A President Can Lose Public Support Without Losing Power

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In the classical architecture of democratic theory, widespread public hardship carries a swift and predictable political penalty. When an administration presides over soaring food prices, a battered currency, energy price shocks and persistent insecurity, the conventional expectation is that the electorate will eventually channel its suffering into votes against the incumbent. Yet, as Nigeria approaches […]

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