Honoured to be appointed Director of Youth Mobilisation, ADC Presidential Campaign Council. I thank H.E Atiku Abubakar, Rotimi Amaechi and our party leadership for the confidence. This is not a title. It is an assignment. The work begins. Balarabe Rufai

Today, I received fellow National Youth Leaders from other political parties, including Hon. Eze Onyebuchi Chukwu of the APGA National Youth Leader who doubles as the Chairman, Forum of National Youth Leaders, Hon. Edward Ofomona of the NNPP National Youth Leader and Hon. Lucky Akomire of the ZLP National Youth Leader. We had a frank and constructive conversation about youth participation, peaceful elections and the responsibility of political leaders to ensure that competition for power does not become violence among our supporters. We also discussed the political direction ahead and the possibility of youth leaders across party lines finding areas of cooperation, including conversations around whether common ground could emerge around a presidential candidate. No final alignment was announced from our meeting, but the conversation itself matters. Nigeria belongs to all of us, and whatever political choices we eventually make must be pursued peacefully, lawfully and with respect for the right of Nigerians to decide at the ballot box. For us in the ADC Youth Wing, our campaign strategy and message remain clear: organise peacefully, engage Nigerians democratically and pursue our political objective through the ballot box under the banner #TinubuMustGo. Comrade Balarabe Rufai National Youth Leader, ADC Director, Youth Mobilisation, Presidential Campaign Council 7th october, 2026

Following our sustained outcry, all five patriotic Nigerians unjustly arrested in Borno State for peacefully wearing #TinubuMustGo T-shirts have finally been granted bail by the court. We deeply appreciate our dedicated defense lawyers who stood firmly for justice and proved once again that expressing a political opinion is not a crime under any law. Yet, we must condemn the Borno State Police Command's misplaced efficiency: they deployed tactical speed to jail unarmed youths over printed cotton, while Boko Haram has spent over fifteen years burning villages and terrorizing rural communities with impunity. The underpaid, hungry officers sent to execute these cowardly orders are themselves victims of the same governance failure, enforcing repression for political elites who treat them as disposable tools. Let this serve as an absolute warning to the Borno State Government and their security proxies: granting bail is only a minor step, and we demand the complete dropping of all fabricated charges. Make no mistake, we will continue to fearlessly advocate for #TinubuMustGo across every corner of this nation. Any further attempt to harass or silence peaceful citizens will be met with the full, unyielding force of mass civil disobedience. Public office expires, accountability does not, and the table will soon turn against every agent of oppression. Balarabe Rufai ADC National Youth Leader 6th October, 2026

Tonight, I met virtually with ADC State Youth Leaders across the federation. As part of our preparations, all Zonal Youth Leaders and State Youth Leaders will form part of the PCC Youth Mobilisation Directorate, taking this campaign directly to the grassroots. We did not gather to exchange political grammar or admire titles. We gathered for the real work: organising our young people and preparing every state, LGA, ward and polling unit for the coming general election. Our destination is clear. We will organise and mobilise for His Excellency @atiku Abubakar to win the presidential election and be declared President-elect through the votes of Nigerians. And when Nigerians have spoken, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will have enough time to pack his bags and return to Lagos. The meeting has ended; the mobilisation has begun. Comrade Balarabe Rufai National Youth Leader, ADC Director, Youth Mobilisation, Presidential Campaign Council 5 October 2026

After what I witnessed at the Federal High Court today, We cannot Continue to keep quiet about the conduct of Judicial Rascality displayed by Justice Peter O. Lifu and what I believe it means for justice and our democracy. In our view, established legal precedents and arguments with clear merit were brushed aside. Even more troubling were remarks from Justice Lifu which we understood as suggesting the direction of the case before judgment had been delivered. For a matter with serious consequences for a political party and its members across Nigeria, that should concern every democrat, irrespective of party. We have been here before. We have raised our concerns through the appropriate channels. We have written to the National Judicial Council. We have protested. We have chosen the path of law because we believe that courts must remain places where Nigerians can seek justice, not places where they fear that decisions have already been made. Let nobody mistake our respect for the judiciary for silence or weakness. We will not accept injustice. We will not accept intimidation. And we will not accept any attempt to achieve through the courtroom what should be decided by Nigerians through the ballot box. We will continue to stand for justice, democracy and the right of Nigerians to freely determine their political future. Justice Peter O. Lifu must go. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu must go. Both Lifu and Tinubu must go. Balarabe Rufai ADC National Youth Leader - Balarabe Rufa'i 05th October, 2026

