Fresh fear over 2023 polls – Threat of constitutional crisis looms

Another twist may be coming into play as the nation moves toward the 2023 general elections in February, raising a spectre of anxiety over the outcome. This fresh concern relates to legal provisions covering the elections, which experts say, are landmines that could be deployed by the government to determine the eventual winner.

A presidential race featuring two traditional behemoths, the People’s Democratic Party and the All Progressives Congress (APC), a credible third force in the Labour Party, and perhaps a fourth force that lacks little in confidence, with a sprinkling of arrogance, in the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), Nigeria’s February 25 election has been described as unpredictable, deeply uncertain, and seemingly destined for a runoff.