Seven weeks have passed since six opposition parties sat down together and produced five documents meant to chart a path toward united action before the 2027 elections. It was a significant moment, the kind that watchers of Nigerian politics had been waiting for. But since then, the picture has grown murkier, not clearer.
Consultations with presidential candidates have moved forward in that time, which counts as progress. Still, nobody seems able to say plainly what has happened to those five documents or when a formal agreement might actually land.
The questions hanging over this process matter because opposition coordination in Nigerian elections has historically been the difference between a credible challenge and a scattered one. With 2027 closer than it feels, the gap between a summit and a signed deal is a gap worth watching.
Originally published by Premium Times.