2027: Trump had every little thing but Republicans failed – Ogebe warns Tinubu, APC

International human rights lawyer Emmanuel Ogebe has warned Nigeria’s ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, towards assuming that political management and electoral manoeuvres can assure victory, citing current developments within the United States as a lesson for these in energy.

Ogebe mentioned some states within the US had undertaken intensive electoral and political restructuring in an try to affect voting outcomes in favour of Republicans however nonetheless suffered defeat.

Drawing parallels with Nigeria, the lawyer argued that the Federal Government, by means of the APC, had consolidated its political affect throughout a number of states, creating similarities between the political conditions in each nations.

Speaking on the problem, Ogebe famous that makes an attempt by US President Donald Trump to exert better federal affect over elections, together with the deployment of federal observers, confronted authorized resistance.

He additionally highlighted how modifications to electoral districts and polling preparations in some states failed to supply the specified political outcomes.

“Trump tried to overreach; he tried to have federal observers and so on.

“He went to courtroom, and he pushed again. Now, one of many worst issues that occurred was that in sure states they did redistricting.

“They nullified polling centres, they did a lot of restructuring to try and control the vote, and they still lost,” Ogebe mentioned.

Relating the event to Nigeria, he mentioned the APC’s rising political dominance on the state degree shouldn’t be mistaken for an assurance of electoral success.

“Let me point out that we have a similar situation in Nigeria, where the Federal Government has literally, through the APC, acquired a lot of states.

“So we see similarities between each nations. It failed in America, regardless of every little thing that occurred. They misplaced over 500 seats throughout the nation, and in order that’s a lesson that, you already know, the individuals in energy should concern the facility of the individuals,” he added.

Ogebe’s feedback underscore the significance of democratic accountability and the citizens’s potential to find out political outcomes, whatever the affect or sources accessible to these searching for to retain energy.

He maintained that political leaders ought to recognise that electoral dominance, institutional affect and political manoeuvres can not in the end override the need of the individuals.

In the November 3, 2026 US midterm elections, Democrats secured main victories, taking management of each chambers of Congress regardless of Republican efforts to strengthen their electoral place by means of redistricting in a number of states.

The final result was extensively seen as a setback for President Donald Trump and demonstrated that political affect and electoral restructuring don’t essentially assure victory on the polls.