A Forecast Is Not a Verdict: Why The Economist Misreads 2027 By Kola Alapinni
The Economist’s “Nigerians Dislike Their President, But May Re-elect Him Anyway” is a confident piece, and a narrow one. It grants the dislike, then treats it as electorally irrelevant. Incumbency, a split opposition, a Muslim-Muslim ticket, and a public that expects little will, on this reading, carry President Bola Tinubu to a second term in […] The post A Forecast Is Not a Verdict: Why The Economist Misreads 2027 By Kola Alapinni appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria .
The Economist’s “Nigerians Dislike Their President, But May Re-elect Him Anyway” is a confident piece, and a narrow one. It grants the dislike, then treats it as electorally irrelevant. Incumbency, a split opposition, a Muslim-Muslim ticket, and a public that expects little will, on this reading, carry President Bola Tinubu to a second term in […]
The post A Forecast Is Not a Verdict: Why The Economist Misreads 2027 By Kola Alapinni appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.
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- October 11, 2026
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