2027: Let us end this presidential campaign charade

In a column by Sunny Ikhioya, the writer argues that the country's political system requires a strong opposition, describing politics as a contest of ideas in which the side with the best way forward wins. He cites the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan as an example of a government that allowed opposition parties to express themselves freely, even when criticised. The piece contends that such freedoms of speech, movement, and association later became an illusion after a vibrant opposition took power. The column calls for an end to what it describes as a presidential campaign charade ahead of 2027.

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