandans dey answer Igbo name

His father is Ibo while his mother is Ugandan

APOPTOSIS:
The Guy should be substituted.
He's been keeping for 20 years now.

I can now see why he didn’t want to be substituted. They don’t have a replacement…

femi4:
yes

I tire for the guy

Xvrest:
I just tire for the keeper o

I don’t know what he is feeling like.

femi4:
Oga come out, if na boxing your team will throw in the towel

The Ugandan gk right?

ezixt:
Moses Simon keeps showing on a consistent basis that he has no place in this team. Totally useless

I don’t like people like you.
Sorry but you r se**sless

Formidable team…
I hope they make it far in this competition.

Why was VO9 Yellow carded?

This disgusting…..
Let's see what happens

Validated:
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funny something

Jimmy Cliff, the singer and actor whose mellifluous voice helped to turn reggae into a global phenomenon, has died aged 81.

A message from his wife Latifa Chambers on Instagram reads: “It’s with profound sadness that I share that my husband, Jimmy Cliff, has crossed over due to a seizure followed by pneumonia. I am thankful for his family, friends, fellow artists and coworkers who have shared his journey with him. To all his fans around the world, please know that your support was his strength throughout his whole career … Jimmy, my darling, may you rest in peace. I will follow your wishes.” Her message was also signed by their children, Lilty and Aken.

With hits including You Can Get It If You Really Want, I Can See Clearly Now and Wonderful World, Beautiful People, Cliff’s upbeat musical temperament brought him a large and longstanding fanbase. His lead acting role in 1972 crime drama The Harder They Come was also acclaimed, with the film seen as a cornerstone of Jamaican cinema.

He is one of just a handful of musicians, alongside Bob Marley and others, to be awarded the Jamaican Order of Merit.

Jamaican prime minister Andrew Holness was among those paying tribute to Cliff, calling him “a true cultural giant whose music carried the heart of our nation to the world … Jimmy Cliff told our story with honesty and soul. His music lifted people through hard times, inspired generations, and helped to shape the global respect that Jamaican culture enjoys today.”

Cliff was born in Saint James, Jamaica in 1944, and his music career began in the early 1960s after he moved to the island’s capital Kingston and began collaborating with producer Leslie Kong. Kong’s family owned a record shop called Beverley’s and Cliff wrote a song namechecking it to help persuade Kong – who would go on to become key producer in reggae – to work with him.

He had a number of local hits and was selected as a Jamaican representative at the World’s Fair expo in New York in 1964, but his career really took off later that decade after he signed to Island Records.

He was initially marketed to a rock crowd – hence curios such as his cover of Whiter Shade of Pale – and found life in his new home of London alienating, later describing the city as “a bitch … I experienced racism in a manner I had never experienced before”. But the sparkling ska of 1969’s Wonderful World, Beautiful People proved to be his breakthrough UK hit, reaching No 6 in the charts.

Its message of hope and unity carried with it a rebuke of the current state of the world (“cheating, backbiting, scandalising and hating”) and that blend of beautiful music and socially conscious lyrics became a core part of Cliff’s artistry. After writing Vietnam, a song pleading for the end to that war, Cliff later recalled: “The critics in London said, ‘Wow! How is he singing this kind of serious song and such a happy rhythm?’ And I said: Wow! I didn’t even realise I was doing that. I was just writing a song to a rhythm.”

Continue reading
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/nov/24/jimmy-cliff-jamaican-reggae-singer-actor-and-cultural-icon-dies-aged-81

Natbrowny:
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That VAR wey we ignore before will be revisited by medical unit

What if it's something that happened a long time ago, can medical still be able to prove it?

kilmot:
What if na the head only enter?

Hahaha
You dey craze

What is wrong with these people?

enemyofprogress:
says who?

Says 4:1

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We are soaring to the final…
VO9

We are finally on our way. No stopping US

That was a brilliant goal

Nigeria 🇳🇬 is still insisting they wouldn'tho to the world cup

Gabon 🇬🇦 is saying, Nigeria 🇳🇬 win this game so that you’d go to the World Cup but they are saying no we don't deserve to be there. So you win it.
LETS SEE!

They gave Nigeria more than enough chance to win this match but they refused to use them. SHAME!

Hope it's free because that would be great