2027: Don’t Pull Down the Roof
The political season is upon us again, and with it comes the familiar fever of democracy. Across our wards and local governments, across party offices and private homes, consultations have begun. Aspirants are making calls, elders are receiving visits, supporters are counting delegates, and the marketplace of ambition is alive once more.
This is proof that our democracy still breathes. It is evidence that power in our republic is still something to be negotiated, contested, persuaded, and earned. But every season of politics also comes with its temptations. It comes with the temptation to mistake disagreement for betrayal, competition for enmity, preference for exclusion, and media interpretation for truth.
This is why, at this delicate hour, we must speak to ourselves with candour, but also with restraint. We must remind ourselves that a political party is not a battlefield. It is a family. And even in the most spirited family, the roof must never be pulled down because one room appears warmer than another.
We are members of one political household. We may have different aspirations, different loyalists, different zones of influence, different calculations, and different preferred outcomes. That is normal. Democracy was never designed to abolish ambition. It was designed to civilise it. It was designed to teach us that we can compete without destroying one another, disagree without demonising one another, and lose without setting fire to the very platform that gave us a voice.
We must therefore refuse the temptation to be manipulated by the media, by mischief-makers, by vested interests, or by those who profit from division. There will always be those who whisper that one leader has been slighted, that one bloc has been excluded, or that one interest has been buried. These are familiar tricks in the theatre of politics. They are meant to provoke suspicion, inflame supporters, and turn comrades into adversaries before the real contest even begins.
But leadership demands that we rise above provocation. Leadership demands that we ask: who benefits when brothers fight? Who gains when a party weakens itself before facing the opposition? Who profits when those who should be building bridges begin to dig trenches?
The truth is simple. The real challenge before us does not end with the primaries. In fact, it begins after the primaries. The primaries will produce candidates, but the general election will test the strength of our unity. A fractured party may produce a candidate, but only a united party can produce victory. A ticket may be won in a hall, but an election is won in the streets, in the villages, in the markets, in the polling units, and in the hearts of the people.
This is why every party chieftain, every aspirant, every stakeholder, every delegate, and every supporter matters. Each of us is a raindrop, and each raindrop matters in the making of a flood. No raindrop is too small to be ignored. No stakeholder is too insignificant to be respected. No supporter is too ordinary to be heard. The strength of a party is not only in its most visible leaders; it is in the quiet loyalty of the people who stand by it when the applause has faded.
For this reason, moderation must be our watchword. Moderation is not weakness. It is wisdom in public conduct. It is the discipline to speak without poisoning the well. It is the maturity to pursue an interest without injuring the family. It is the grace to understand that today’s disappointment may become tomorrow’s opportunity, and that the bridge we burn in anger may be the road we need in another season.
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ADC In Context
Atiku Abubakar will most likely win the presidential primary
Senator Rabiu Musa Kwakwanso will come second if he contest for the primary
Atiku Abubakar will pick Peter Obi as his running mate
Peter Obi will agree to work with Atiku ABubakar
ADC will win the presidential election.
If you come from a state like Kano and never lost an election, that’s genuinely impressive. But how can a Lagosian boast about never losing an election in a state with virtually no opposition?
Wallahi, without a divided opposition, Bola Tinubu would never have become President in 2023. His only path to victory was weakening the opposition.
We are now seeing him attempt to impose the Lagos template on the entire country, especially as he confronts a united opposition ahead of 2027.
Bola Tinubu is a coward who lacks real strategy and always resorts to shortcuts. He was even too lazy to attend school properly.
I’m bigger than Peter Obi politically, I can’t be his VP, I’m his elder brother, a PhD holder, and I performed better than him as governor”
— Dr Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso
I really like how the Korean DJ Jinseoul explored and showcased the tourist attractions in Northern Nigeria, especially Yankari Game Reserve. She beautifully highlights the rich culture and natural beauty of Arewa to the world.
I hope this will attract more tourists and become a stronger source of income going forward.
it’s a shame that the self acclaimed National chairman of what is now Nigeria’s no 1 opposition party cannot even speak fluent English. Mind you I’m none partisan so this is my views as an ordinary citizen. Let me also translate to Hausa so he “the self acclaimed national chairman” can understand
Abin kunya ne cewa wanda yake kiran kansa shugaban ƙasa na jam’iyyar adawa ta farko a Najeriya yanzu ba ya iya magana da Turanci sosai.
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And for people that say “it is just a piece of cloth”
NO! It is not!!!! Taking off my hijab publicly is like stripping me naked! I would weep for 7days and 7night and lay a curse on you if you do that to me.
@BashirAhmaad The authorities have seen the video what did they do? They kept quiet out of fear of the west and America,so now if people take action by their own hands they are labeled extremist? What the fuck do you even mean bro?
I have noticed that many people are tagging me in posts about a scholar who placed a bounty on a pastor who publicly insulted our master, our revered Prophet (SAW). I understand that addressing such a sensitive issue without proper context and thoughtful explanation is inadequate.
In the meantime, let me be very clear that both actions are wrong. The pastor should not have insulted our Prophet (SAW), while fully aware of the deep reverence Muslims have for him and how strongly they hold his honor. At the same time, the scholar was also wrong to take matters into his own hands, the appropriate course of action would have been to report the matter to the authorities and allow the law to take its course.
Today marks the 3rd year of the Sudan civil war and genocide.
Tens of thousands have been killed. Hundreds of thousands have starved. Millions have been displaced.
The UAE and arms dealers to the RSF and RSF-aligned militias must be held accountable.
Dear UTME, @JAMBHQ
We are strongly appealing to you to recognize that the hijab is not a fashion statement or a cultural accessory, but a religious obligation. We will not tolerate any form of disrespect or discrimination against our female candidates during examinations on the basis of their wearing the hijab.
We have received a report that in Ibadan, at a UTME centre with the code UTME2017/30020010, Muslim candidates wearing hijab were allegedly denied access to the examination hall. This act is unacceptable.
We therefore urge the examination authority to take immediate and decisive action on this matter and to ensure that such an incident does not occur again in the future.
Comrade Julius Malema has always sided with Nigerians whenever they are attacked by his fellow South Africans.Against the odds,he has always spoken good about Nigerians.He is in Court today about to be sentenced.Why not crowd the Social Media in Solidarity with the Comrade.He was always there for our people,time to reciprocate.