As the 2023 general elections are drawing nearer, social media has recently become the platform that Nigerian politicians are using to communicate adequately with Nigerians. They have used it to carry out opinion polls before the primary elections to know if they can contest against some aspirants.
After the primary elections across political parties, politicians are now using it to get opinions from Nigerians about what they should do to make an impact after the election. They are using it as a tool for campaigning. This is because a single tweet on Twitter or post on Facebook and Instagram can reach millions of their followers within seconds.
However, some politicians have more followers than another on these social media platforms. This brings us to the statistics of the most followed Nigerian politicians on Twitter as of June 2022.
1. Atiku Abubakar
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar joined the Twitter platform in 2010 and currently has more than 4 million followers. @atiku, 4.29m.
2. President Muhammadu Buhari
Nigerian president, who became president through the platform of the All Progressives Congress in 2015. He is being followed by about 4 Million people on Twitter. Buhari joined the platform in 2014. @MBuhari, 4.14m.
3. Professor Yemi Osinbajo
The Vice President of Nigeria, Professor Yemi Osinbajo has a large followership on Twitter. He currently has close to 4 million followers. He joined the platform in 2014. @ProfOsinbajo, 3.84m.
4. Dino Melaye
A former senator that represents Kogi West in the 8th Senate, Dino Melaye enjoins large followership on Twitter. He currently has about 3.5 million followers on the platform. He joined the platform in 2011. @dino_melaye, 3.45m.
5. Bukola Saraki
A former Senate President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Bukola Saraki has close to 3 million followers on Twitter. He joined the platform in 2010. @bukolasaraki, 2.88m.
6. Shehu Sani
A former senator that represents Kaduna Central in the 8th Senate, Shehu Sani has close to 3 million followers on Twitter. He joined the platform in 2010. @ShehuSani, 2.62m.
7. Nasir El-Rufai
The Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai despite having a busy schedule of activities as governor still enjoys large followership on Twitter. He joined the platform in 2009. @elrufai, 2.12m.
8. Goodluck Jonathan
A former president of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan is very popular on social media platforms. He enjoys about 2 million followers on Twitter. He joined the platform in 2015. @GEJonathan, 1.95m.
9. Ben Bruce
A former senator that represents Bayelsa is also popular on social media. He enjoys close to 2 million followers on Twitter. He joined the platform in 2014. @benmurraybruce, 1.85m.
10. Babajide Sanwo-Olu
The Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has about 2 million followers on Twitter. He joined the platform in 2010. @jidesanwoolu, 1.7m.
11. Garba Shehu
An aide to President Muhammadu Buhari also has large Twitter followers. Currently, he has about 1.5 million followers. He joined the platform in 2015. @GarShehu, 1.42m.
12. Peter Obi
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Peter Obi also enjoys large followers on the Twitter platform which he joined in 2018. @PeterObi, 1.4m.
