In Niger state ? I like how you guys are just fooling yourself on social media
AMINDA: Let him keep arguing. Outside of state capitals, none of the APC governors are including Tinubu's pictures in their campaign banners. Before Rainbow coalition, there was Rice and Beans politics.
Because you don't have data to read news at that time that is why , adeleke that Endorsed president TINUBU while he was in PDP even before decamping to Accord
Cum4me: Why didn't governor Ademola Nurudeen Jackson Adeleke openly support Tinubu before the Osun State election. Why did he fully and openly declared his support for Tinubu after he win Osun State election.
Did he force you to support him or president TINUBU ?
uche87: The major reason the Osun State governorship election drew massive media attention and public interest had little to do with the progress of the south-western state. Many people became interested because it was seen as a referendum on the administration of President Bola Tinubu and his All Progressives Congress (APC).
For many Nigerians, the election was an opportunity to send a direct message to the president about their dissatisfaction with his government, in case he had somehow missed the cries and complaints expressed across traditional and social media. Governor Ademola Adeleke joined the Accord Party after reportedly being blocked from joining the APC.
Nigerians rallied behind him because they saw the election as a prelude to the main event, the 2027 general election. Davido, the popular Nigerian singer, deployed his enormous social media influence to campaign for his uncle, Governor Ademola Adeleke, popularly known as the "Dancing Governor". Davido's online megaphone kept drawing media attention to Adeleke, and it worked remarkably well.
Governor Adeleke is a rare politician. He sold himself with his dance steps rather than his words. Politicians are salespeople. Their greatest tools are usually their voices and their ability to persuade. Adeleke, however, chose to endear himself to voters with his feet and body language.
While many found it entertaining, I saw it as a weakness that he cleverly masked. Nigerian politics, especially at the campaign stage, is often built on theatrics. It is a mudslinging festival and a circus show until power is won. Governor Adeleke would spend less time discussing his manifesto at campaign grounds and more time dancing. The crowd applauded, the videos went viral, and the strategy paid off. Job done.
When news of his controversial academic credentials resurfaced, I began to understand why the dancing was often more prominent than the talking. Many of his admirers point to his payment of salary arrears and pensions owed by previous administrations as evidence of good leadership.
But, in my view, does it take a genius to pay workers and retirees what they are rightfully owed? The standard by which public officials are assessed in Nigeria has become so low because of the general failure of leadership across the board. I was never a fan. That said, I did not believe the APC governorship candidate, Bola Oyebamiji, deserved my support either, largely because of his association with the ruling party at the national level. I therefore had no horse in the race and simply watched events unfold.
When Governor Adeleke was declared the winner, social media erupted in celebration. Many used the victory to taunt Tinubu, seeing it as a warning sign of what could happen in the 2027 presidential election. I was amazed by the scale of support Adeleke enjoyed.
But less than 24 hours after his victory, he delivered what many supporters considered their first shock. In a video statement, he pledged loyalty to Tinubu and promised to support the president's second-term bid in 2027. He was neither hiding nor pretending.
Adeleke would later travel to Abuja to meet Tinubu and some of his close political associates. Around the same period, Davido, who had frequently criticised the APC online for what he described as poor governance and economic hardship, was seen in the company of prominent APC figures. He prostrated before FCT Minister Nyesom Wike and was later photographed sitting comfortably with him.
The message appeared clear: we are together.
Many of Adeleke's newfound supporters suddenly went quiet. They had been played.
Adeleke's political camp, the Imole Campaign Council, has reportedly promised President Tinubu 1.5 million votes in the next election. Constitutionally, Adeleke only possesses one vote. But in Nigeria, such promises are often treated as achievable targets. You know how.
At an APC event yesterday, Governor Adeleke was introduced as a campaign coordinator in Osun State. He joyfully danced to the podium amid applause and cheers. Speakers described him as a happy man. I am not aware of any formal alliance between the APC and the Accord Party. Whether such an alliance exists or not appears secondary to Adeleke. Politics, like most things, often comes down to personal interest.
The ease with which Tinubu has been able to attract opposition politicians into openly supporting him while disregarding their own parties' candidates is a remarkable political phenomenon.
Should we applaud it? I am yet to decide.
My greatest hope is that those who become emotionally attached to politicians and their flowery promises learn a lesson from all of this. Politicians are often more united than their supporters realise. They are, as the saying goes, the same rat in different holes. Only the locations and formations change.
So, if you supported Adeleke against Tinubu and now find yourself watching them work together, there is no need to feel hurt or betrayed.
Just learn from it. Those who fail to learn from history eventually become victims of it.
And this is just mini rally oo 🤣 Nigerians and APC are like 5 and 6 🤣
LagosOrigin: Most of them aren't even there for tinubu but for the governorship candidate and house of reps.
As you can see in the video that most banners there only carries the picture of the governorship candidates, senators and house of reps candidates. Just one or two of tinubu banners in the video.
Make una dey tag every rally in the north as tinubu rally but results will speak different during election.
OlaleyeCast: President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday referred to himself as a governor while speaking at the inauguration of the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign council for the 2027 election in Abuja.
Tinubu, who is seeking re-election for a second term, made the remark while acknowledging party leaders and members of the campaign council at the event held at the Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa.
“Distinguished leaders of our party, all the party members, presidential campaign council, I’ve seen my friend here that I must thank. And next will be the recognition of the director general of the presidential campaign council that we bring Governor Bola Tinubu back for second time,” he said.
The president appeared to mistakenly refer to himself as a governor rather than a president while speaking about his bid for another four-year term.
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