Today His Excellency @ChibuikeAmaechi took to the wheel and drove His Excellency @atiku Abubakar straight to the fuel Station in Abuja, proving that when the house is on fire, true leaders do not stand on ceremony. Blending sharp, satirical street wisdom with raw, populist storytelling, this was not an orchestrated photo-op; it was a bold act of solidarity with millions of Nigerians struggling under a suffocating, artificially created hardship. Under the insensitive and disastrous stewardship of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the APC, fuel prices skyrocketed overnight from a manageable ₦195 per litre in May 2023 to a crushing ₦1,500+ per litre today, turning our God-given crude oil into a daily curse for the average citizen. The truth spoken at the Fuel Station by Ordinary Nigerians cannot be erased , the APC administration has inflicted unprecedented misery on the masses, stripping away social safety nets while serving up empty promises. Atiku Abubakar’s vision offers a clear rescue plan by reversing the chaotic, uncoordinated execution of fuel subsidies, slashing domestic production costs, reviving our local refineries, and restoring economic dignity so every Nigerian can breathe again. Watching Amaechi steer the vehicle while Atiku listened directly to the painful cries of ordinary citizens proved that genuine leadership feels the heat and acts. The verdict of the suffering masses is loud, clear, and non-negotiable: the APC has completely failed us, and TINUBU MUST GO! 🇳🇬⛽ #Nigeria #AtikuAmaechi #FuelScarcity #TinubuMustGo #EconomicReform #FixNigeria Balarabe Rufai ADC National Youth Leader 3rd October, 2026

Today, I was pleased to receive delegations from TTA Victory (Think Thank Atiku), the Alliance for Northern Accord for Atiku (ANA-ATIKU Movement), and other groups who paid courtesy visits to our office. Beyond the photographs and handshakes, we listened to one another and discussed grassroots organisation, youth participation and the work ahead. I deeply appreciate everyone who came. Our political message remains clear: #TinubuMustGo. To TTA Victory, ANA-ATIKU and every organisation that visited, thank you for the confidence and friendship. Our doors remain open, and we will work with you, coordinate with you and strengthen peaceful democratic participation from the national level down to our communities. The work continues. #TinubuMustGo. Comrade Balarabe Rufai National Youth Leader, African Democratic Congress (ADC) Director, Youth Mobilisation, Presidential Campaign Council 3rd October, 2026

Today, I received the leadership of the Alliance for Northern Accord for Atiku (ANA-ATIKU Movement) at my office, where they honoured me with an appointment as Adviser to the movement. I accepted with gratitude, but also with the understanding that appointments must translate into real work. We spoke frankly about the hardship confronting Nigerians, from the cost of fuel and food to insecurity, unemployment and struggling border economies. For us, these realities give urgency to our political message: #TinubuMustGo. I told our visitors that this partnership must leave the conference room and reach the grassroots. We discussed working together towards the Abuja Mega Rally on 17 October and integrating members of the movement into our mobilisation structures across states, local governments, wards and polling units, including the ADC Vanguard. We will organise, listen and carry our message peacefully from community to community. The task before us is clear: #TinubuMustGo. I jokingly described our new relationship as a marriage where the bride price will only be paid after forming government, and the room erupted in laughter. But beneath that laughter is a serious commitment to work together, strengthen grassroots coordination and support the political programme we believe can offer Nigerians an alternative. I thank ANA-ATIKU and Hajiya Zainab for the confidence placed in me. Now the work begins, and our message remains: #TinubuMustGo. Comrade Balarabe Rufai National Youth Leader, African Democratic Congress (ADC) Director, Youth Mobilisation, Presidential Campaign Council 3rd October, 2026

