Nigeria, May 24 -- Nicholas Mutu, who represents the Bomadi/Patani Federal Constituency of Delta State, is Nigeria's longest-serving member of the House of Representatives.

This feat has made him not just an iconic mutant of the current Fourth Republic but also transformed his constituency into a political monument of sorts, as many people seek to know his appeal to his constituents.

By 29 May 2027, when he concludes his current tenure, he will have spent unbroken 28 years in the House of Representatives.

However, Mr Mutu's long tenure may come to an end next year, courtesy of his defeat in the All Progressives Congress (APC) House of Representatives primary contest. His conqueror is a former speaker of the Delta State House of Assembl...