Summary: PRP Chairman Dr. Hakeem Baba-Ahmed has fired heavy shots at President Tinubu, calling him the worst president Nigeria has ever seen and warning that the North faces extinction if Tinubu secures a second term in 2027.**
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The National Chairman of the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP), Dr. Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, has come out guns blazing against President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration — and he is not mincing words at all.
In what can only be described as one of the most fiery political statements of the season, Baba-Ahmed labelled Tinubu’s tenure as the most damaging presidency in Nigeria’s history, warning that the North — already battered by poverty, insecurity, and economic hardship — simply cannot survive another four years of the same governance.
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The Verdict: Nigeria’s Worst President?
For many Nigerians, especially those in the North, the past two years under Tinubu have felt like a never-ending struggle. From the shock removal of fuel subsidy to the naira’s dramatic free-fall, the everyday Nigerian — the mama* selling *akara* at the roadside, the *okada rider navigating potholed streets, the student surviving on one meal a day — has felt every blow.
Baba-Ahmed, who has never been shy about speaking truth to power, made it clear that in his assessment, no Nigerian president has inflicted this level of suffering on the populace in such a short time.
His words carry weight, not just as a party chairman, but as a Northern political voice who understands the region’s fragile state intimately.
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“The North Will Be Finished”
Perhaps the most alarming part of Baba-Ahmed’s statement is his warning about what a second Tinubu term would mean for Northern Nigeria.
The North already grapples with:
– Devastating insecurity — banditry, kidnapping, and insurgency that has displaced millions
– Crippling poverty — with some states recording some of the worst human development indices on the continent
– Educational decay — millions of out-of-school children roaming the streets
– Food crisis — farmers unable to access their lands due to violence
Against this backdrop, Baba-Ahmed’s warning reads less like political rhetoric and more like a genuine distress call. If the current trajectory continues unchecked through another term, the damage, he suggests, could be irreversible.
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2027: The Battle Lines Are Being Drawn
With 2027 still a couple of years away, the political temperature in Nigeria is already rising faster than suya coals on a Friday night. Opposition voices are growing louder, coalitions are being whispered about, and ordinary Nigerians — exhausted and hungry — are paying close attention.
Baba-Ahmed’s PRP may not be the biggest party on the block, but statements like these have a way of crystallising public sentiment and giving voice to what millions are already thinking in their BRT buses*, their *keke*, and their *parlours at home.
The question now is: Will the opposition translate this energy into a credible alternative by 2027?
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What Nigerians Are Saying
On the streets of Kano, Kaduna, Maiduguri, and beyond, the frustration is palpable. Many Northerners who once viewed Tinubu’s emergence with cautious optimism — hoping that a stable federal government would bring relief — now feel that hope has given way to despair.
Whether or not one agrees with Baba-Ahmed’s sweeping verdict, the underlying message is one that resonates deeply: Nigeria deserves better, and its most vulnerable citizens — wherever they live — cannot afford more of the same.
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The 2027 elections may still be on the horizon, but the conversation has already started. And if voices like Baba-Ahmed’s are anything to go by, it is going to be a loud one.
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