Today, I had the privilege of accompanying His Excellency @atiku Abubakar for Jumu’ah prayers, where we prayed to Almighty Allah for peace, justice and a better Nigeria. Afterwards, I exchanged warm pleasantries with popular northern comedian Ali Artwork, fondly known as Madagwal. For us in this campaign, the political message remains #TinubuMustGo, and we pray that Allah guides Nigerians as they decide the country’s future through the ballot. Later, I fulfilled another important assignment. Following the “Nigeria Declares for Atiku/Amaechi & PVC Display March and Mega Rally,” the coalition led by its National Leader/Convener, Amb. Chris Akpan, entrusted me with its programme booklet and endorsement message for onward delivery to His Excellency Atiku Abubakar. I delivered it through his Secretary for transmission to him. I thank Amb. Chris Akpan and his team for the confidence. The campaign continues, the organising continues, and Our message is unmistakable: #TinubuMustGo. Balarabe Rufai ADC National Youth Leader 2nd October, 2026

My fellow Nigerians, please read this to the end. Today, as Nigeria marks 66 years of independence, I cannot begin with celebration, when so many homes begin their mornings with calculations of survival? Somewhere, a mother is staring into a pot and calculating what the family can afford to eat. Somewhere, a father has received his salary but knows that food, transportation, electricity, rent and school fees have already swallowed it. Somewhere, a farmer is afraid of the road to his own farmland. Somewhere, a graduate is carrying another file of unanswered applications. Before we fly the green-and-white flag, let us ask a harder question: what does independence mean when millions still struggle for the elementary dignity of survival? They told us removing fuel subsidy would save the country and build infrastructure. Instead, petrol prices multiplied, transportation costs climbed and the shock travelled through almost every part of the economy. The World Bank itself concluded that subsidy removal tripled retail petrol prices in 2023, followed by another increase of roughly 50% through early October 2024, while acknowledging the intense pressure these reforms placed on households and businesses. What exactly are we celebrating when basic survival has become a daily struggle for millions? Reform cannot be measured only by what government saves. It must also be measured by what citizens receive for their sacrifice. Then look at the naira. In May 2023, the official exchange rate was around ₦460 to the dollar. Exchange-rate unification was intended to eliminate distortions, but the subsequent depreciation also produced substantial knock-on effects on prices, something the World Bank itself acknowledges. Currency depreciation is not merely a number crawling across a television screen. It enters the pharmacy through imported medicine. It enters the factory through machinery and raw materials. It enters the spare-parts market. It enters school fees. Eventually it enters the Nigerian kitchen. Our mothers carry more naira into the market and return with fewer goods. That is what depreciation looks like when statistics acquire human faces. Speech without action cannot fill a hungry stomach. We are tired of hearing promises of "Renewed Hope" while hunger remains widespread across the land. The World Bank estimates that 69.6% of Nigerians lived below the lower-middle-income poverty line in 2025, while 50.8%, about 123 million human beings, lived in extreme poverty. Think about that number. One hundred and twenty-three million Nigerians. These are not decimal points. They are mothers, fathers and children. How do you tell a family struggling to afford food to raise a flag and pretend that independence has reached their dining table? Consider electricity. Band A tariffs were sharply increased in 2024, with NERC's records showing tariffs around ₦200 per kWh for some Band A categories later that year. NERC itself says Band A customers are supposed to receive a minimum of 20 hours of electricity daily. So the Nigerian welder, tailor, barber and small manufacturer paying those tariffs has every right to demand the corresponding service. When a business pays an electricity bill and then buys fuel to generate its own electricity, something is profoundly wrong with the economics of production. Independence should mean increasing our capacity to produce, not teaching entrepreneurs how to survive unreliable infrastructure. Every October 1, government speaks about economic recovery, yet Nigeria carries substantial domestic and external debt. Debt itself is not evil. Serious countries borrow to finance productive infrastructure. The question is what tomorrow's Nigerians inherit alongside today's liabilities. If our children inherit railways, reliable electricity, industries, schools