WHY I SUPPORT TINUBU, IN VERY SIMPLE TERMS. I BELIEVE IT SHOULD BE MORE THAN ENOUGH REASON FOR YOU TOO. 🇳🇬 A THREAD 🧵 I agree, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu is not perfect. I agree, the standard of living has deteriorated under his administration, and millions of Nigerians are struggling to make ends meet. I agree, insecurity remains a serious menace, threatening lives, livelihoods, and communities across the country. I agree, inflation has eroded purchasing power, making food, transportation, housing, and other basic necessities increasingly unaffordable. I agree, the removal of fuel subsidy, though economically justifiable in principle, came with enormous immediate consequences for ordinary Nigerians. I agree, the naira has lost significant value, and exchange-rate instability has placed additional pressure on businesses and households. I agree, unemployment and underemployment remain serious problems, particularly among our young people. I agree, the government has not done enough to cushion the effects of its reforms on the most vulnerable citizens. I agree, the pace of improvement in electricity supply remains disappointing, despite the country’s enormous energy needs. I agree, Nigerians have every right to demand better governance, greater accountability, improved security, and tangible results. I agree, promises are not achievements, and no administration should be praised merely for announcing policies. But to conclude from all these challenges that President Tinubu has done absolutely nothing is either a failure to examine the facts or a deliberate refusal to acknowledge them. Let us be honest enough to separate criticism from denial. SO, WHAT HAS TINUBU ACTUALLY DONE? I don’t want to bore you, so let’s save that for the end of the thread. NOW, LET US TALK ABOUT THE 2027 ELECTION. This is an election season. Nigerians must decide whether to give the incumbent another four years or entrust the country to an alternative candidate. For me, the serious debate revolves around three names: Tinubu, Atiku, and Obi. Other candidates have every right to contest, but these are the three I consider most relevant to this argument. So, who would I choose? Tinubu. Ten times over. Wallahi, Tallahi, I have my reasons. Let me explain a few of them. 1. THE DEVIL I KNOW IS BETTER THAN THE DEVIL I DO NOT KNOW. I know Tinubu’s political history. I know his strengths, his weaknesses, his methods, and some of the people and interests surrounding him. I can assess his record, criticise his failures, and demand that he improve on what he has started. With a new president, particularly one without a comparable record of managing Nigeria’s federal executive machinery, we would be taking a different kind of risk. This is not an argument that Tinubu is automatically the best candidate because he is already in office. Incumbency is not a qualification in itself. My argument is that, in a country facing deep institutional and economic challenges, continuity can be valuable when there is a credible case for the direction of travel. And I believe there is such a case with Tinubu. 2. PETER OBI: GOOD INTENTIONS ARE NOT ENOUGH. I do not have to believe Peter Obi is a bad person to question whether he is the right person for the presidency. Running a state and running Nigeria are fundamentally different undertakings. Nigeria is a complex federation with competing regional interests, a vast security apparatus, entrenched institutional weaknesses, a complicated political structure, and an economy exposed to global shocks. The presidency requires more than fiscal discipline, sound public speaking, or a reputation for personal frugality. It requires the ability to build coalitions, manage competing interests, negotiate with powerful stakeholders, make unpopular decisions, withstand political pressure, and maintain the capacity to govern when the opposition is relentless…