2027: Show Us How You’ll Fix Nigeria, Voters Tell Tinubu, Atiku, Obi
Nigerian voters are demanding that presidential candidates for the 2027 election move beyond campaign rhetoric to provide concrete, measurable plans for addressing insecurity, poverty, and infrastructure. Citizens across multiple states expressed frustration with traditional rallies that fail to deliver tangible improvements in their daily lives.
Why it matters
This reflects a growing demand for accountability and policy-driven governance in Nigeria's political landscape ahead of the upcoming general elections.
Demand plans on insecurity, jobs, poverty, economy, education, healthcare, infrastructure
BY ABU NMODU, FELIX IGBEKOYI, IBRAHIM OBANSA, ABDULLAHI OLESIN, BABAJI USMAN BABAJI, ALO ABIOLA, DAMILOLA ORIGBEMISUYI, EMMANUEL MGBEAHURIKE, NNAMDI MBAWIKE, RICHARD NDOMA, OKEM GREEN MBAH and LONGTONG YAKUBU
With campaigns for the 2027 general elections gathering momentum, voters across the country have sent a common message to presidential candidates: tell Nigerians, in practical terms, how you intend to fix the country.
They want President Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Mr Peter Obi of the Labour Party, and other candidates to move beyond rallies, slogans, endorsements, and attacks on opponents, and to present clear, measurable solutions to Nigeria’s problems.
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