and hospitals, they inherit assets alongside the debt. But if they inherit obligations without productive assets capable of paying for them, then future generations have been handed a bill they were never present to approve. The administration continuously asks citizens to endure temporary pain and make sacrifices for the country. But Nigerians are entitled to ask whether sacrifice is being visibly shared. A mother reducing meals understands sacrifice. A civil servant walking part of the journey to work understands sacrifice. A businessman watching operating costs consume his capital understands sacrifice. Leadership requires leading by example. Austerity loses moral authority whenever ordinary people believe those imposing it are protected from its consequences. How do we celebrate more than six decades of independence when farmers in parts of the North cannot safely cultivate their own land? Food security becomes impossible when agricultural communities live under banditry, kidnapping and insurgency. A farmer driven from his land is not merely another security statistic. He is tomorrow's reduction in food production. He is tomorrow's higher market price. He is tomorrow's hungry household. When those who feed the country are afraid, eventually the whole country eats the consequences. Our brightest doctors, engineers, nurses, researchers and technology workers continue to seek opportunities abroad. Migration itself is not a national tragedy. Nigerians have travelled and prospered across the world for generations. The tragedy begins when leaving becomes less an adventure than an escape from limited opportunity. A nation that educates talented young people but cannot create enough productive opportunities for them risks transferring the return on its educational investment to other economies. Our public universities continue to confront serious pressures around funding, infrastructure, staffing and affordability. An inadequately educated population cannot sustain an independent economy, no matter how inspiring an Independence Day speech sounds. The child of a poor Nigerian may possess the mind of a world-class scientist, surgeon or engineer. But intelligence does not pay fees, repair laboratories or provide research funding. Every brilliant child denied opportunity is productive capacity Nigeria voluntarily throws away. True independence relies on strong, trustworthy democratic institutions. When citizens lose confidence in electoral processes or judicial institutions, democracy becomes weaker. Elections must not merely be conducted. Citizens must believe that lawful votes count, institutions act impartially and political disagreements can be resolved peacefully. Self-government means little if citizens stop trusting the mechanisms through which they choose those who govern them. Our subnational governments must also answer questions. Higher FAAC transfers have strengthened state revenues and capital spending, but the World Bank says outcomes remain uneven and dependence on federal transfers has increased. State leaders cannot simply blame Abuja while Abuja tells Nigerians to wait for benefits to trickle down. Nigerians should ask every governor and local government chairman: what did you receive, what did you spend, and what changed in my community? Accountability must travel from the Presidential Villa to every Government House and local-government headquarters. We were promised that painful reforms would yield macroeconomic stability. Here, we must tell the whole truth. Inflation has fallen substantially from its earlier peak, the external position has strengthened and reserves have improved. Those are real gains. But the same World Bank says 123 million Nigerians lived in extreme poverty in 2025, while its projections still place poverty at extraordinarily high levels. So the question is not whether macroeconomic indicators matter. They do. The question is when macroeconomic recovery becomes household recovery. You cannot feed children with a current-account surplus. Recovery must eventually arrive at the kitchen table. The British left in 1960, but independence was never meant merely to replace foreign colonial masters with domestic political elites. The public treasury belongs to Nigerians. Every naira wasted has an opportunity cost. It may be a classroom not repaired, medicine not purchased, a road left unfinished or a security post left without adequate resources. Changing who controls government without strengthening accountability does not complete the work of independence. Government is expanding revenue collection and reforming taxation while Nigerians have also absorbed higher tariffs and subsidy reforms. But where is the corresponding social protection and improvement in public services? Too many citizens provide significant portions of their own