Nigeria, Nov. 3 -- As political activities gather momentum ahead of the 2027 elections, two political and civil society figures have called for greater scrutiny of governorship candidates, particularly over how they intend to manage increased federal allocations and address insecurity in their states.

The three African Independent Television (AIT) guests, Austin Aigbe, a member of the Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room; Patrice Akwara, a stalwart of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), and Maxwell Igbokwe, chairman of the Accord Party in the South-east, spoke on Tuesday morning on AIT's Kakaaki programme, which was monitored by PREMIUM TIMES.

The guests called on voters, civil society groups and the media to pay more attention to st...