Obididents praised Atiku in 2019 like Nigeria had finally found the perfect rescue candidate. They called him experienced, prepared, economically sound, nationally accepted, business-minded, democratic, and the strongest man to defeat Buhari. Many of the same voices now insulting him once defended him passionately because, at that time, Atiku was useful to their political anger against APC.
That is the same pattern we are seeing with Kenneth Okonkwo. When he left APC and became one of the loudest Labour Party voices, they did not call him a defector. They did not call him confused. They did not question his past. They praised him as courageous, intelligent, principled, and brave. But now that he is no longer singing praises to NDC and Peter Obi, the same people have suddenly remembered that he once belonged to APC.
This is not politics of principle. This is politics of convenience.
You cannot praise Atiku in 2019 because he was useful against Buhari, then curse him today because he refuses to disappear for your preferred candidate. You cannot celebrate Kenneth Okonkwo when his voice favours you, then condemn him when his independence no longer serves your agenda.
The truth is simple: some people do not hate “old politicians.” They only hate old politicians who are not working for them. They do not hate defectors. They only hate defectors who refuse to obey them. They do not hate political inconsistency. They only hate inconsistency when it exposes their own hypocrisy.
Atiku did not suddenly become experienced in 2019 and suddenly become useless after 2023. The same national reach they praised is still there. The same economic understanding they celebrated is still there. The same political structure they relied on is still there. The only thing that changed is their loyalty.
That is why their anger cannot be taken seriously. It is not moral outrage. It is emotional frustration.
Nigeria needs serious opposition politics, not fanbase dictatorship. Tinubu and APC are the issues before Nigerians. Hunger, insecurity, inflation, unemployment, and failed reforms are the real problems. Let us focus on the government in power, not destroy every opposition figure who refuses to worship one political camp.
Those who praised Atiku yesterday and curse him today should at least respect their own old screenshots.
Preference is allowed. Hypocrisy is not.
@OlayinkaLere Some politicians are disgusting, what's new in all the things he said about Atiku, that he did not say about Tinubu? And what was he thinking when he followed Atiku and co to ADC?
He believes he just raised his market value to the opposition, not knowing he's empty. 😢
Amaechi and Hayatudeen must not allow the mobs of Peter Obi to confuse them, they should hold their heads high and be proud of themselves, their numbers shows they have structures all over the Nation, but they need to realize that Atiku has built his own for decades, Both men should congratulate their presidential candidate Now.
Bauchi politics has just entered a new phase.
The emergence of Senator Halliru Dauda Jika as the ADC consensus governorship candidate for the 2027 election is not just an internal party decision. It is a serious political signal that ADC is beginning to organize early, reduce internal friction, and present itself as a disciplined alternative ahead of the coming contest.
Consensus, when handled properly, can be powerful. It saves time, reduces bitterness, protects party unity, and allows the candidate to start building early while others are still fighting internal wars. In a state like Bauchi, where structure, grassroots connection, credibility, and political timing matter, ADC cannot afford confusion.
Senator Jika comes into this race with name recognition, legislative experience, and political weight. His emergence gives ADC a face, a direction, and a rallying point. Now the real work begins.
The party must move beyond announcement and enter the field. Wards must be activated. Youth groups must be engaged. Women networks must be carried along. Local government structures must be strengthened. Stakeholders must be brought together. The message must be clear: ADC is not coming to play spoiler in Bauchi. ADC is coming to compete.
But the biggest task is unity. Every aspirant, supporter, and stakeholder must be respected. A consensus only becomes successful when those who stepped aside are not treated as losers, but as partners in a larger mission.
Bauchi people are watching. They want leadership that can speak to security, jobs, agriculture, education, infrastructure, youth empowerment, and fairness across communities.
If ADC manages this moment well, Senator Halliru Dauda Jika’s emergence could become the foundation of a serious 2027 challenge.
The message from Bauchi is clear: ADC is organizing, ADC is moving, and ADC is no longer waiting for permission to matter.
Okowa with 1.3 trillion case with EFCC and Yahaya Bello with 80 billion case with EFCC got Senate tickets respectively in the APC.
Mallam Nasir El-Rufai with $2000, and $3000 dollar case, denied bail because he is “dangerous” 🤣
The proposed Obi-Kwankwaso ticket may sound exciting to some people, but politically, it raises serious questions that cannot be dismissed with emotion.
