Editor’s note: In this piece, policy analyst Lekan Olayiwola looks at the 2026 FCT council elections in AMAC. He explains why low turnout and organised mobilisation send a warning for Nigeria’s 2027 politics. Strip away the headline victory, and the February 2026 FCT Area Council elections tell a more unsettling story. Yes, the All Progressives Congress captured five of six councils, including AMAC, leaving the Peoples Democratic Party with only Gwagwalada. But beneath that dominant scoreline, the Federal Capital quietly staged something more consequential: a real-world dress rehearsal for 2027. The polls stress-tested the new electoral framework, exposed shifting patterns of mobilisation, and hinted at a democracy increasingly shaped not by enthusiasm, but by organisation. Lekan Olayiw...