Nigeria, Jan. 26 -- Nigeria has barely one year to the next general elections. This being the case, all serious political activities that will usher in the coming elections are expected to take place this year. It therefore goes without saying that 2026 is the real election year. It is only the actual voting that is reserved for early 2027. But then, what will give shape or form to the actual election is what takes place this year.

In the light of this, we cannot but ask: what is the state of the political parties? How are they gearing up for the elections? What political parties are we even talking about? Anybody who is interested in a robust political contest will naturally seek handy answers to these questions. A simple recourse to th...