The lesson of 2023 is clear. Tinubu did not win because Nigerians were overwhelmingly satisfied with APC. He won because the opposition was divided. Atiku, Obi, and Kwankwaso split the anti-APC vote, and that fragmentation gave Tinubu the opening he needed. Anyone who ignores that lesson is preparing to repeat the same mistake in 2027.
Peter Obi has a passionate base, especially among young people and in the South East. Kwankwaso has influence in Kano and parts of the North. But presidential elections are not won by passion alone, or by one-state strength alone. They are won through national spread, alliances, structure, numbers, regional balance, polling unit presence, and the ability to cross the constitutional threshold across the country.
That is where the O.K. ticket becomes risky.
Can Obi secure enough northern trust beyond social media excitement? Can Kwankwaso transfer his base without internal resistance? Can both men overcome the suspicion, ego, regional calculations and political baggage surrounding them? Can they build the national spread required to defeat an incumbent with state power, governors, money, institutions and ruling-party machinery?
These are hard questions.
Tinubu’s camp would rather face a scattered opposition than a disciplined coalition. That is why any ticket that further divides the anti-APC vote may end up helping the same government it claims to oppose.
The 2027 election must not be reduced to vibes, nostalgia, anger, or online confidence. Nigerians are suffering, but suffering alone does not remove a government. Suffering must be organized into strategy.
The opposition needs unity, discipline, a strong rallying figure, and a platform that can convert public anger into electoral victory.
Otherwise, the O.K. ticket may be okay for Tinubu, but not okay for Nigerians.
Is the EFCC aware of the growing claims that some APC governors are allegedly fighting over deductions from FAAC allocations to fund Tinubu’s political machinery ahead of 2027?
This is not a small matter. FAAC money is not party money. It is not campaign money. It is not private political contribution. It is public revenue meant for states, local governments, salaries, healthcare, education, infrastructure, security, water, rural development and the welfare of citizens.
If any governor, party official or political structure is diverting or pressuring public funds for campaign purposes, then that is not politics. That is an assault on public trust.
The same citizens who are struggling with hunger, unpaid local obligations, bad roads, collapsing schools, weak hospitals and insecurity cannot be asked to suffer while their allocations are allegedly being converted into campaign oxygen for politicians.
EFCC is always loud when it wants to investigate opposition figures, former officials or politically inconvenient targets. But the real test of an anti-corruption agency is whether it can look into allegations around those close to power.
If there is nothing there, let the facts clear them. But if there is something, Nigerians deserve to know.
No public allocation should be secretly taxed for anybody’s ambition.
No governor should turn state funds into presidential campaign fuel.
No ruling party should treat FAAC like an ATM.
2027 must not be funded with the hunger of Nigerians.
@Kene_Nnewi There is nothing wrong with the law, it's we the people and the law enforcement. If the senator is contesting and winning lawfully then it's his people's wish that he continue to represent them.
@aonanuga1956 Still better than Renewed Hope, that is fast turning us in despair. One sided appointments and indiscriminate use of state power to silence opposition.
The African Democratic Congress would like to reiterate our fears that some agents of the Federal Government are making frantic efforts to manipulate the judiciary by switching the judge in the leadership matter involving Nafiu Bala.
Having received the letter written by Bala requesting the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court to reassign the case to another judge, it has now been proven beyond all reasonable doubt that the sinister plot allegedly led by a notorious federal minister is indeed afoot. This is no longer about justice or the merit of the case, but about the desperation of political operatives confronted by the utter frivolity of their case.
With this development, it is now obvious that Nafiu Bala Gombe and his handlers are trying to turn the judiciary into a shopping mall where you pick and choose judges suitable for your political schemes.
You cannot file a case and then begin to dictate which judge should hear it simply because proceedings are not going your way. No litigant has the right to choose a judge in his own matter.
The attempt to seek an indefinite adjournment after the clear direction of the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court for a speedy trial, in fact, raises serious questions about the willingness of the lower courts to obey express orders from superior courts.
Instead of allowing the matter to proceed expeditiously, as any aggrieved plaintiff genuinely seeking justice would, Bala and his handlers are looking for ways to stall the case until they are able to find a judge willing to do their bidding and pervert the course of justice.
We regret to say that this is exactly the kind of political interference and behind-the-scenes manipulation that has brought the judiciary into disrepute.
We want to state clearly that the ADC will continue to stand by the rule of law. But the rule of law must not be replaced with judicial intimidation or forum shopping.
The courts must remain independent, and judicial officers must be allowed to do their work without political interference or orchestrated campaigns designed to influence proceedings.