At this point, Nigerians must begin to ask the questions that matter and stop allowing political distractions to take our attention away from the reality we are all experiencing. We are all in this together.
Whether you voted for President Bola Tinubu, supported another candidate, or did not vote at all, the consequences of Tinubu’s government are affecting all of us. The rising cost of living does not ask for your political party before entering your home. Inflation does not distinguish between APC, PDP, ADC or any other political affiliation. The hardship is Nigerian hardship.
That is why the question about Nigeria’s finances cannot be dismissed as another political attack. If government revenue agencies are consistently announcing that they have exceeded their targets, while the country continues to borrow more, Nigerians deserve to know where the money is going. And when that question is asked, the answer should not be an attack on the person asking it. Attack the question if you can. Provide the figures. Show the records. Show Nigerians the results.
But Nigerians must also wise up. We cannot continue to be distracted by political propaganda while the fundamental issues affecting our lives remain unresolved. Politicians will come with slogans, supporters will defend their principals, social media will be flooded with insults, and political camps will fight each other. Meanwhile, the ordinary Nigerian will still be the one paying more for food, transportation, rent, electricity, healthcare and virtually everything needed to survive.
That is the danger of allowing politics to replace accountability. A government should not be judged merely by how much revenue it announces. It should be judged by what it does with that revenue. If the government is generating more money and borrowing more money, Nigerians should be seeing corresponding improvements in their lives.
Where are the jobs? Where is the affordable food? Where is the reliable electricity? Where is the massive industrial expansion? Where are the stronger public hospitals and schools? Where is the economic relief that ordinary families desperately need? These are the questions that should dominate our national conversation.
The Tinubu administration cannot continue to tell Nigerians that the economy is improving while millions of citizens are struggling to feel that improvement in their pockets. It is not enough for government statistics to look impressive on paper. Governance must ultimately be felt in the homes and businesses of Nigerians.
And this is where Nigerians must become wiser ahead of 2027. We must stop allowing politicians to divide us along party lines whenever accountability questions are raised. We must stop defending politicians as though they are our family members while the consequences of poor governance are being paid collectively by the Nigerian people.
Politicians will leave office. Nigerians will remain. The APC will remain a political party. The PDP will remain a political party. The ADC and every other political platform will continue to exist. But the Nigerian people will continue to bear the consequences of whichever government they elect.
Therefore, 2027 must not be about who can shout the loudest. It must be about who can provide Nigerians with credible leadership, economic stability, accountability and a better future.
This is why Atiku Abubakar and the African Democratic Congress (ADC) is a serious alternative to Nigerians. The task is not merely to campaign against Tinubu. It is to convince Nigerians that there is a better way to govern the country and demonstrate clearly how that alternative will be delivered.
We are all in this together. The hardship does not belong to APC supporters alone. It does not belong to opposition supporters alone. It belongs to Nigeria. So Nigerians must wise up.
In 2027, our votes must be guided by the question that matters most: Who can give Nigerians accountable leadership and make our collective resources work for the collective good? The time has come to look beyond political propaganda. Nigeria belongs to all of us, and we must demand better.
Signed:
Comrade James Onifade
Media Executive,
Office of the Obailukan Strategic Support Group for Atiku (OSSAT)
