By Musa Bakare.
Nations are not sustained by emotion; they endure through obedience to history. And history does not whisper, it speaks with clarity. As Nigeria looks toward 2027 presidential election, one verdict is already inscribed in the annals of our national destiny: Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu is not merely an option; he is essential until 2031.
Every generation faces a defining choice: reform or relapse, courage or comfort, truth or illusion. Nigeria has crossed a bridge of no return. The old order built on the subsidy of deceit, currency manipulation, and borrowed prosperity has crumbled. What remains is a nation in transition, and transitions, by their nature, must not be interrupted.
Tinubu did not come to entertain; he came to dismantle age long errors.
He has taken apart structures others used to buy popularity. He has confronted sacred cows others worshipped. He told Nigerians the truth when lies were cheaper and more convenient. That is not cruelty, it is leadership per excellence. In every serious nation, reformers are resisted long before they are revered.
Those now calling for alternatives in 2027 are not prophets of hope; they are agents of reversal. They promise relief without reform, harvest without planting, progress without pain. History has never rewarded such deception.
Let this be stated plainly: any attempt to truncate the Tinubu presidency in 2027 is an attempt to plunge Nigeria back into economic darkness and that must not happen.
Reforms are covenants, not campaign slogans. Broken midway, their failure echoes for generations. Tinubu’s agenda is not a four year experiment; it is an eight year campaign against institutional decay. And no war is ever won halfway.
Nigeria has decided. Nigerians no longer want leaders who merely soothe symptoms; they demand leaders who cure the disease. Tinubu chose the harder path. He chose to be misunderstood so the nation could be corrected. He chose legacy over applause, order over chaos, structure over sentiment. Nigerians recognize this sacrifice, and they will renew his mandate decisively in 2027.
History always sends a reformer before it sends a redeemer. To reject the reformer is to postpone redemption.
By 2031, the fog will lift. Many who shout today will claim they supported the journey all along. That is the way of history. But now is the season of endurance, not betrayal.
2027 is not merely an election; it is a referendum on national survival.
A vote against continuity is a vote against reform.
A vote against Tinubu is a vote against truth.
Fellow Nigerians, nations do not fall because their leaders are tough; they fall because their people lack the patience to endure correction.
There is no substitute. There is no shortcut. There is no alternative.
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu must continue this vital work until 2031.
History has spoken.
And Nigerians, wisely, are prepared to answer.
– Musa Asiru Bakare
Foundational Member, APC | Political Analyst
Lokoja, Kogi State.
