Nigeria, May 5 -- Two years after the last general election and two clear years away from 2027 general elections, the nation is already overwhelmed and gripped by fear as to what to expect.

It's interesting seeing the manoeuvring, defections and gravitation toward the ruling party, All Progressives Congress (APC), by opposition politicians.

Does this trend bode well for the nation? I do not think so, but should it really give us sleepless nights? Not really, if only our votes would be made to count, come 2027.

Our politics has always been bogged down by the bandwagon effect where the ruling party always attracts self-serving and fortune-seeking politicians just to enjoy their own share of the spoils of office. It did not start today no...