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[BLESSED 🥷 @Dee_9889]

If you have voters card, you don’t have voters card, go to the polling unit on Election Day and fill up the whole polling unit. 2027 election will be different from every other election.
Understand all these small small things, understand am.

— CEO LUDUS

[UptownOfLagos @Uptownoflagos]

Mr President is Ready. 😍😍😍😍

New Official Portraits! 🔥

Nigerians 🇳🇬 , Are You??

[Peter Obi @PeterObi]

I have consistently continued to respectfully appeal to those in office today to prioritise reconstruction and maintenance of existing roads and other infrastructure over commencing new ones.

I left someone in Onitsha on Saturday night to take the first bus to Lagos on Sunday morning. Until I left Lagos at 8 pm yesterday, he had not arrived in Lagos. He only arrived in Lagos at about 2 pm today. A journey that usually takes a maximum of 8 hours now takes nearly two days.

This is not just about bad roads. It is about lost man-hours, stranded passengers sleeping on highways, wasted fuel, damaged vehicles, delayed goods, and businesses losing millions of naira.

Nigerians do not need new projects just for the headlines. We need functional roads that make life and economic activity possible.

A government must understand that infrastructure is not necessarily about the size of the project; it is about the number of lives and livelihoods it improves.

A new Nigeria is POSSIBLE, and Nigeria will be OK. -PO

[Parallel Facts @ParallelFacts]

After Introducing Solar Usage Levy on Residents, Lagos APC Administration Imposes Weekly Tax on POS Operators https://t.co/MU7wvwEsgj

[Harry Da Diegot @trigottista]

Thanks to 77k lovers and haters

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[Peter Obi @PeterObi]

Beyond Football: The Match for a Better Nigeria

This weekend, Europe comes alive again with football. Millions of Nigerian youths will be glued to television screens, streaming matches, debating tactics, celebrating victories, and admiring the organisation, discipline, and excellence that make European football the envy of the world. But here is a question worth asking: Why can’t Nigerian football be just as good?

The answer is not a lack of talent. Nigeria has produced world-class footballers who have excelled in Europe because they found systems that reward merit, invest in infrastructure, ensure security, and are governed with competence and accountability. Great football does not exist in isolation. It grows where there is good governance.

The stadiums, academies, transport systems, healthcare, security, electricity, and institutions that support football are products of leaders who make the right choices and citizens who insist on accountability. Nigeria has the talent. What we have lacked is leadership that creates an enabling environment for that talent to flourish.

As I have decided, in the next 150 days, to engage Nigerian youths wherever they gather—in town halls, campuses, online spaces, and even football communities—my message is simple: The future you admire in Europe can be built in Nigeria. But it starts with your vote.

Imagine a Nigeria where our local league is competitive, our stadiums are full every weekend, our clubs attract sponsorship, our coaches receive proper training, and young footballers no longer see emigration as their only path to success.

Nigeria will not emerge through wishful thinking. It will emerge when young Nigerians decide that elections matter as much as football matches. Every goal scored in Europe is a reminder that excellence is possible. Every well-managed league is proof that systems work when honest leadership is in place.

The 2027 presidential election is therefore more than a political contest. It is an opportunity for Nigerian youths to choose the kind of country they want—a nation that exports talent because it is respected, not because its citizens are escaping failed governance.

Cheer for Manchester United, Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City, Barcelona, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, PSG, Inter, AC Milan, or any club you support. Enjoy every match. But when the final whistle blows, remember that the greatest match awaiting Nigerian youths is not in Europe. It is in Nigeria.

It is the match for good governance. It is the match for jobs, security, education, sports development, and national renewal. And unlike football, where only twenty-two players are on the pitch, every Nigerian youth has a place in this match.

Stand up. Mobilise. Vote. Defend your vote.

If Nigerian youths can passionately follow European football every weekend, they can also passionately build a Nigeria where our own football—and our nation—becomes a source of pride.

