The whistle for the 2027 elections is yet to be blown, but the race is already on, writes JOSHUA J. OMOJUWA
Like a football match, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) must blow the whistle for the 2027 elections to begin. But unlike football, where nothing happens until the referee signals kickoff, Nigeria’s political game is already underway. The final whistle on the 2023 elections had barely echoed before the warm-up for 2027 began. What initially looked like lingering reactions to the past cycle has quickly evolved into an aggressive push toward the next one. Disobedience at its worst, an affront on our political norms.
Even before the inauguration of the new government, politicians, power blocs, digital actors, and commentators had already shifted gears. Every speech, every policy, every handshake and hashtag is now filtered through the lens of 2027. It is no longer governance in the present. It is the politics of the future, happening today.