In November 2009, President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua left Nigeria for medical treatment in Saudi Arabia. Weeks passed. The President remained abroad, and presidential powers had not been formally transferred to Vice-President Goodluck Jonathan.
At first, Bola Ahmed Tinubu believed calls for Yar’Adua to resign or hand over power were premature.
But as the absence dragged on, Tinubu changed his position.
On 19 January 2010, he called on Yar’Adua to hand over presidential powers to Jonathan.
His words were powerful:
“The implication of the president's indecision and long absence is that the country is now drifting and groping in the dark, like a ship without a captain, in a stormy ocean.”
Tinubu said the situation had moved beyond ordinary politics into a “constitutional crisis” and warned about a “leaderless political order.”
His argument was simple: Nigeria was bigger than one man.
He called on Yar’Adua to put “the nation's interest above self” and transfer authority to Jonathan.
Barely three weeks later, on 9 February 2010, the National Assembly invoked the Doctrine of Necessity and recognised Goodluck Jonathan as Acting President.
History has a wicked sense of humour.
Because sometimes, the strongest arguments against those in power are not the words of their opponents.
They are their own words from the days when somebody else was in power.
And history keeps receipts.
Atiku's supporters insult Peter Obi for 24 hours daily, even when he was in the ADC, nobody advised them to stop.
Tinubu's supporters even create AI content to attack Peter Obi; nobody tells them to stop.
Tinubu's supporters even threaten voters; nobody tells them to stop.
Nobody adds it to a reason not to vote for Tinubu.
It's only OBIdients that affects Peter Obi's electoral value.
Isn't that crazy?
"We will hunt down Jews and Christians to the ends of the earth, killing them to the last."
- Palestinian Moslems
This is the death cult against which Israel is fighting.
Another 28th of September in my life—a special 🎂, but also a reminder of our commitment to the struggle to make Nigeria a better country.
Today, we are in the ancient city of Sokoto, building the momentum for a New Nigeria that is POssible and OK.
I sincerely thank everyone for your kind messages, prayers, and best wishes. I deeply appreciate you all. 🙏
today makes it 1,220 days Tinubu have been in office, which is 3 years and 4 months..
But Wole Soyinka have remained mute..
NIGERIANS I HOPE YOU ARE SEEING THE KIND OF ELDERS YOU HAVE 🤮🤮🤮
“When Peter Obi presents himself as Angel, it de-markets the rest of us (politicians)”
- Dave Umahi.
Now you know why they are running after Peter Obi life.
Soludo's wife said Peter Obi isn't a godparent to her child. She said Margaret Obi is the godmother, but Peter Obi isn't.
Omo!!!!
Be like Ozonna na the only wise one I don see so far.
😭😭😭😭
Breaking !!!! The list of countries that walk away as Israel 🇮🇱 Prime Minister mounted the Podium to speak at UNGA 2026 in USA 🇺🇸 Nigeria 🇳🇬 VP Kashim Shettima walked out , he was spotted on the Street of New York doing this 😳😳
Here is the message - The truth cannot be hidden
I what to state it categorically that i Mr Peter Obi did not approach any financial institution to borrow money or issue bonds on be half of the anambra state in the eight years I was in government..
Peter Obi..
I HOPE EVERYBODY CAN NOW FOCUS ON MORE IMPORTANT POLITICS..
@firstladyship Trust me, even if Peter Obi do an "X-Ray" of his entire life and nothing negative is found, APC and BAT apologist will request his records in even from God.
The main aim is not to find fault but his transparency is what they hate.
You can't wake someone pretending to be asleep!
@firstladyship I'm not even asking @officialABAT to account for subsidy savings, Alpha Beta company used by sLagos state Government. All I am asking for is just his primary and secondary school certificate is that much to ask eh 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
Peter Obi came to the Arise TV studio well-prepared. He brought his handover notes & left them with the anchor, Mr. Charles Aniagolu.
He granted Arise the full permission to publish all the documents for the entire world to see.
He backed everything up with verifiable proof, he listed the specific bank names & account numbers where the funds were domiciled.
Then he went ahead & urged Charles Aniagolu & Arise studio to contact both the World Bank office in Abuja & the respective Nigerian banks to verify the contents of the documents.
This level of accountability is unprecedented in a place like Nigeria, where public trust is absent
In contrast, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has yet to account for the loan obligations & allocations he received during his tenure as the governor of Lagos State. He has never granted an interview to give account of his stewardship in Alausa.
He is yet to account for fuel subsidy savings & all the money he has borrowed since 2023.
He remains silent regarding Alpha Beta, the company used by the Lagos State Government for tax collection. Nigerians, the choice is clear.
Vote for trust & accountability, vote for Mr. Peter Obi & take your country back. 👏👏
I can't believe these people used their media to deceive people for so many years that Aboki are unproductive. Have you ever seen an Agbero Northerner? Even their beggars do not harass people like those in Lagos. Nna Thank God for social media. It is doing alot of clean up of the social engineering.