The journey towards better Nigerian football begins with the path to good governance. And the path to good governance begins with the decision of Nigerian youths to stand up and be counted in 2027.

Every weekend, starting today, I will come to you with a reminder of January 16, 2027, and our future. We can create world-class standards right here at home.

It’s in your hands, and that new Nigeria is POssible. -PO

[Peter Obi @PeterObi]

Today, I make this clear commitment: my running mate and I will take our message directly to Nigerians. We will listen to them, understand their concerns, and engage them openly. We will not delegate this duty to proxies. We will answer questions, defend our record and character, and present our plan to rebuild Nigeria. Any presidential candidate who lacks the resolve to travel across the country, meet the people, and respond to their questions lacks the capacity to govern it.

I commit to commencing the journey of resetting Nigeria by uniting it, securing it on the path of economic and inclusive growth, and moving our country from consumption to production.

A New Nigeria is possible.

God Almighty bless Nigeria. -PO

[Peter Obi @PeterObi]

MY ADDRESS TO MARK THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE 2027 PRESIDENTIAL AND NATIONAL ASSEMBLY CAMPAIGNS

21 August 2026

Dear Compatriots,
Members of the Press,

Distinguished ladies and gentlemen,

Wednesday, 19 August 2026, marked the official start of the campaign period for the 2027 Presidential and National Assembly elections.

There is no doubt that this is a defining moment for our democracy. This moment gives Nigerians the opportunity to assess the records, ideas, and plans of those seeking their mandate to lead their country at a time of grave uncertainty in our rapidly changing world.

I consider myself quite privileged to be one of those seeking your mandate to deal with these challenges facing our country.

I enter this contest with one firm conviction: Nigeria can work, and Nigeria must work.

Nigeria faces several serious challenges. Some of them are indeed of existential proportions.

According to the IMF, 63%, or over 140 million Nigerians, live at or below the national poverty line, while humanitarian agencies estimate that 35 million people will need food assistance during the 2026 lean season. About 3.6 million Nigerians remain internally displaced, largely because of conflict and insecurity. Each year, millions of young people enter the labour market, yet too many struggle to find productive opportunities. Weak infrastructure, unreliable power, insecurity, and the excessive cost of doing business continue to burden households and constrain enterprise.

These are more than statistics. They reflect the daily realities of Nigerian families, farmers, workers, students, and businesses.

Yet I do not believe Nigeria lacks the ability to overcome these challenges. We have the people, resources, market, talent, and enterprise. What we must do now is turn these strengths into security, productivity, and shared prosperity.

LEADERSHIP MUST DELIVER RESULTS

My successful private-sector experience, studies in institutions of repute on policy and business matters, and my service as Governor of Anambra State have shaped my understanding of public leadership. Government must manage resources responsibly, set clear priorities, and measure the outcomes of its decisions. Public office is not a reward; it is a responsibility to the people.

In Anambra, I prioritised the foundations of long-term development: education, healthcare, infrastructure, fiscal discipline, and institutional capacity. I do not present that record as perfect, but as an experience from which Nigerians can draw their own conclusions.

Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso brings a different but complementary governing experience.

As Governor of Kano State, he focused strongly on education, technical training, scholarships, infrastructure, and human-capital development. His administration’s investments in education and skills showed an understanding that the people are a state’s most important long-term resource.

Our experiences are different, but our conclusion is the same: Nigeria must invest in its people and manage public resources with discipline.

BUILDING AN ECONOMY THAT WORKS

Nigeria needs more than reactive reforms. We must focus on the questions that matter:

Are Nigerians better off than they were four years ago? Can they afford food, education, and healthcare? Can businesses produce, expand, and create jobs? Can young people find productive work? Can farmers work safely and get their produce to market?

