Frankly Speaking

@PeterObi You have changed parties 3 times within 5 months. Your middle name should be "desperate". That is a clear reg flag for desperation in full gear.

Fellow Nigerians, good morning. I woke up this morning after my church service with a deeply reflective heart, and despite every constraint, I felt compelled to share these thoughts with you. Many people do not truly understand the silent pains some of us carry daily—the private struggles, emotional burdens, and quiet battles we face while trying to survive and serve sincerely in difficult circumstances. We now live in an environment that has become increasingly toxic, where the very system that should protect and create opportunities for decent living often works against the people—a society where intimidation, insecurity, endless scrutiny, and discouragement have become normal. More painful is when some of those you associate with, believing you would find understanding and solidarity among them, become part of the pressure you face. Some who publicly identify with you privately distance themselves or join in unfair criticism. We live in a society where humility is mistaken for weakness, respect is seen as a lack of courage, and compassion is treated as foolishness—a system where treating people equally is questioned simply because you refuse to worship status, tribe, class, or power. Personally, I have never looked down on anyone except to uplift them. I have never used privilege, position, or resources to oppress others, intimidate the weak, or make people feel small. To me, leadership has always been about service, sacrifice, and helping others rise. Let me state clearly: my decision to leave the ADC is not because our highly respected Chairman, Senator David Mark, treated me badly, nor because my leader and elder brother, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, or any other respected leaders did anything personally wrong to me. I will continue to respect them. However, the same Nigerian state and its agents that created unnecessary crises and hostility within the Labour Party that forced me to leave now appear to be finding their way into the ADC, with endless court cases, internal battles, suspicion, and division, instead of focusing on deeper national problems and playing politics built more on control and exclusion than on service and nation-building. Even within spaces where one labours sincerely, one is sometimes treated like an outsider in one’s own home. You and your team become easy targets for every failure, frustration, or misunderstanding, as though honest contribution has become a favour being tolerated rather than appreciated. And when you choose to leave so that those you are leaving can have peace, and you step out into the cold, you are still maligned and your character is questioned. Despite all your efforts to continue working for a better Nigeria and engaging people with sincerity and goodwill, those who do not wish you well continue to attack your character and question your intentions. There are moments I ask God in prayer: Why is doing the right thing often misconstrued as wrongdoing in our country? Why is integrity not valued? Why is the prudent management of resources, especially when invested in critical areas like education and healthcare, wrongly labelled as stinginess? Why are humility and obedience to the rule of law often taken to be weakness rather than discipline? Let me assure all that I am not desperate to be President, Vice President, or Senate President. I am desperate to see a society that can console a mother whose child has been kidnapped or killed while going to school or work. I am desperate to see a Nigeria where people will not live in IDP camps but in their homes. I am desperate for a country where Nigerian citizens do not go to bed hungry, not knowing where their next meal will come from. Yet, despite everything, I remain resolute. I firmly believe that Nigeria can still become a country with competent leadership based on justice, compassion, and equal opportunity for all. A new Nigeria is POssible. -PO

This is what the Igbo lady who was misappropriating Yoruba lexicon should have done. You don't need to modify people's words to promote your agenda.

There is no consensus if one of the aspirants disagrees. They will slug it out at the primary election.

@Drmopaul Has this guy challenged the results of the election in court, or has he accepted that he lost? I would not bother to challenge it, either,, if only 7 of my community members could trust me for a leadership position. That is a red flag that you are totally rejected.

