Nigeria Has 100 Days to 2027. But Does Nigeria Have 100 Days to Forget Everything Politicians Have Promised?

INEC says we're about 100 days from the 2027 elections, and across the country, the same thing is happening: politicians are suddenly very close to the people. Closer than they've been since the last election. We love the attention. We just wish it came with a receipt.

Let's check the promise inventory, because it's already crowded. The government says we've entered the "age of prosperity." Transport fares were supposed to drop from October 1. A minister has declared that his faith is telling him his party will win five states. And a certain minister has promised to resign the day after the election if his side loses two places. That last one is the only promise with a due date, which is why we're all quietly saving the calendar.

Now count the candidates: eighteen people want to be president. Eighteen! At this point, the ballot paper may need a table of contents, a map and an apology. Every one of them has a plan, a slogan and a brand-new love for the market women they last visited four years ago.

Here's the thing about campaign promises: they work like data bundles. They look huge when you buy them, then disappear suspiciously fast. By the time you check, the roads are "ongoing," the jobs are "in the pipeline," and the prosperity is "coming soon."

And we have our own part in this. We clap at rallies, collect the rice, take the free cap, and then wonder why the road still looks like a rumour. Politicians remember the promise for 100 days; we remember it for exactly as long as the free food lasts.

So do Nigerians have 100 days to forget? Sadly, we've done it before in a shorter time. But maybe this round, we should do something different. Screenshot the promises. Share them. Bring them back in March, with the same energy and a very calm face.

One hundred days is not a lot, but it's plenty for a promise to be made, repeated, and quietly retired. Let's make sure this one gets an audit.

Take your PVC. Take a screenshot. Then take names.