[NewNG Is POssible @NewNgisPossible]

How APC and Tinubu destroyed our joy

[Henry Seriake Dickson @iamHSDickson]

Yesterday, it was a pleasure to receive the joint team of the International Republican Institute (IRI) and the National Democratic Institute (NDI), two prominent U.S.-based organisations that support democracy around the world.

We had fruitful discussions, during which I shared my perspectives on the need to support the growth and strengthening of Nigerian democracy. I also used the opportunity to explain the general political climate under which opposition parties are operating, as well as what my colleagues and I are doing within the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), the newest political party and one of the fastest-growing opposition platforms in Nigeria.

I thank the team and the U.S. Government for their continued interest in sustaining and supporting the growth of democracy in Nigeria. I appreciate the important work these organisations have been doing and thank them for their interest in Nigeria and for seeking my perspectives on the current political situation.

There is a need to support the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and ensure that it is truly independent. There is also a need to ensure that the judiciary remains truly impartial. All institutions of state, including the security agencies, must play their roles as impartial arms of government and must not function merely as extensions of the political party in power.

All political leaders, regardless of party affiliation, should demonstrate patriotism and remain committed to protecting Nigeria’s national institutions.

While we all agree that multiparty democracy must be supported and encouraged, my colleagues and I in the NDC are committed to that principle, which is why we have taken this step. It is not easy, and we have had to make sacrifices to ensure that multiparty democracy is strengthened and sustained.

I therefore call for robust support for INEC, capacity building for political parties, and comprehensive monitoring of the forthcoming general elections. There must also be strong collaboration to identify, prosecute and punish terrorists and other individuals who take up arms to terrorise, kill, maim or intimidate communities and citizens during elections. Terrorist masquerading as politicians must be treated as terrorists everywhere around the world.

There must be consequences for such actions. Where Nigeria’s laws or institutions are inadequate to address these acts effectively, there should be international collaboration to name, shame and sanction those responsible.

The NDC will work to ensure that this happens.

As a former Governor of Bayelsa State who led the state in opposition, I know what desperate and criminally minded individuals masquerading as political leaders within the ruling establishment can do from time to time. Rather than mobilising genuine political support, some resort to buying arms, training individuals, recruiting armed thugs and colluding with security personnel to maim and kill. For some, this has become a recurring pattern during election seasons.

Yet, some of these individuals continue to receive government patronage. Some have become ministers, while others are candidates for elections.

In the NDC, we are determined to ensure that Nigerians are able to vote freely and that their votes count. INEC, the security agencies and all relevant institutions must ensure that citizens are enabled to exercise their democratic rights without fear, intimidation or violence.

We therefore call for robust and independent monitoring, particularly in the Niger Delta and Bayelsa State, as well as in other parts of Nigeria where such threats may be prevalent.

Nigeria’s democracy must be protected, and every Nigerian must have the confidence that their vote matters.

NDC all the way✌️

~HSD

[i’m uptown @MuptownI]

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[Stanley Tommy @StanleyTommy18]

2027.....

WE ARE NOT TAKING ELECTION RIGGERS TO COURT...

WE ARE TAKING THEM TO THE MORTUARY.

THANK YOU.

[Morris Monye @Morris_Monye]

X will be very very powerful in this upcoming election.

Keeps building your influence here.

[Harry Da Diegot @trigottista]

Peace Accord wey Peter Obi go sign na for him and him family o

The rest of us will stick to plan

No acceptance of peace with APC

APC and the members don’t deserve peace!

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@trigottista

[Davido @davido]

WE DID IT UNC !!! 🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬 @aadeleke_01

[Davido @davido]

Sen president Akpabio has called the coalition center that they should stop coalition!!!!

[Jimmy (HULK-BUSTER) @JimmyHULKBusta2]

As a Yoruba man I am PROUD of Peter Obi.

I am proud I stand on his mandate.
I am proud I supported his candidacy.
I am proud I am on his team.
I am proud I fight for him any day any time. That man has what it takes to fix that country.