security, water, electricity, education and healthcare. Government has a legitimate right to collect taxes, but taxation creates obligations in both directions. The citizen pays government. Government must deliver. Nigeria's middle class is under enormous pressure. The civil servant, teacher, professional and small shop owner confront food, transportation, housing, healthcare and electricity costs that consume larger portions of household income. It would be inaccurate to say literally that no Nigerian middle class remains, but its purchasing power has been severely squeezed. An economy needs a functioning middle class because these households consume, save, invest, employ people and support domestic businesses. When they become poorer, the damage travels through the economy. We claim to be a free democratic republic, yet Nigeria has repeatedly faced serious disputes over the treatment of peaceful protesters and critics of government. Democracy must protect peaceful disagreement within the law. Citizens must be able to criticise those governing them without political disagreement itself becoming criminalised. Independence is not simply the freedom of government to govern. It is also the freedom of citizens to question government. Our manufacturing sector faces foreign-exchange pressures, expensive energy, financing constraints and infrastructure deficiencies. When a factory closes, the consequences do not end at its gate. A worker loses a salary. A supplier loses an order. A transporter loses business. A family loses income. Government loses tax revenue. Nigeria cannot consume its way into prosperity. Economic independence ultimately requires producing substantially more of what we consume and creating productive work for our growing population. Where is the empathy in governance? People can endure difficult reforms when they understand why the sacrifice is necessary, can see where it leads and believe those governing them are sharing the burden. Leadership requires leading by example, not merely asking citizens for patience. Public trust suffers when there is a visible gulf between the austerity demanded from ordinary households and the lifestyle they associate with political office. Temporary cash transfers and emergency palliatives can help vulnerable Nigerians survive severe shocks. But slapping temporary relief on structural economic failures is like putting a bandage on a deep wound. Palliatives cannot substitute for reliable electricity, secure farmlands, productive employment, functioning schools and hospitals, competitive industries, efficient infrastructure, reduced oil losses and disciplined government expenditure. A bag of rice can relieve today's hunger. It cannot become tomorrow's economic policy. Finally, symbolic celebrations cannot cover our national agony. The Federal Government cancelled the central Independence Anniversary parade in 2025, although its official announcement did not attribute the cancellation to security threats or low public enthusiasm. We should not invent a reason where government did not provide one. But the deeper question survives regardless of whether a parade holds: what does independence mean if millions of citizens cannot feel its benefits in their ordinary lives? These are twenty questions and twenty reasons behind our argument that Nigeria needs a change of government in 2027. They are the reasons behind the call to send Tinubu out of the Villa and bring in His Excellency Atiku Abubakar. These are questions Nigeria cannot silence with fireworks, flags or speeches. Our argument is that if Tinubu and the APC remain in power past 2027 and these conditions continue, the economic despair could deepen further, leaving even more young Nigerians dreaming not of building a life at home, but of London, Canada or anywhere they believe offers an escape from hardship. The African Democratic Congress (ADC) does not ask for your vote based on cheap slogans. Our case is that we offer a structured, compassionate and realistic alternative: a government that secures farmlands, protects the naira, invests in human capital and halts the wasteful extravagance of political elites. Nigerians must examine that offer, interrogate it and compare it with the record of those currently in power. For those making the case for political change, the ballot box is the ultimate democratic weapon. The argument is simple: your PVC is your constitutional instrument for holding Tinubu, the APC and every other political leader accountable. This October 1st, our message is that Nigerians should not allow ceremonies to conceal hardship. They should examine the record, examine the alternatives and decide what future they want for their country. That is the political case behind the call: #TINUBUMUSTGO. Balarabe Rufai ADC National Youth Leader - Balarabe Rufa'i 1st october, 2026