LIFE LESSON There are journeys that move you from one city to another, and there are journeys that quietly rearrange how you understand life. This was one of the latter. We set out from Lagos to Abuja on what should have been a routine trip. I was with Mr. Peter Obi, alongside Mama P and Esther Umoh and Dr Yunusa Tanko. Everything about the day felt structured, predictable, like most well-planned movements. But life has a way of inserting its own script into even the most organized plans. At the airport, reality interrupted expectation. While others proceeded smoothly, it was suddenly discovered that my ticket did not exist among those that had been issued. Not misplaced. Not delayed. Simply not there. And to make matters worse, the flight was already fully booked. In that moment, you feel it, the quiet discomfort, the uncertainty, the temptation to question how something so simple could go wrong. Everyone else had a clear path forward. Mine had just disappeared. But life rarely closes a door without testing your patience first. I waited. Not loudly. Not in panic. Just waited, trusting that somehow, something would give. Eventually, the airline manager intervened. There were no digital fixes left, no automated solutions. My ticket had to be handwritten, an almost symbolic act in a world driven by systems. It was as though life itself was saying, “This one will not follow the normal process.” By the time that was resolved, every other passenger had boarded. I was the last to enter the aircraft. Walking down that aisle was an experience in itself. Row after row, seat after seat, occupied. Full. No space. It felt like a physical representation of the earlier reality: there is no place for you here. I got to the back. Nothing. For a brief moment, it seemed the journey might end before it even began. Then came the instruction: “Please, go back to the front.” Sometimes, life asks you to retrace your steps, not as a setback, but as a redirection. As I walked back up that same aisle, something shifted. The same plane. The same people. But a different outcome was waiting. A flight attendant, in coordination with the cockpit, led me forward, not just to any seat, but to the very front. First class. First row. From having no ticket… To having no seat… To sitting in the most privileged position on the aircraft. That is how life works sometimes. It doesn’t always follow sequence. It doesn’t always reward speed or early access. Sometimes, it strips you of certainty, delays you, even embarrasses you, only to reposition you in a way you could never have arranged for yourself. The lesson is simple, but not easy: Stay steady when things don’t go your way. Do not panic when your place seems taken. Do not walk away when the system says “full.” Because what is meant for you may not look available at first glance. And when it finally unfolds, it may place you not just on the journey, but right at the front of it. That day, the flight was not just from Lagos to Abuja. It was a quiet reminder that delay is not denial, and that sometimes, the last to enter becomes the first to sit. Happy Sunday!!! -DrMo

Has ADC returned to the Federal High Court to show cause as directed by the Supreme Court, or are they waiting to blame the President for not showing them the road to the FHC? Bunch of irresponsible politicians.

Peter Obi has a spell of division on him. Any political party he goes to will be divided. It is the curse placed on him by Ojukwu that is working on him. If you want a stable political party, stay away from him; otherwise, it is a matter of time before your party is scattered.

@HonShield PO and Atiku had changed 3 political parties before Bola even became the president. Was it Bola that chased them away then? They are known to be a political chameleon; so the president should not be expected to change them now. Mature men take responsibility for their faults.

While blaming politicians for trying to seek refuge in different political parties for their ambitions, we must never forget to place the real blame where it should be; Tinubu destroyed Nigeria’s democracy! He is a shameless totalitarian who is scared of fair competition and has vowed to run down every single opposition party in Nigeria. Let this be on record so that the APC doesn’t cry when they become opposition again.

@KwankwasoRM You left the NNPP that you built with your sweat because of externally influenced legal problems and jumped into ADC, which was enmeshed in at least 13 Court cases since 2023, a legal problems bigger that the problem faced by the NNPP that you built. You are an overrated fool.

