Something is shifting in Lagos. Not loudly. Not officially. But unmistakably. A whisper has found its way into the political bloodstream, that Dr. Femi Hamzat may have finally emerged as the APC consensus candidate for the governorship race of 2027. It is a beautiful story. It is a convenient story. But is it the true […]
Lagos never sleeps. Not its markets. Not its traffic. And certainly not its politics. But every now & then, the city pauses, almost imperceptibly, because it senses that something bigger is unfolding behind the curtain. That moment may be approaching again. Across drawing rooms in Ikoyi, quiet political gatherings in Ikeja, & hushed conversations among […]
Is a Muslim candidate a must for Lagos 2027? The question sounds simple. The answer, however, is anything but. In Lagos politics, nothing ever is. Beneath the surface of slogans, permutations, & pious pronouncements lies a dense web of history, sentiment, power calculations, silent agreements, broken conventions, & strategic amnesia. Lagos does not merely choose […]
Dr. AbdulAzeez Adediran (Jandor). Senator Tokunbo Abiru. Dr. Moruf Tunji Alausa. 3 names. 3 temperaments. 3 pathways. And as Lagos inches, slowly but surely, towards 2027, these are men whose presence you dismiss only at great political cost. Why these 3? A fair question. Perhaps because, in times past, I did not accord them […]
