Alawuje Blasts ‘Recycled’ Politicians, Warns Opposition Against Dragging Nigeria Back to the Dark Days

As the political temperature in Nigeria begins to climb ahead of the 2027 cycle, a prominent stakeholder has sent a fiery warning to the opposition: “Nigeria is moving forward, and we won’t let you pull us back.”

Comrade Abdulhakeem Adegoke Alawuje, the National Coordinator of the Disciples of Jagaban (DOJ), broke his silence on Thursday with a scathing assessment of the emerging opposition coalition. He described the recent regrouping of former leaders as a gathering of “expired politicians” who are more interested in reclaiming their lost relevance than in the actual progress of the nation.

“The time has come for Nigerians to reject any attempt by these time-wasters to force themselves back into the driver’s seat,” Alawuje stated in his latest intervention. “We are seeing a desperate pattern where those who held the keys to this country for twenty years without delivering results are now presenting themselves as our saviors. It is a joke that isn’t funny anymore.”

Alawuje’s remarks come at a time when the “State of Harmony” in the ruling party is being tested by increasingly vocal critiques from the newly aligned opposition. He alleged that the opposition’s strategy involves “manufacturing outrage” and reopening settled historical issues to distract from the structural reforms currently being implemented by the Tinubu administration.

According to the DOJ leader, the current economic “growing pains” are the direct result of the “toxic legacy” left behind by the very people now criticizing the government. He cautioned the youth against being deceived by “recycled slogans,” urging them instead to demand solutions from anyone seeking to lead.

“Nigeria belongs to all of us, not just a few political scavengers who think it’s their turn to loot again,” he added. “The progress we are making in mining, technology, and internal revenue is fragile but real. We cannot afford a return to the era of ‘business as usual’ where the nation’s resources were a private ATM for a few elites.”