Clarification on My Political Position We have noted recent media reports and discussions suggesting a possible realignment within the African Democratic Congress (ADC) due to the current challenges facing the party. In light of the misleading narratives in the public domain, I wish to state categorically that no final decision has been taken regarding my political future or that of my political associates. The recent Supreme Court judgment, while affirming the legitimacy of the David Mark-led National Working Committee (NWC), also remitted the matter back to the High Court. This has left the party in a precarious position. In addition, the Federal High Court has recently ruled to delegitimise the party’s recent convention. The Attorney General of the Federation has also strangely applied to a Federal High Court to deregister the ADC. We left the NNPP due to externally influenced legal problems that made our stay perilous. The ADC has now been also forced into this difficulty. Consequently, like other major stakeholders, we have commenced wide-ranging consultations — including with leaders from the NDC, PRP and others to explore the best options for protecting our democratic interests. We shall announce our decision in the soonest possible time. On the issue of presidential candidacy, I wish to recall my consistent record as a committed democrat. In the 2014 APC presidential primary, I came second to President Muhammadu Buhari (whom I fully supported to victory), with Atiku Abubakar third, Rochas Okorocha fourth, and the late Sam Nda-Isaiah fifth. Similarly, in 2019, I contested the PDP presidential ticket and immediately supported the winner, His Excellency Atiku Abubakar, serving as the campaign’s coordinator in the North. I have always placed national interest and party unity above personal ambition. Furthermore, the ADC is yet to zone its presidential ticket or take any decision on a candidate. I have therefore neither declared any intention to run for president nor endorsed any aspirant. All speculations to the contrary are premature and unfounded. My absence from the two recent ADC stakeholders’ meetings was due to unavoidable personal commitments. I promptly communicated my apologies to the party leadership. We shall continue to engage constructively at all levels. Any definitive position on our political direction will be communicated formally through official channels at the appropriate time. Sen. Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, PhD, FNSE Former Governor, Kano State Former Minster of Defence

@HonShield @atiku @PeterObi Save Nigeria? Are you this dull? Did Obi save Anambra, as a governor for 8 years, and did Atiku save Nigeria as the VP of Nigeria for 8 years?

Dear @atiku and @PeterObi, how can your egos be bigger than the struggle to save Nigeria?

As previously predicted, 6 out of 7 prayers were dismissed, and the substantive matter has been remitted to the Federal High Court for a determination. APC will continue to keep them busy until they start thinking strategically.

@DeeOneAyekooto He went to school and became a SAN by the quota system. A quota system can get you the credentials, and you will still be dull.

This novice was Attorney-General for 8 years!!! Indeed, this country don suffer small

ADC is a group of durllards. They lack the capacity to see anything beyond the surface. How can they not see that the SC judgment was a decoy? Yet all of them, including the supposedly educated ones jubilated. As the saying goes, don't interrupt your enemy when making mistakes.

@Whyiize1 @Chude_ND1 No, the FC asked the ADC to come and show cause on September 4th; rather than arguing the matter, they ran away. Now, the SC has ordered them to go back to the same FC they ran away from. They are back to Sept 4th now. Like wasting 8 months only to be told to do the same thing.

@Chude_ND1 I think I get it now. The FHC pended the case with the Status-quo ante belum, without giving judgement on the matter before it. INEC acted wrongly in suspending David Mark. Now the parties have to finish the case at the FHC

“Democracy must flourish. When we get to the Federal High Court, we will finish it.” - ADC legal representative (SAN) speaks on the Supreme Court restoration of David Mark-led ADC leadership!

@EkeneAninze There was no case before the SC to decide. The issues b4 the SC were: Jurisdiction of the FC; Ante bellum; and the cost. SC directed ADC to go and argue their case at the FC. ADC can later appeal after a determination has been made. I am surprised a non-lawyer is telling you this

ADC verdict by the Supreme Court of Nigeria today might just be another ploy entirely. I feel strongly that the Court didn’t do enough justice to finally put this matter to rest. By virtue of Section 22 of the Supreme Court Act, the Court has the power to invoke its original jurisdiction, hear the case on its merit, and either dismiss or allow it—without sending the case back to the trial court. Since the Court agreed with the David Mark-led ADC Executives that the injunction and Status Quo Ante Bellum given by the Court of Appeal were not properly granted, what the Court ought to have done was simple and decisive, determine the case on its merit after vacating that order and bring the whole issue to rest. But that didn’t happen. Instead, the matter was pushed back to the trial court, and in a case like this, time is not just important, it is everything. By Independent National Electoral Commission guidelines, political parties are expected to submit their registers on or before 10th of May ahead of their primary elections. So, what happens if Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court later holds that the David Mark-led ADC is not the authentic leadership? What then? It creates a dangerous vacuum. It automatically renders ADC handicapped. Because by that time, they would have already submitted their party register to INEC, leaving them with no room to activate any plan B. No adjustment. No recovery. Just consequences. That is why this decision feels less like justice and more like delay dressed in legal clothing. In my view, the Supreme Court did not do substantive justice. It only postponed the day of reckoning for ADC, pushing forward what may become an even deeper crisis. I am Ekene Aninze Esq.

