By Kings Ofurhe
As the 2027 elections draw near, electioneering activities and politicking are getting more intense, and part of what constitutes the crux of the electioneering and politicking processes are the activities of political parties many of which form the opposition against the ruling party. The ruling party naturally does everything within its power to frustrate the springing up of more opposition parties, and this has probably been the case in almost all climes of the world from time immemorial.
In the current case of Nigeria, the electoral umpire, being the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has demonstrated through very direct gestures that it is in cahoots with the political party in power towards frustrating the opposition; a clear case being the electoral body’s refusal to register a new political party for Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and his supporters, thus forcing them to pitch their tent with the African Democratic Congress (ADC).