Governors first, voters later: Inside Tinubu’s 2027 survival strategy

    Iwok Iniobong | Insights | Feb 13, 2026    
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Close to the third year of his first term, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s re-election strategy for 2027 is already taking shape.

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