@ADCNig On Sept 4, FC declined ex parte application and asked ADC to come and show cause. Rather than showing the cause, you ran away on appeal. Now, you are back to the same place you ran away from. Who ever that is advising you is a weapon fashioned again you. Keep moving in a circle.

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) congratulates all our members and leaders across the country on today’s Supreme Court ruling which affirmed the leadership of our party under Senator David Mark as National Chairman, and Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola as National Secretary. Today’s decision is a clear affirmation that our party, its structures, and its leadership under our National Chairman, Senator Mark, and our National Secretary, Ogbeni Aregbesola, are legitimate. We commend the five-man panel of the Supreme Court, whose unanimous judgment, has today done great credit to the judiciary in our country and our political system. However, while we welcome this judgement, we do not mistake it for the end of the struggle. The events leading up to this moment have exposed a troubling pattern of interference, bad faith, and attempts to weaken opposition voices in Nigeria. Let it be clearly stated: the ADC will not be intimidated, distracted, or silenced. We remain resolute in our mission to provide Nigerians with a credible alternative. We therefore urge all our members, supporters, and democratic stakeholders across the country to remain vigilant.

@ChuksEricE You ran away from the Federal Court to show cause that you are the authentic chairman. The Supreme Court dismissed your submission and sent you back to make your case at the Federal Court. SC also quarsed the preservatory order of the Appeal Court. So, why are poeple jubilating?

Wide Jubilation As Supreme Court Recognizes David Mark Led ADC

@nze_Anambra @IU_Wakilii They had the opportunity to do this before at the Federal Court. The Appeal Court also returned them to the Federal Court, but they decided to chase the clout and went on appeal.

@IU_Wakilii David Mark lawyers are now in better position to pursue the case to it's logical conclusion, they will now provide enough evidence that Nafiu Bala actually resigned from his position

FOR CLARITY: The Supreme Court ordered the ADC faction led by David Mark to return to the trial court for full determination of the substantive issues in dispute. It also set aside the preservative order that sought to maintain the status quo ante bellum, effectively removing the legal protection that had kept the earlier arrangement in place. Following this ruling, INEC is expected to relate with the David Mark led executive for now, pending the outcome of the ongoing trial at the lower court. Although the dispute is still far from concluded, this development at least brings some structure back to the party. We are not at the final destination yet, but for now, there is recognized leadership in place and the party has regained an operational framework while the legal battle continues.

@dawisu Your head is blocked with misinformation. It was Bianca Ojukwu from SE who replaced Tukur, as Minister for Foreign Affairs, while Tegbe replaced Bayo, both from Oyo State, as Minister of Power.

While replacing Bauchi Minister Yusuf Tuggar with another Yoruba from Kogi State! Is Yoruba the ONLY tribe in Kogi State? Why does it keep getting all the appointments in the state?

@ruffydfire You are slow. The order was valid until today. The Supreme Court only dismissed it today.

It will be on record that Amupitan misinterpreted status quo antebellum

@thecableng You ran away from the Federal Court to show cause that you are the authentic chairman. The Supreme Court dismissed your submission and sent you back to make your case at the Federal Court. SC also quarsed the preservatory order of the Appeal Court. So, why are poeple jubilating?

BREAKING: Supreme court sends David Mark-led ADC back to trial court, voids status quo order The supreme court has directed David Mark, a former senate president, to return to the federal high court for the hearing and determination of issues arising from the leadership dispute within the African Democratic Congress (ADC). thecable.ng/breaking-supre…