The nicknames of Nigeria's presidential aspirants

August 2024 ยท 2 minute read

Here are some of the nicknames of Nigeria's presidential aspirants.

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Vice President Yemi Osinbanjo the presidential aspirant for the All Progressive Congress is called Star Boy across social media. The origin of the name can be traced to his description as the shining star in Buhari's government.

However, what popularize the name was Yemi Osibanjo's use of perfectly captured and delicately edited pictures and graphics on social media. This earn him the nickname Star boy which was used to describe his penchant for looking picture perfect on social media.

Former Vice President and People's Democratic Party presidential flag bearer Atiku Abubakar is fondly called Atikulate by his supporters. There's no exciting or satirical backstory to his nickname as it's simply derived from his name Atiku.

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Former Anambra state governor and savvy businessman Peter Obi is fondly called Obidient by his support base who have also adopted the name as the tag for his growing movement.

Obidient is derived from Peter Obi's first name. Peter Obi's Obidient Movement is hoping to cause a major upset at the 2023 pools and they are on a mission to spread his nickname to all corners of the country.

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Governor of Kogi state and presidential aspirant under the auspices of the APC calls himself the White Lion. His biography is also called The White Lion and there are even rumors of a possible movie of the same name.

The nickname is likely derived from Yahaya Bello's belief that he's a rare breed of politician who stands out gracefully from the rest.

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The generalissimo of Lagos politics and the National Leader of the APC Bola Ahmed Tinubu is fondly called Jagaban by his admirers. The tag carries with it the might reach, and influence Tinubu is known to wield over the politics of southwest Nigeria.

More recently, Jagaban has come to be known as City Boy after the tweet by Brymo where he referred to Tinubu as a City Boy went viral. Jagaban AKA City Boy is undoubtedly a big wig in Nigerian politics and his eyes will be firmly set on 2023.

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