2026: Year of the Double Dance

In 2026, Nigerians will live life in a double reality. We will literally be dancing to two dissonant drumbeats. Some will find the gathering 2027 election campaign beats irresistible. On the contrary, the majority of the common folk, civil society groups and the non-political elite will cling to the chaotic receding beats of the Tinubu administration by insisting that the lavish promises made to us in 2023 be fulfilled as the regime winds down. Yet by the nature of democratic ritual, both succession elections and the accountability of incumbency for promises made are inseparable. As a public, we just have to choose which dance requires more intensity.