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Wole Olaoye's piece in Premium Times raises a pointed question about Nigeria's 2027 political landscape. His core argument is straightforward: if opposition figures including Peter Obi, Atiku Abubakar, Rabiu Kwankwaso, and Segun Adebayo were to unite behind a single consolidated ticket, the combined voting blocs from the South-East, South-South, urban centres, and northern strongholds could mount a serious challenge to President Bola Tinubu.
That kind of coalition, Olaoye suggests, would create a genuine head-to-head contest, and could either produce an outright opposition victory or trigger what would be Nigeria's first-ever presidential runoff scenario.
Whether those opposition figures can set aside individual ambitions long enough to make that happen is, of course, the real question worth watching.
Originally published by Premium Times.