Politics
Atiku Leads Obi, Tinubu, Others In Social Media Following
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, is leading the poll of visibility among other presidential candidates on major social media platforms.
It was learnt that Atiku garnered six million out of the 12 million social media presence recorded on the various verified social media platforms of the candidates as of Friday.
The former vice president had five million people following his @atiku Twitter handle, 1.2 million followers on Facebook, and 447,000 followers on Instagram, making up 49 per cent of the number of persons engaging the presidential candidates on the platforms.
A visit to his pages on Friday showed that Atiku made a post at least once a day, on average.
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, came second with 2.3 million followers on Twitter, 636,000 on Facebook, and 430,000 on Instagram, which covered 26 per cent of the number of politically-inclined netizens on the platforms. Obi’s social media pages showed that Obi posted at least three times a day, on average.
However, the flagbearer of the ruling All Progressive Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, got 14 per cent of the total number of social media followers as a visit to his social media pages showed that he had 1.4 million followers on Twitter, 264,000 on Facebook, and 147,000 on Instagram. Tinubu made two new posts on Thursday on his Twitter, the first since Saturday, October 22, 2022.
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A former governor of Kano State and the presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, Rabiu Kwankwaso, garnered four per cent of the aggregate number of social media followers. Kwankwaso had 259,000 followers on Twitter, 185,000 on Facebook, and 18,000 followers on Instagram.
Other presidential candidates, Adewole Adebayo of the Social Democratic Party, Omoyele Sowore of the African Action Congress, and Kola Abiola of the Peoples Redemption Party, had a low social media presence compared to Atiku.
Adebayo had 12,500 followers on Twitter, 104 on Facebook, and 2,496 on Instagram. He had a total of 572 followers which amounted to 0.11 per cent.
Sowore had 814,000 on Twitter, 387,364 on Facebook, and 194,000 on Instagram. He had a total of 582,000 followers, comprising five per cent of social media popularity of the candidates.
Abiola had 234 on Twitter, and 338 on Instagram. However, a search for Abiola on Facebook revealed that there were many unverified Facebook accounts with his name and picture, and with little or no followers.
Politics
Defection: Peter Obi Simply Looking For ‘Food Is Ready’ Party – Wike
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has taken a swipe on former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, over his recent defection.
Speaking during a media parley on Wednesday, Wike said Obi is looking for a ‘food is ready’ political party.
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The minister said, “Obi was in APGA, he couldn’t build APGA. He went to Labour, he ran away again from Labour. All he’s looking for is food is ready political party.”
Recall that Obi and Rabi’u Kwankwaso, former presidential candidate of the New Nigerian Peoples Party, NNPP, on Sunday officially joined the NDC ahead of the 2027 general elections.
Politics
2027: Nobody Wants Fubara – Wike
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has dismissed claims that there is widespread support for Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara to return in 2027.
Speaking during his monthly media parley on Wednesday in Abuja, Wike suggested that Fubara can’t claim to enjoy unanimous backing from the public.
He explained that the political crisis in Rivers State had earlier been addressed through the intervention of President Bola Tinubu, particularly during impeachment proceedings initiated against Fubara.
According to Wike, the President advised all parties to embrace peace, leading to the withdrawal of the impeachment move by the State House of Assembly after agreements were reached.
READ ALSO:Rivers APC Suspends Fubara Over Alleged Anti-party Activities
Wike, however, alleged that the governor failed to fully adhere to the terms agreed during the arbitration process.
Reacting to claims that the people were urging Fubara to seek re-election in 2027, Wike rejected the assertion, insisting that such narratives were misleading.
Wike maintained that appearing before the President for arbitration required respect for the outcome, noting that all parties were expected to uphold their commitments.
He said: “The President, intervened in the impeachment proceeding. I said withdraw, let their be peace. And the governor said, look, I’m ready for peace. Look, I’m no longer interested for this. I will not do this. The Assembly went and withdrew the impeachment.
“Having withdrawn the impeachment, he is now too smart on what you agreed before the President. It’s like when you go on arbitration.”
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Wike continued, “This one is what I don’t like. Nobody wants anybody. Please, don’t tell me that. Excuse me.
You can go and tell that to the market people or children. Two years that people say he should come out. Who told you that?
“Which politician will say that I was sleeping they came and woke me? Even if people people come to wake you, can’t you say, no, I won’t do it. I’m not prepared for it.
“That you appeared before a President of the country on arbitration, the two parties on arbitration, and these people respected Mr. President, and have done their own part.”
Politics
2027: Wike Opens Up On Preferred Rivers Guber Candidate
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, on Wednesday said he hasn’t endorsed any candidate for the Rivers state gubernatorial election in 2027.
Wike stated this on Wednesday during his monthly media parley in Abuja.
Wike said that the endorsement will come only after a meeting by the joint coalition in the state.
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He said: “I haven’t endorsed anybody. And I can’t endorse anybody until the joint coalition meets.”
DAILY POST reports that questions have been raised concerning the fate of current governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, in 2027.
The FCT Minister was reported to have endorsed former State Commissioner for Works, Alabo Dakorinama George Kelly, as his preferred candidate for the Rivers State governorship election.
Sources told DAILY POST that Wike settled for George after a closed-door meeting with key political stakeholders in Port Harcourt on Monday.
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