Kaduna State governor Uba Sani says Peter Obi draws plenty of attention online. Yet President Bola Tinubu will win the real contest at the polls.
He made the point in a Channels Television interview. Social media numbers, he argued, do not equal votes on election day. Platforms such as X, Facebook and Instagram can easily create a picture of popularity that does not match what most voters actually think.
Obi keeps trending and holds strong digital support. Still, Nigerian elections are settled by people who show up at polling units. Hashtags do not decide them.
Sani put it bluntly. If the 2027 presidential election ran entirely on social media, Tinubu would lose.
“If the election is going to be conducted on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, or social media, Asiwaju will lose,” he said.
The ground reality looks different. Tinubu carries stronger everyday support across the country. He would take 70 per cent of the vote if people cast ballots the normal way.
The comments arrive while talk of the 2027 race grows louder. Figures from both the opposition and the ruling party are already staking out their ground.
Obi built real momentum in the 2023 presidential election. He remains a leading opposition voice, above all among younger Nigerians and city dwellers.
Even so, Sani insisted that genuine strength lies in turning out actual voters nationwide, not in online noise.
