By Musa Bakare
In every thriving democracy, opposition plays a vital role in strengthening governance. For opposition to be meaningful, it must be rooted in vision, responsibility, and constructive engagement, not in bitterness, jealousy, or personal vendetta.
As Nigeria edges closer to the 2027 general elections, an increasing number of loosely formed political alliances parading as coalitions or rescue movements have surfaced. Beneath their grandstanding lies a glaring vacuum: no concrete development agenda, no policy clarity, and no ideological identity.
Their singular obsession? President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s bold reform and performance.
Their rhetoric is loud, their tone vengeful, their coalition not founded on a shared national vision, but on shared resentment toward a man whose leadership, reforms, performance and political legacy continue to unsettle them.
Nigerians must begin to ask: Beyond the vindictive obsession and jealousy of Tinubu’s performance, what exactly is the essence of these coalitions?
Despite the noise, these coalitionists offer no national roadmap. Their utterances are reactive, their politics is anchored in bitterness, their ambition appears less about building Nigeria and more about tearing down one man whose goal is crystal clear, redeem Nigeria from a direction less path and not a coalition without a compass.
Nigerians must ask them, where are their economic plans? what is their security framework? what alternatives do they offer on power, education, youth employment, or infrastructure ?
Instead of answers, all they offer is a campaign of calumny, of discrediting bold reforms that Nigeria badly needs and which President Tinubu has had the courage to initiate.
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has become the symbol of what the opposition has failed to become. He has built a formidable and sustainable political structure, mentored leaders across generations, maintained a cohesive national movement, and executed long overdue policy reforms with courage.
While the coalitionists gloat about hardship, Tinubu works relentlessly, day and night to fix a broken economy an economy they either mismanaged or watched deteriorate in silence.
Their obsession is not patriotism. It is envy disguised as activism. It stems from their inability to replicate his resilience, his reform agenda, his performance or his nationwide support base.
Nigerians are not blind to the facts. They know President Tinubu inherited an economy on the brink of collapse. They understand that reforms such as fuel subsidy removal, forex liberalization, and fiscal discipline are difficult, but necessary.
The President’s courage to act where others hesitated is not lost on Nigerians who value results over rhetoric. People can no longer be decieved. They know shouting is not strategy,
bitterness is not policy,
jealousy is not leadership.
While his opponents dominate social media with outrage, President Tinubu continues to focus on policy, performance, and progress. He is restoring confidence in institutions, investing in infrastructure, and strengthening the economic base for long term prosperity.
If the fellows jumping from one political party to another, forming coalition are truly interested in Nigeria progress, they must rise above personal attacks. Let them articulate real policies. Let them show Nigerians what they would do differently, and better. Let them tell Nigerians now what they will do to the oil subsidy or remain silent.
Opposition, when sincere and visionary, helps democracy grow. But when built solely on jealousy, hatred and obsession, it becomes a burden, not an asset.
Until these coalitions offer real ideas and real leadership, they remain what they currently are:
A gathering of disgruntled politicians bound not by hope, but by envy of a man charting a course forward for Nigeria.
Political hatred is not a development plan, jealousy of performance is not a campaign strategy and obsession is no substitute for vision.
– Musa Asiru Bakare, a Foundation member All Progressive Congress (APC), member Tinubu Support Group (TSG) political analyst, writes from Lokoja Kogi state.
