2027: Tinubu master of ‘dark politics’ – Sam Amadi warns Atiku, Obi, others

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Former Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) Chairman Sam Amadi has warned former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Mr. Peter Obi of the Labour Party, and other opposition coalition members to be cautious of President Bola Tinubu, calling him a master of “dark politics,” ahead of the 2027 presidential election.

According to Amadi, who is also the director of the Abuja School of Social and Political Thoughts, the alliance led by Atiku and Obi that wants to overthrow President Tinubu lacks structure and plan.

In an interview with Arise Television’s Morning Show on Monday, he warned that the opposition is putting elite politics ahead of substantive reforms.

Amadi pointed out that, in contrast to the current coalition, the All Progressives Congress (APC) showed intentionality and a greater degree of seriousness as an opposition party before the 2015 general elections.

He said: “They’re not really working harder. And the issue around alliance and ego, I think the problem is that, in 2015, you had a situation where politicians perhaps understood who should go first. It was clear that Buhari had the votes of at least a significant constituency. He always had more than nine million votes in each election he lost, bankable votes. And the leaders were perhaps clear in their minds that this is where to go.

“Here, I think there’s a problem of people perhaps exaggerating their importance, their right to govern. And so, the ego crisis is going to be a problem.

“Again, Jonathan wasn’t that intense and didn’t play the type of politics that Tinubu, a master of dark politics, does. The PDP took it as, ‘Oh, we’ll get everything done at the last minute.’

“We had a more independent INEC back then. In fact, their body language was even against the ruling government. So, it was a difficult proposition, but the APC managed to overcome it. Now, you have a government that understands the dark arts of politics, and is perhaps proficient and unrestrained in using them. They’ve learned from their successes and from the PDP’s failures.

“So it’s likely that there will be more intrusions into the opposition camp, more betrayals. They’re going to plant people.

“What I see is that the level of seriousness the APC had as an opposition, their capacity to engage civil society, infiltrate and manipulate various sectors, and even work the media, is absent now. There’s no one leading the movement with the mindset of ‘Let’s get this government out first.’

“Everyone seems more focused on personal opportunities, whether it’s for now or 2031. So, from a strategic and operational standpoint, the coalition is weak on both fronts. It’s far more diverse, diverse in expectations and interests. And crucially, it lacks a unifying ideology. What does it stand for?”

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