BROKEN EDGE: President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is a Man of His Word

1. On Mr. President’s “Emilokan” mandate, he swore to give good governance; he unequivocally promised Nigerians a better life with his renewed hope agenda.

2. This is a gentle reminder; during his 2023 presidential campaign, he affirmatively promised and proclaimed with all sense of responsibility and confidence that: “whichever way, by all means necessary, you [Nigerians] must have electricity; and, you [Nigerians] will not pay for estimated bill any more. A promised made will be a promise kept. If I come back the second time, DON’T VOTE FOR ME..”

3. PBAT can not RUN again. Here is WHY. He can’t break his “promise” twice in a row. a). He has broken his “promise”: zero 24/7 electricity. b) If he runs again, it means he will completely destroy his leftover broken calabash.

4. Obviously speaking, he is VERY TIRED and also empty-handed on domestic and national driven solutions. I humbly advise he start thinking of letting go of his re-election hullabaloo because his current administration has wrecked Nigeria; and all his followers are regrettably disappointed. Sir, it’s too risky to allow our great country to remain in the weak and wrong hands with a broken “promise”.

5. Mr President Bola Tinubu has justified my SWOT analysis on him before he was imposed on Nigerians with crooked acclaimed votes by the Independence National Electoral Commission- INEC with the lowest vote in the history of Nigeria’s elections; a total vote of 8,794,726 which is less than 5% of Nigerian population and from the 93 million registered voters; its pitiably ridiculous that only 25 million registered voters were allowed to cast their votes because of political crocodile-invasion

Let’s take a look into some analyses of the previous presidential general election results compared with what was imposed on Nigerians in 2023.

● Umaru Yaradua
In 2007: Registered voters 61,567,036
Turnout: [57.5%]
He got: 24, 638,063 [69.60%]

● Goodluck Jonathan
~ In 2011: Registered voters 73,528,040
Turnout: [53.68%]
He got: 22,495,187 [58.87%]

● Muhammadu Buhari
In 2015: Registered voters 67,422,005
Turnout: [43.65%]
He got: 15,424,921 [53.96%]

In 2019: Registered voters 82,344,107
Turnout: [34.75%]
He got: 15,191,847 [55.60 %]

● Bola Ahmed Tinubu
In 2023: Registered voters 93,469,008
Turnout: 25,286,616 [26:72%]
He got: 8,794, 726 [36.61%]

6. The above fact-check indicates why Nigerians shouldn’t have accepted BAT’s result in 2023: starting from the low morale of voters towards the voting process with such a massive electorate participation as the people showed their readiness to change the rhetoric abracadabra voting status quo.

7. President BAT scored the lowest results and was “ratly” hammered on Nigerians by INEC against the will of Nigerians, hence the current economic higgledy piggledy and tragedy.

Below are my proposals as a way forward to salvaging our democratic and electoral values in Nigeria.

1. Presidential elections that’s less than 50% turnout of total registered voters should not be used for the election. There is a need for more than average participation in the electoral process from the registered voters for consideration.

2. Presidential candidates that can’t score at least 14.9 million votes should be rejected by INEC and Nigerians. Except the registered voters are 10% of the total credible age-groups [voters]. A population of over 200 million can’t be governed by a weak vote carrier with just 8 million votes. It doesn’t speak well of the number one democratic nation of Africa

3. INEC must regain her value, integrity, dignity and by all means, accept full responsibility to conduct transparent, free and fair elections. Nigeria deserves good governance.

4. INEC should step up its voting capacity by allowing electronic voting through synchronized data [official email, mobile number and NIN with contact house address]

5. There is a need for electoral reform where new political party registration and independenth candidates will be allowed – Nigeria is now mature to have a balanced democratic intelligence.

6. War Against Political Party-Corruption: Any report on monetary inducement, violence and ballot paper manipulation during party primary elections should attract heavy penalties – I suggest indefinite suspension of such political parties from that year’s general election.

7. Cross carpeting of party members towards election time should henceforth be disallowed; it’s disrupting the values of the nation and stunting political ideology and integrity.

8. Party Nomination form should not strangulate candidates as it has been a blade subject against credible candidates and participation from all levels. INEC should take over party nomination form as a central regulatory body for seamless electioneering process. Nigeria’s election needs political sanitary fumigation.

9. INEC should start conducting a transparent screening for presidential candidates at least six [6] months before the election commences on major concerned areas: Family Background, Education, Qualifications, Health, Citizenship and Declaring of Assets.

10. Accountability is highly required from every elected candidate in all strata. They are expected to serve the masses, and transform the nation; not to loot the taxpayers money. Nigeria needs a responsible and transformational leadership

For the love of the Nation
May Nigeria survive and succeed

Favour AYODELE, PhD
Professor in Global Leadership.
Nigeria Presidential Candidate, 2019/2023