Nigeria, Oct. 22 -- Less than two years into President Bola Tinubu's first tenure, everything about him and all decisions now revolve around politics and politicking toward his reelection in 2027. Not that he ever took his gaze off that all-important year - the year of final consolidation, of crowning glory for a man who has been in the trenches since the 1990s.

In recent months, three governors have defected from the PDP to the ruling APC: Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom, Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta State, and Peter Mbah of Enugu, with Douye Diri of Bayelsa State waiting in the wings. Abia State governor Alex Otti is expected to follow suit, while governors from Plateau and Taraba states are reportedly warming up to the idea. Most decampees cite t...