Abeg make I yarn you wetin dey happen for Naija politics wey dey baffle everybody. Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar don show love to im guy, Nasir el-Rufai, wey just clock 66 on February 16, 2026. Atiku yan say El-Rufai na man wey get brain, courage, and wisdom wey no dey common. E no dey fear to talk wetin dey happen for this our political jungle.
For im birthday message, Atiku explain say despite all the wahala wey dey surround El-Rufai, e record of service dey shine like new penny. E also wish am more strength and Allah’s guidance as e dey grow old. But no be only celebratory gist dey ground o. Just few days after that sweet message, security operatives catch El-Rufai for airport as e return from Egypt. Wetin happen be say dem take am go EFCC office for Abuja because of corruption wahala during him time as governor. E don enter serious gbas gbos!
Atiku no stop for dat matter, because as e dey celebrate birthday, e dey raise eyebrows on top the low voter turnout for Federal Capital Territory elections. E no be joke, my people! The numbers drop below 20 percent, some places like Abuja Municipal Area Council record just 7.8 percent. Wetin my guy dey talk be say, this one no good for our democracy at all.
In im statement wey e drop that day, Atiku no hold back as he dey call am ‘Democracy Under Siege,’ blaming President Bola Tinubu government for all the drama wey dey happen. E talk say this low turnout na sign of sick democracy; political environment dey poisoned with wahala like intimidation and shut down of opposition voices. E talk say government dey use strong arm tactics to suppress dissent and make any other political view wey no be dem, look like threat to national growth.
Atiku wan make we sabi say if we no act quick, this matter fit spoil everything wey our forefathers don struggle for since. E dey fear say if citizens no believe say their vote dey matter again, democracy go dey die small small. This no be just voter apathy, na bad governance wey dey cause am, and we dey feel am everywhere.
“Omo Naija, democracy go dey suffocate if we no do something. We gats put heads together, no be about party matter again. Na time to rescue our democracy and rebuild Nigeria,
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