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Jul 22, 2022 8 tweets 5 min read Read on X
Are y’all ready for an HONEST deep dive into the @atiku interview?

It’ll be long o! @abati1990 and @TundunAbiola kept peppering him with questions.

Let’s go! Image
First of all, it wasn’t live

It appears to have been recorded at the Candidate’s residence.

I prefer live interviews bcos you get to see the candidate think on their seats; but I’m happy with this bcos there were no ‘content-edits’ so what you see is what was said.

#AtikuArise Image
First question from Abati is on the messy VP selection process. Atiku, exuding confidence & composure, takes us through the process & calls on his right to select his VP.

He admits s there is an internal crisis but states that talks are ongoing with Wike & his men to resolve it.
Commentary:
Atiku is projecting strength and power, as he must; but serious back room approaches must be made to bring Wike back into the fold. Wike has the sympathies and loyalties of a handful of governors, and their support going into the elections is critical.

Bury the egos. Image
Labour won’t like this 2nd question. Asked about how Obi’s departure would affect his prospects, Candidate Atiku was unperturbed.

“Look at last election in Osun…this is a party without a governor, or members of national or state assemblies…”

#AtikuOnAriseTv
Commentary:
Atiku is right. PDP will fare much better than Labour; however to defeat APC we need a United Opposition going into the elections.

Obi is building an alternative structure that will give him enough votes to harm PDP’s chances, even if he cannot win.

#AtikuOnAriseTv Image
Tundun asks why Nigeria is so divided and how did we get here.

Atiku gives a simple answer: APC.

He also explains how 🦇’s insistence on a Muslim-Muslim ticket as far back as 2007 marked the start of their political divergence.

#AtikuOnAriseTv
Commentary:
Nothing more to add, really. Like the man said, you cannot push for a mono-religious or mono-ethnic presidential ticket in a country as multi-religious and multi-ethnic as Nigeria is today.

To do so, in the blind pursuit of power, is to court chaos.

#AtikuOnAriseTv

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Oct 15, 2023
So a few random thoughts on food inflation, cassava, luxury hotel rooms and misplaced priorities.

1. This is the Saint Regis hotel, New York. It’s a 5-star luxury hotel located in the heart of New York City. It’s where our President and his entourage allegedly lodged during their trip to UNGA 78. It’s a very,very nice hotel.

(I’m a bit surprised at this because typically our Presidents stay at the Millennium Hotel Tower, another really nice hotel, which is right next to the UN Headquarters).

Anyway, to a citizen of the poverty capital of the world, the difference between St. Regis and Millenium Hotel is the difference between po-tay-to and po-tah-to.



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2. This is cassava. I’ve also found a rare picture of the mythical food of the gods called cassava bread; or Cassy Bread as @akin_adesina affectionately called it.

What magical ties bind the @StRegisNewYork to Cassy Bread?
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3. This reportedly leaked memo asking PBAT to approve the release of half a million dollars from the 15% Wheat Grain Levy Pool Account.
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Jul 6, 2023
Hmm.

1. I think the National Assembly has been captured by the APC. Sad to hear that the PDP “stayed away” from her responsibility to produce the minority opposition leadership in the Senate and House of Representatives.

I’ve never seen this level of irresponsibility. Rubber… https://t.co/iqko0ydisytwitter.com/i/web/status/1…
2. On @drsimonmwadkwon. A brilliant legislator. 2 term house of reps member. 2 Masters degrees. 1 PhD. Lecturer. ASUU member. His pedigree is unquestionable. His emergence was driven by the North Central Caucus. They will clearly dictate his legislative agenda; not his Party.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
3. On the current state of the PDP as an opposition party:

i. The Party itself is not fit for purpose. I expect a restructuring after the end of the judicial challenge. Most people would love to see true progressives like @bukolasaraki assume leadership of the Party.

ii. NASS… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Read 4 tweets
Feb 26, 2023
A few random thoughts.

1. It’s feels like we’re at a tipping point; doesn’t it? Elections have come & gone; reality is starting to set in

Like the reality that for several reasons LP was able to blast PDP away in Edo State. Yes, we got our 25%, but no one saw this upset coming.
2. There’s also the reality that Obi cannot win. Our Constitution & federal structure means Obi can neither get the popular vote nor 25% in 24 states. A few of us saw & said this, now here we are

Democracy is an imperfect way of choosing leaders; but it’s the best imperfect way.
3. I say this to call for calm. Nigeria is bigger than INEC, Tinubu and even Obi.

So to is the movement that lifted him up. Calm down. If the elections are rigged; then we will challenge the illegality in court. We will protest peacefully.

What we can’t do is burn Nigeria down.
Read 10 tweets
Oct 22, 2022
1. Getting ready for our @atiku mega rally in Benin City today, and my mind is still troubled by the @officialABAT manifesto I read yesterday.

I was going to let the public read and decide its value for themselves; but I have a few random thoughts I feel compelled to share.
2. First of all, presentation-wise, the document is SEXY as f*ck. Glossy, nice pictures and graphics, reads like a piece of great literature.

Get past the ephemeral allure of the manifesto; and you discover it is a painted sepulcher; a corpse with makeup applied by a mortician.
3. State Police.

Doesn’t exist. No wonder Shettima was shouting “to hell with restructuring” up & down. The doc details the ‘tactics’ of fighting terrorism; but fails to commit to the creation of state police

A neo-feudalist, BAT’s reluctance to empower states is understandable
Read 15 tweets
Oct 20, 2022
I’m really angry. Not at Datti’s ridiculous comments; but at the ludicrous defence people are putting up

Go watch the full ducking interview. It’s even worse. Didn’t we agree that #EndSARS was our red line?

This is how I responded this morning to Wike’s endorsement of Sanwo-Olu
How did Datt respond?

By asking youths why they chose to protest SARS when there were more pressing issues like a falling Naira.

By saying there must be hidden political motives & actors he will one day uncover.

By playing semantic games over the murder of young Nigerians. twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
To come on TV to say this today, of all days, even as youths were being tear-gassed in Lagos is wild to me.

I still can’t talk about that night without getting emotional; and some fucker is coming to ask why young people chose to protest against police brutality?

I dey go sleep
Read 4 tweets
Oct 13, 2022
A few random but serious thoughts as they concern the 2023 General Elections. It'll be a long thread but please bear with me.

1. The BVAS System.

Most people think the new Electoral Act compels @inecnigeria to use BVAS for the biometric accreditation of voters. That's a lie.
2. What the EA says in sections 47, 60, 61 & 62 is that a smart card reader or tech device will be used to accredit voters; then results transmitted according to guidelines set by INEC.

Nowhere in the ENTIRE EA are the words 'biometric' or BVAS used. Even e-tranmission no dey. ImageImage
3. So while the current Chairman has committed to using BVAS; if he is removed a new pro-government Chairman may decide to use the old smart card readers which 'successfully' accredited voters in 2015 and 2019.

This is why the CUPP warning must be taken seriously.
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