2027: Nigeria's Tectonic Plates Shift

Forget 2023; the real seismic shifts are happening now, gearing up for 2027. The APC's grip feels as precarious as a rickety okada on Lagos potholes. Bola Tinubu's successor isn't anointed; it's a bruising free-for-all. Expect the North to demand its pound of flesh, with figures like Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, not just eyeing the presidency but actively building a coalition that rattles the established order. The PDP, licking its wounds, is surprisingly resurgent, not with Atiku Abubakar as the frontrunner, but with a new generation of power brokers, sniffing opportunities in the cracks of APC unity. The South-West, ever the kingmaker, is playing its cards close to its chest, but the whispers from Ibadan suggest discontent is brewing over the perceived marginalization of certain factions.