FROM KANO TO ZARIA : ADVANCING EDUCATION, EXPANDING OPPORTUNITIES AND UNITING NIGERIANS FOR CHANGE
After my engagements in Delta State on 13th November, I travelled yesterday, Saturday, 14th November, to Kano via Abuja to serve as the Special Guest of Honour at the 5th Convocation Ceremony of Skyline University, Kano.
In my address at the ceremony, I reaffirmed that education is the bedrock of development. Experience has consistently shown that the more educated a nation is, the greater its level of development.
Skyline University has achieved another significant milestone by ensuring that every student receives training in entrepreneurship and innovation. Such training lays the groundwork for start-ups and SMEs, which remain among the largest sources of employment, important instruments for lifting people out of poverty and significant contributors to the most productive economies, particularly those of comparable developing countries.
Following the convocation, my dear elder brother and our Vice Presidential Candidate, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, and I travelled from Kano to Zaria in Kaduna State for a town hall meeting. Upon our arrival in Zaria, we first commissioned the senatorial campaign office of the NDC Senatorial Candidate for Kaduna North Senatorial District, Mohammad Turad Sha’aban.
At the Zaria town hall meeting, I reiterated that Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso and I will work together to unite and secure the country around a shared national purpose. We will confront the deep-rooted and widespread corruption that has impeded Nigeria’s progress for many years. We will vigorously implement policies to reduce the cost of living while making strategic investments in essential sectors, especially healthcare and education, and lifting our people out of poverty.
Our town hall meetings provide a platform for engaging directly with citizens and gathering firsthand perspectives on their most pressing needs. These interactions reinforce my conviction that government policies and programs must be driven by public demand rather than imposed from the top down.
I congratulate the graduating students of Skyline University, Kano, on this significant achievement. I also commend our dedicated party candidates for their perseverance and commitment.
I extend my sincere appreciation to the people of Kano and Kaduna States for their impressive turnout, active engagement and steadfast support.
A New Nigeria is POssible, and Nigeria will be OK! -PO
Imagine paying people to campaign for you, only for them to use your campaign ground to chant “Tinubu Must Go” and “Poverty Must Go.” 😂
APC can rent a crowd, but you cannot rent genuine support.
Imagine paying people to campaign for you, only for them to use your campaign ground to chant “Tinubu Must Go” and “Poverty Must Go.” 😂
APC can rent a crowd, but you cannot rent genuine support.
Peter Obi didn't ask anyone to sing the old national anthem. The people did it out of their own free will. But APC's desperation to discredit him has reached the point where even singing a national anthem is something to talk about. 😂
Peter Obi didn't ask anyone to sing the old national anthem. The people did it out of their own free will. But APC's desperation to discredit him has reached the point where even singing a national anthem is something to talk about. 😂
A National Anthem is one of a country’s national symbols. It represents a country’s history, values and SOVEREIGNTY. It is meant to UNITE citizens.
When a group of people decide to defy it and sing something different from what others are signing as prescribed by law, that group is preparing grounds to break away from the country. It is one of the ingredients of SECESSION. And once the leader of such a group endorses the action, it means the group is then OFFICIALLY a secessionist movement.
I AM THEREFORE OFFICIALLY CALLING ON the original ‘COUNTRYMAN’, my CLASSMATE, my friend and a man of considerable courage from our school days, SENATOR SERIAKE DICKSON, the official leader of the NDC, to within 48 hours SPEAK UP as to whether the NDC officially endorses a proscribed anthem as its own NATIONAL SYMBOL. The world is waiting.
LET’S SHUN VIOLENCE: OUR CAMPAIGNS MUST BE ABOUT ISSUES THAT PROMOTE THE WELFARE OF OUR PEOPLE
I have followed recent reports of violence accompanying political events in different parts of the country.
Every form of violence stands condemned. Violence should never have a place in our political campaigns as we move toward the 2027 general elections.
Our campaigns should be about issues, a contestation of ideas that promote the welfare of our people and the progress of our country.
As the leader of this country, I commit myself to a peaceful, free, and fair election, and I urge political leaders and supporters across party lines to conduct themselves responsibly.
I have said that being in different political parties or pursuing different ambitions does not make us enemies.
As Nigerians, we are members of the same household living in different rooms. Therefore, our politics must elevate human conditions and focus on national progress and development.
