2027: Politicians lobbying university professors ahead election — Ex-INEC REC Igini

Former Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Mike Igini, has alleged that politicians have begun lobbying university professors and officials of federal agencies ahead of the 2027 general elections.
Igini made the allegation while speaking at the 2026 Goodluck Jonathan Foundation Democracy Dialogue on Thursday.
He said politicians were already reaching out to academics in university communities as part of efforts to influence the electoral process.
“As we are heading for election, as I speak to you, politicians are already going to the university communities to reach out to the professors, to the academics, and of course they t...