Nigeria, May 19 -- President Bola Tinubu is heading to the 2027 presidential election with the advantage of incumbency, a formidable political structure and his party's control of several states, but the decision of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) to zone its presidential ticket to the South may have introduced a new layer of political uncertainty that could reshape calculations in the region.

The South, comprising 17 states, is widely considered Mr Tinubu's strong political base.

For the first time since the 2023 election, a major opposition party in Nigeria appears to be reorganising around a southern candidate capable of directly confronting Mr Tinubu in territories that he banks on to win the 2027 election.

The development co...