Tinubu, Atiku as awodi and opeere birds in feather-plucking war, By Festus Adedayo
We are reminded of Ola Rotimi’s Our Husband Has Gone Mad Again (1977), where the politician Lejoka Brown adapts the national anthem as a campaign weapon, and Chinua Achebe’s A Man of the People (1966), where the corrupt Chief MA Nanga uses songs, money, and local dialect to purchase political relevance.
While meeting the Osun State governor last week, the president fired back, describing Atiku’s proposal as a “demonstration of serious ignorance on governance and economy.
As the 2027 campaigns unfold, the persistent return to acrimony, linguistic trickery, and personal invective reminds us that while the political actors may rotate, the fundamental mechanics of Nigerian political warfare remain unchanged.
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