In the hush of evening news cycles, a former senator, Dino Melaye leaned into the mic and redrew Nigeria’s political map. “2027 will not be a tea party,” he declared, his tone equal parts promise and warning.

Dino Melaye, now in the ADC, wasn’t speaking from power; he spoke from conviction, declaring candidly: “We will send Tinubu out.”

He accused the All Progressives Congress (APC) of misgovernance and maladministration, noting that while the ruling party “came, saw and conquered” at a time, the 2027 elections would produce a different outcome.

This was no election patter. It was a battle cry for every Nigerian who’s ever felt marginalized—from jobless youths and disillusioned workers to voters who feel their ballots don’t count. With the APC having “come, saw, and conquered,” Melaye’s words made clear this was no replay.

2027, he said, would be a showdown: organized, intentional, and unblinking. Not another cycle of high notes—but a crescendo of accountability.

The Full Story: What Melaye Actually Said

Melaye maintained that Tinubu and the APC will be sent out of the presidential villa, adding that Nigerians are now more prepared to defend their votes.

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He said, “There are issues of misgovernance, maladministration out there. Those are the issues I think we should discuss. PDP is a political party. I’m not a member anymore.

“I’m a proud member of the ADC. And that is the party that will unseat Tinubu, and by the grace of God, send APC out of the villa come May 29.

“But I want to assure you that the 2027 election will not go that way. Nigerians are wiser. Like the Boy Scouts, we are more prepared, and I want to tell you that we will defend our votes this time.

“Leave that to time and season, but I’m assuring you that it is not going to be a tea party as usual at all.

“The APC, they came, saw and conquered at a time. But I want to tell you that 2027 will be a different story.”

The Final Provocation

So when Melaye says the 2027 election “will not be a tea party,” he’s flipping the script. This is no polite contest—it’s a referendum on Nigeria’s direction. And he’s saying the ADC—and a mobilized populace—intend to change the script.

Because when the rulers rule through unchecked dominance, rebellion becomes duty. And come 2027, Melaye claims that duty will be done.