Albert Alfonso Enuson

WHY I SUPPORT THE NDC PRESIDENTIAL TICKET FOR THE 2027 ELECTION 🇳🇬: There are 18 candidates running for the 2027 Nigerian presidential election. Out of those 18, 7 contested the last time. So it's only reasonable to say there's absolutely no chance for the remaining 11. It's also important to note that Seyi Makinde has never contested a presidential election before. Sowore got only 14k votes the last time. So voting for either of these candidates is simply a "waste of votes" in the sense that nothing would be achieved electorally. It's just like voting for independents in America 😂 The election will end up being won by a Democrat or Republican so what's the point? 😂 Now, out of those 7 candidates, the last 4 got 188k votes combined. These people are clearly not going anywhere next year so voting for them is indeed a waste. That leaves us with the Top 3. Tinubu, at #1, got 8.79M votes. Atiku got 6.98M votes, while Peter Obi got 6.10M votes. These are the only 2027 candidates any sane person should be considering. This is where all the options should be. Now, let's look at their ages. Atiku is the oldest (79). Tinubu follows (74), while Obi is the youngest (65). It's not necessarily a major factor but it's a very significant one. Having a sound cognitive mind and the agility required to lead a nation is important. But that aside, let's look at their track records Tinubu just led us. How he performed is not even a question. His administration has been totally disappointing. From the removal of fuel subsidy and the increase in the cost of living, to the depreciation of the naira, rising inflation, increased poverty, crazy insecurity and the general economic hardship. His administration has also faced serious questions over transparency and corruption. It's been an absolute disaster. We have experienced his administration and I don't believe he has shown why he deserves another 4 years. He even said it himself that we shouldn't vote for him for a second tenure if he failed to fulfil his promise. Even his hardcore supporters cannot disagree. So I won't be supporting a candidate whose administration has failed to make life better for Nigerians — Yoruba, Hausa, Igbo or any other ethnic group. He is unfit for another term and these are the reasons I won't be supporting the APC ticket in 2027. That cancels Tinubu for me. Now let's move to Atiku. Atiku is an old head. He has been surrounded by serious corruption allegations and controversies over the years and these controversies are still part of his public record and cannot simply be ignored. Outside the fact that supporting a candidate whose position within his own party is still facing legal uncertainty raises questions about whether he will even be on the ballot, I also believe Nigeria needs someone new. Someone we haven't really experienced at the presidential or federal executive level. Someone who brings a different approach. That brings us to Peter Obi. Now, the central reason I support him as a youth is because I feel like we need someone new. I'm not going to start talking about how he invested in education in Anambra, improved school infrastructure, invested in healthcare, developed and upgraded hospitals, provided medical equipment and many others across the state because his opponents have also contributed to their communities and left their own marks before rising to the national stage. I'm also not going to sit here and pretend that Peter Obi is perfect or that he has zero controversies surrounding his name, just like his 2 major opponents. But when you put these 3 candidates side by side and begin to examine their records, controversies, experience and what they represent, you'd begin to see why I consider Obi the lesser devil. I'm not saying he's perfect. I'm not saying he has all the answers. I'm saying that, having examined the alternatives, I believe Nigeria needs something different. And for me, Peter Obi represents that possibility.