The deadline to register for or update your Permanent Voter Card (PVC) nationwide is July 10, 2026.
This is why you should vote:
Total national debt skyrocketed 219% to ₦159.27 Trillion
Official Naira crashed nearly 200% to ~₦1,373/$
Petrol jumped 23% in the last year alone to ₦1,532/L
Average Jollof pot up 19.4% in 6 months (₦30,435)
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Yes. That is exactly why we exist.
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Nigeria has a massive landmass of 923,768 square kilometres. Divided by our population of approximately 230 million, this results in about 4.00 square metres per person. The foregoing clearly illustrates that we have absolutely no justification for being among the world's hungriest nations.
Transitioning our nation from a state of consumption to one of production, through significant investments in agriculture, is the sole dependable strategy to escape the current depths of hunger and poverty. As I often emphasise, the uncultivated lands in our northern region represent our most substantial tangible assets. Transforming this sector is our direct pathway to prosperity.
ENERGY SECTOR
Nigeria today is the nation with the highest number of citizens lacking access to electricity globally. We currently generate and distribute a mere 4,000 megawatts (MW) of electricity for a population exceeding 200 million. In contrast, comparable nations worldwide - including several African peers such as South Africa and Egypt - each generate and distribute over 40,000 MW, despite both countries having less than half of our population. This considerable power shortfall continues to cripple businesses, choke industries, and stall overall economic growth.
Over the next four years, I commit to ensuring a minimum of 10,000 Mof W power increase generation and distribution.
UNEMPLOYMENT AND UNDEREMPLOYMENT
Our large pool of talented youth remains largely unemployed. The current official unemployment rate of 4% grossly misrepresents the true situation; actual underemployment and unemployment in Nigeria exceeds 30%, with youth unemployment sitting at over 40% - among the highest globally, necessitating urgent intervention. We will address this by aggressively supporting the growth of micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) through targeted tax incentives, special interest rates, and accessible funding in sectors such as agriculture, manufacturing, entertainment, sports, and distribution. These improvements will be both measurable and verifiable.
CORRUPTION AND GOVERNANCE COSTS
Nigerians will witness a tangible and verifiable reduction in corruption and the baseline costs associated with governance. Public resources will be managed with absolute transparency, prudence, and accountability to ensure that every naira spent yields demonstrable value for citizens.
RULE OF LAW
The rule of law will be fiercely upheld, and adherence to it will be sacrosanct for both government officials and citizens alike, strictly in accordance with our constitutional frameworks.
DEMOCRACY
Our democracy will exemplify true governance of the people, by the people, and for the people, completely free from interference by the ruling party. Instead, we will institutionalise deep respect for opposition parties and foster constructive engagement in governance.
Under my leadership, democracy will be pursued with integrity, fairness, and transparency.
Following this i will make democracy work and the Vice president will be partner not a spare tyres. I hereby accept my affirmation and nominate Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso @KwankwasoRM as my Vice President.
May God bless you all, and may God bless the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
If Goodluck Jonathan is confirmed as a presidential candidate, you will have 4 major candidates for Nigeria’s 2027 elections.
That's one more major candidate every election since 2019.
2019: Buhari, Atiku
2023: Tinubu, Atiku, Obi.
2027: Tinubu, Atiku, Obi, GEJ.
The more major candidates you have the easier it is to rig the election. All that is required is to split the vote into 2, then split one half into 3.
This is how they deceive you with democracy.
You complained that Buhari was heading for a one-party state, they gave you a “3-party state.” Now, the same complaint with Tinubu and you getting a “4-party state.”
This is how they will keep playing with you until you realise that democracy is the problem, and you are never getting out of this via democracy.
It’s not about multiparty, it’s about winning. Come and win, let's see.
What you clearly don’t understand is that the people who control Nigeria, those who want Tinubu to remain in power, are also the same people responsible for the multiple oppositions you are seeing.
They will keep playing you for a fool, until the day you wake up to realise that democracy was invented to destroy you.
Featuring eye-witness accounts and unseen archive footage, @bbcworldservice has announced a landmark documentary titled Surviving Biafra: Voices From the Nigerian Civil War - directed by Nigerian filmmaker Meji Alabi - available to stream from June 1st on BBC iPlayer/YouTube.