By Musa Bakare.
As Nigeria marches steadily toward the 2027 presidential election, the nation stands at a defining crossroads. On one path lies continuity, stability, and sustained reform under the tested and trusted leadership of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. On the other lies regression, reversal, and the recycling of those who once fed fat on Nigeria’s weaknesses.
For every patriotic Nigerian who truly desires a strong, prosperous, and united nation, the choice is unmistakable: we will continue to rally behind President Tinubu in 2027 and beyond, the President who dared where others trembled.
The leader who took the hard road from his very first day in office, President Tinubu showed Nigerians what true leadership means. He took the hard decisions that his predecessors knew were necessary but lacked the courage to make. He ended the fraud ridden fuel subsidy regime that drained trillions of naira into private pockets. He dismantled the multiple exchange rate scam that turned Nigeria into a playground for speculators.
These were not cosmetic changes; they were revolutionary. They were the bold strokes of a leader determined to unshackle Nigeria from decades of economic deceit and stagnation. Predictably, the political opportunists cried foul. They branded necessary sacrifice as hardship.
But Nigerians know better. A doctor who prescribes bitter medicine is not wicked, he is saving lives. Tinubu prescribed the bitter pill Nigeria needed to survive, and the fruits of reform are already emerging.
Fruits of reform already visible ! It is dishonest to say Nigerians are not seeing the benefits. Subsidy funds once pocketed by cabals are now building roads, rail lines, housing projects, and health centers across the country. Exchange rate reforms, though tough at first, have restored sanity to a system designed to enrich a few at the expense of the many.
Investors are returning with renewed confidence, and Nigeria is once again being taken seriously in the global economic community. The Renewed Hope Agenda is not a slogan, it is a rescue mission. And rescue missions demand endurance. The pain of reform is temporary, but the gains are permanent.
Opposition cannot rewrite the truth. The loudest critics of President Tinubu today are those who thrived under the old corrupt order. They are the beneficiaries of subsidy scams, forex racketeering, and rent-seeking politics. Their attacks are not born of love for the people, but out of fear that their era of free lunch is over.
These are the same actors who had decades to fix Nigeria but chose self interest over service. Now they posture as messiahs, hoping to deceive the people once again. But Nigerians are wiser today. Shall we hand Nigeria back to those who watched her sink, or stand firm with the man who is pulling her out of the pit? The answer is obvious, continuity, the key to greatness
History is clear, no nation becomes great by changing course every election cycle. Singapore under Lee Kuan Yew, Rwanda under Paul Kagame, and even the United States during its industrial revolution, each achieved greatness through consistency, not disruption.
President Tinubu has set Nigeria on the path of renewal. To abandon him in 2027 would be to betray today’s sacrifices and mortgage tomorrow’s prosperity. Continuity is not just a political slogan, it is the oxygen of sustainable development.
Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the man with a proven legacy of transformation. When he became governor of Lagos in 1999, the state was chaotic and revenue starved. But through vision, courage, and institution building, he transformed Lagos into Nigeria’s economic capital and Africa’s fifth largest economy. That transformation was no accident, it was the product of bold reforms and continuity of governance.
Today, he is applying that same tested formula on a national scale. Imagine Nigeria in eight years under President Tinubu’s reforms, a diversified economy, thriving industries, reliable infrastructure, and empowered citizens. That is the future Nigerians must secure in 2027.
President Tinubu did not stumble into leadership. He fought for it, sacrificed for it, and prepared for it. Destiny has placed him at the helm in Nigeria’s hour of need. He is not perfect, but he is purposeful. He is not a miracle worker, but he is a nation builder.
As 2027 approaches, Nigerians must see beyond propaganda and stand with the man who dared to do what others could not. To retreat now would be to surrender Nigeria’s future to opportunists and gamblers. To continue with Asiwaju Tinubu is to guarantee Nigeria’s march to greatness.
The call of history is loud and clear. Nigerians must rally behind President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. We must guard his reforms jealously, defend his vision vigorously, and ensure his mandate is renewed in 2027.
Continuity is not just an option, it is Nigeria’s only path to transformation, prosperity, and destiny fulfilled.
– Musa Asiru Bakare, member of APC and political analyst, writes from Lokoja, Kogi State.
