Will political capital, public patience, and party loyalty add up to a second term? As the road to 2027 quietly takes shape, Nigerians must begin to ask: Has President Tinubu’s first term delivered enough to justify a second? His administration rode in on the heels of bold reforms like fuel subsidy removal, exchange-rate unification, and a promise to resurrect moribund refineries.
Yet, for the average Nigerian, the maths isn't adding up. Markets may cheer stability, but refrigerators, shelves and transport queues tell a different story altogether. What is currently unfolding is not merely a test of economic policy, it is a delicate dance of political calculation. Will Tinubu recalibrate to meet the demands of a restless youth population, or fall back on the tired choreography of patronage and consolidation?
In true Tinubulistic fashion, the intention is clear. But ambition alone does not earn renewal. The question now is whether the second-term bid will be grounded in performance, or floated by optics and spin. As 2027 approaches, Nigerians must resist the temptation of short memory. We cannot afford another term built on rhetoric while the people remain collateral in the theatre of political survival.
Let it be known that this is not a trial. It is a reckoning. In the theatre of Nigerian politics, those who roar must one day account to the crowd as the tides of 2027 begin to stir.
✍🏽 William Z. Bozimo
Veteran Journalist | Columnist | National Memory Keeper
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