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By Juliet Umeh
What happens after the votes have been counted and an election won? For Nigeria’s democracy, the answer may sometimes lie beyond the ballot box. That question has come into sharper focus following a revelation by Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, about what happened behind the scenes after Gov. Ademola Adeleke’s re-election in the August 15 Osun State governorship election.
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Wike disclosed that he personally instructed Adeleke to publicly reaffirm his support for President Bola Tinubu, thank the President for what he described as a free and fair election, and present his Certificate of Return to Tinubu.
The revelation, made during Wike’s media parley in Port Harcourt on Wednesday, has raised questions about whether Nigeria’s democracy is increasingly being shaped not only by voters and institutions, but also by political negotiations among powerful