I want to reiterate my previous directive to the security agencies: be strict and firm against anyone who seeks to test our resolve and will to preserve public order.
Our administration is committed to an orderly and peaceful election, and all political parties and candidates should be protected and free to campaign anywhere in the country without molestation or fear for their safety.
We shall not tolerate any irresponsible conduct by politicians and their supporters.
Security agencies are therefore authorised to confront thuggery and other anti-social and anti-democratic activities with full force.
Bola Ahmed Tinubu
President and Commander-in-Chief, Federal Republic of Nigeria
November 13, 2026
Amupitan's embarrassment in the UK is just a reminder that Nigerians are watching the 2027 elections closely. The era of rigging elections and escaping accountability is over.
It will be in his best interest to do the right thing.
Amupitan's embarrassment in the UK is just a reminder that Nigerians are watching the 2027 elections closely. The era of rigging elections and escaping accountability is over.
It will be in his best interest to do the right thing.
WHY NIGERIANS SHOULD TRUST THE COMMISSION – PROF. AMUPITAN
...INEC fixes Nov. 28 for nationwide mock accreditation
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Amupitan, SAN, has urged Nigerians to trust his leadership to deliver free, fair and credible general elections in 2027, citing measurable improvements recorded in recent off-cycle elections and new technical safeguards designed to prevent a repeat of the 2023 controversies.
Prof. Amupitan spoke on Thursday 12th November, 2026, at Chatham House, London, during a high-level dialogue held in partnership with the Kimpact Development Initiative (KDI) under the theme, "Nigeria's 2027 Elections: Democratic Trajectory and Regional Stability Beyond the Ballot."
Addressing the trust deficit left by the 2023 presidential election, the INEC Chairman acknowledged that the controversies surrounding that exercise severely dented public confidence in the Commission.
"First and foremost, let me speak about what happened in 2023, which resulted in a significant trust deficit for INEC—damage so large that the Commission has not yet fully recovered from it," he said.
He, however, noted that since assuming office in October 2025, the Commission had treated every subsequent election as a practical laboratory for identifying operational weaknesses and strengthening accreditation, voting and result management.
Responding to a question on why Nigerians should trust his leadership ahead of 2027, Prof. Amupitan cited the conduct of the Anambra and Osun governorship elections, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Area Council elections, the Ekiti governorship election and 16 legislative by-elections.
"Why must Nigerians trust me? Nigerians must trust me because, number one, I have conducted off-cycle elections—and observers agree that the recent election in Osun State marked a clear improvement," he said. "Every election is a lesson. The 2023 general election was a major lesson for Nigeria, and the Anambra election was another."
He recalled that Anambra and Osun previously had histories of prolonged and inconclusive governorship contests, with the 2021 Anambra poll taking roughly five days to conclude. Under the current reforms, he said, results in both states were declared the day after voting.
Identifying insecurity, logistics and result management as the Commission's three top priorities for 2027, the INEC Chairman said a post-2023 audit traced the most acute result management failures to collation centres rather than polling units.
He announced that INEC has built strict validation safeguards into its system to ensure that inaccurate results, or figures reflecting over-voting, cannot be uploaded to the INEC Result Viewing Portal (IReV).
"We found that the core problem of election result management and declaration in Nigeria is not even at the polling unit—it is at the collation centres," he explained. "In 2023, there were instances of inaccurate results or results with over-voting being uploaded onto IReV. We have now devised a technical safeguard: if a result is not accurate at the polling unit, it will not go to IReV at all."
He added: "The moment a result appears on IReV, citizens can trust what they see. By eliminating inconsistencies at the source, collation will become a transparent formality."
Prof. Amupitan disclosed that although INEC considered introducing an entirely new electoral technology for 2027, it opted to upgrade and harden its existing infrastructure because of the tight operational timeline before the polls.
On the malfunction of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) linked to extreme heat and storage conditions in 2023, he said INEC is constructing climate-controlled storage facilities in all states.
He added that the Commission has procured extra devices and reduced the maximum number of voters assigned to each BVAS machine from 1,250 to 850.
Look at what politics has reduced him to, just to serve an incompetent man's political interests.
His reputation is in ruins, there will be no hiding place for him and @inecnigeria if they don't do the right thing..
Look at what politics has reduced him to, just to serve an incompetent man's political interests.
His reputation is in ruins, there will be no hiding place for him and @inecnigeria if they don't do the right thing..