2027 campaign: Politicians in massive display of gift items

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...electorate are witnessing massive giftings from politicians, who are watering the ground for ‘victory’ against the 2027 general election.

With the look of things, the Nigerian electorate are witnessing massive giftings from politicians, who are watering the ground for ‘victory’ against the 2027 general election.

Across the six geopolitical zones, campaigns are on and so also the inducements, the largesse and promises by the politicians and their parties.

According to some observers, the 2027 campaign season has witnessed more largesse given out to the electorate by parties and their candidates than any previous election.

“I think there is a huge harvest of largesse, especially by the ruling party. By my calculation, over N100 billion has been spent and we expect more between now and January ending,” an observer, who pleaded for anonymity, said.

From brand new cars, branded bags of rice, scholarships and bursary allowances for students, plots of land, street naming, building and renovation of mosques and churches, and to cash donations, the politicians are back at their game, which some concerned observers described as ‘a four-year ritual that leaves the masses worse off in the end’.

Recently, Uba Sani, governor of Kaduna State, allocated plots of land and named some streets after the state-born players, who were members of Nigeria’s historic 1996 Atlanta Olympic gold-winning football “Dream Team” squad.

Sadly, the fulfilment of the promise to the former Super Eagles stars including, Daniel Amokachi, Garba Lawal, and Emmanuel Babayaro, is coming 30 years after and during the 2027 campaign season.

Not minding its political twist, Amokachi was appreciative of the fulfilment as successive governments had failed to redeem most of the pledges made to the players, including the federal government.

“When we won the Olympics gold medal in 1996, the federal and state governments made several promises to us, but 30 years down the line, most of those promises were never fulfilled.

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