In Nigeria, governance is rarely about what works. It is about what lasts — politically. Long before policies are evaluated, before budgets are fully implemented, before citizens feel any measurable improvement, a quieter calculation is already underway inside the political class: Will this decision secure my relevance? Relevance — not results — has become the organising principle of power. It explains why political defections accelerate as election cycles approach. It explains why alliances shift without ideological conflict. It explains wh
In Nigeria, governance is rarely about what works. It is about what lasts — politically. Long before policies are evaluated, before budgets are fully implemented, before citizens feel any measurable improvement, a quieter calculation is already underway inside the political class: Will this decision secure my relevance? Relevance — not results — has become the organising principle of power. It explains why political defections accelerate as election cycles approach. It explains why alliances shift without ideological conflict. It explains wh