The air in Lagos is thick with anticipation. Posters of the main men seeking the APC candidature in the 2019 governorship elections have become more invasive on the streets all over the metropolis this past week and more ‘in the face’ of road users with every postponement of the party’s primaries. Incumbent Akinwunmi Ambode is in an awkward position, the first Lagos governor to have a serious challenger for his party’s nomination since 1999, and his challenger has got nearly all the blessings that crowned the Epe man at Alausa forty months ago. It is a stunning turn of events that has set up an interesting battle with a capacity to open a new vista in Nigerian politics.