“People that were eating three square meals before Tinubu’s administration are now eating two square meals, or one.” This was the concern I raised today at the Nigeria Declares for Atiku/Amaechi and PVC Display March and Mega Rally in Abuja. Making Nigeria affordable must mean something at the family table. Parents should be able to feed their children and plan for tomorrow. That is the change we seek through the ballot box. #TinubuMustGo. I sincerely thank Amb. Chris Akpan, National Leader and Convener, Hon. Bello Bature, Chairman of the National Organizing Committee, and Hon. Olusina Bamidele Olajide, Secretary of the Committee, alongside everyone who committed their time and hard-earned resources to this gathering. I pledge to work closely with you as you take your place at the forefront of our peaceful grassroots mobilisation. Balarabe Rufai ADC National Youth Leader 30th September, 2026

Today in Abuja, the ADC unveiled the Women 1–10 Votes Initiative, attended by Vice-Presidential Candidate Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi and National Youth Leader @BalarabeR_. The programme highlighted women’s leadership and participation in the party.

Looking across the hall in Abuja today, I felt proud of the women who brought this gathering to life. I attended the unveiling of the ADC Women 1–10 Votes initiative alongside our vice-presidential candidate, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi. The scale of the programme spoke to the effort behind it. Our National Women Leader, Hon. Naomi Lasara Abei, deserves warm recognition for organising such a massive gathering and giving women’s leadership this visibility. The ADC constitution calls for deliberate efforts to include and empower women. The party’s published commitments also set a goal of women making up 35 per cent of its aspirants for various positions. These commitments must translate into real opportunities for women to contest, lead and shape decisions. I am especially proud of Hon. Naomi Lasara Abei and every woman who helped put this programme together. Organising something of this scale takes patience and hard work. My hope is that a young woman watching today sees a future for herself in public leadership, with practical support to pursue it. Our demand for political change remains clear, and we will pursue it peacefully through the ballot box. #TinubuMustGo Balarabe Rufai ADC National Youth Leader - Balarabe Rufa'i 30th September, 2026

We have received disturbing reports of the unjust arrest and incarceration of patriotic Nigerians in Borno State for peacefully expressing their #TinubuMustGo Opinion. Imagine this gross misplaced efficiency in Maiduguri. Five young men printed T-shirts bearing the simple inscription "Tinubu Must Go". The Borno State Police Command suddenly found the energy to mobilize with the speed of a frontline tactical unit, dragged them before a magistrate, and slammed them into a correctional facility under a fraudulent mountain of charges: criminal conspiracy, inciting disturbance, thuggery, and breach of public peace. Where is this sudden operational brilliance when blood flows in rural communities? Boko Haram has spent over fifteen years burning down entire villages, collecting illegal taxes from helpless farmers, and kidnapping mothers and children across the state. Yet the entire security architecture saves its sharpest aggression for unarmed civilians whose only weapon is printed cotton. Look closely at the faces of the police officers sent to execute this cowardly order. They are visibly exhausted, malnourished, and underpaid by the very government they step forward to protect. They carry out heavy-handed repression while their own children go to bed hungry. They enforce tyranny for political elites who treat them as nothing more than cheap, disposable instruments. Section 39 of the 1999 Constitution guarantees free expression, yet the Nigerina Police treaForce treat opposition political opinion as an existential threat. Shielding terrorists while hunting down peaceful citizens is not statecraft. It is the raw panic of an unpopular regime. To the Borno State Government and their hungry security proxies, Kindly release these five young men immediately and unconditionally, or prepare to face the full, unyielding fury of mass civil disobedience. The patience of the masses is completely depleted, and we will no longer fold our arms while you turn Borno into a maximum security prison for dissent. Public office expires. Accountability does not. The table will turn, and history will show no mercy to tyrants. Balarabe Rufai ADC National Youth Leader 30th September, 2026

Even Sultan Ahmad lost count how many times Sultan Ahmad was arrested for similar crime. Prison no dey tire Sultan Ahmad

For the record, Ahmad Sultan aka Sardauna is an EFCC-convicted imposter with a serial record of forgery scams. We do not know him in the ADC. It is laughably tragic to see Seyi Tinubu hosting a documented fraudster in the Villa to orchestrate a staged APC defection

Hon. Nasir Musa Raifawa, Chairman of Tarauni, and his team visited my Kano office to congratulate me on my appointment as Director of Youth Mobilisation. Na gode ƙwarai for the visit and your support. Balarabe Rufai ADC NYL 28th September 2026

Hon. Abba Hamza (Mai Kindegi) and his team visited our Kano State office with this thoughtful banner celebrating my appointment as Director of Youth Mobilisation. I am deeply grateful. Na gode ƙwarai. Together, through the ballot box, #TinubuMustGo. Balarabe Rufai ADC NYL

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