Abuja, Nigeria – Former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi don yarn wetin plenty people dey think, but no one wan talk outside. For the public launch of the 2025 Nigeria Social Cohesion Survey Report by the Africa Polling Institute, he drop serious bombshell concerning President Bola Tinubu and the 2027 elections. Amaechi talk say the only way we fit stop Tinubu na for citizens to carry their fate for their hand, make dem no dey just dey sit down dey form office chair.
He no dull as he gather dem mind talk, “The only way you can stop Tinubu from being the president of Nigeria in 2027 is to run an election of Nigerians versus the bandits.” (What he mean be say make we no dey look like chickens when the fox dey chop their own brodas.) He don vex give citizens wey dey complain for house but no dey join body to fight the power. “You sit down in your house and complain and grumble,” he say. “Who told you the elites don’t know how you are feeling? They know you are not happy. But you are helpless not because the elites made you helpless, you made yourself helpless.”
Amaechi no dey give us mouth talk, he don collect example from Bangladesh, Peru and Kenya, where people wey nor wan suffer pass collect their victory through street protests. “I never see any revolution wey no shed blood; any revolution without blood na failure,” him talk like person wey don observe life well. E even confess say if no be his wife wey hold am down, he for don japa (you sabi say dem dey waka abroad like say na free visa). “She said, no, we can’t leave Nigeria. Because Nigeria is lovable. It’s lovely,” him talk. Wetin person go use take describe Nigeria again?
As he dey gree for ground, he still dey complain about the state of affairs. “We pushed away the military and brought in the politicians. The politicians have shown they are worse than the military,” him talk as he dey hit nail for soft spot. He carry mouth come talk say the electoral class dey make things worse for we people than the soldiers wey for dey chop us before. He dey turn from ex-governor to philosopher as he give us insight on how crime dey increase when money no dey for society. “Once robbery and kidnapping increase, I know there’s no money in circulation,” he gist.
For dat event, the Executive Director of the Africa Polling Institute, Professor Bell Ihua, carry report wey show say 83 percent of Nigerians no get trust for Tinubu government, while 80 percent dey distrust the National Assembly and 79 percent dey look judiciary like say dem go chop dem. “This report has very telling information. Citizens are united in shared struggle based on economic realities,” him yan. (E no lie, e dey like say we dey fish on dry ground.)
One thing wey plenty people dey wonder be why Nigerian Labour Congress don lose their strength. Amaechi talk say, “NLC can’t even mobilise their people. Why? Ethnicity.” Na wah oh! Wetin dem go do now? The political class look like say dem dey chop our money more than the bandits wey no dey tire for road. Na we go fit change am if we no stand up. So, make you pip your padi and tell dem say time don reach. Tinubu fit rule again if we no ready to fight back. E don clear like say our mouth go continue to dey run till we stand like mumu no more!
