ANALYSIS: Nigerians challenging manipulation, religious sentiments, corruption as 2027 election campaigns begin
<img width="1080" height="720" src="https://i0.wp.com/media.premiumtimesng.com/wp-content/files/2026/09/IMG-20260831-WA0205.jpg?fit=1080%2C720&ssl=1" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="Nigeria's 2027 elections and religious-induced sentiment" style="display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 5px;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/media.premiumtimesng.com/wp-content/files/2026/09/IMG-20260831-WA0205.jpg?w=1080&ssl=1 1080w, https://i0.wp.com/media.premiumtimesng.com/wp-content/files/2026/09/IMG-20260831-WA0205.jpg?resize=524%2C349&ssl=1 524w, https://i0.wp.com/media.premiumtimesng.com/wp-content/files/2026/09/IMG-20260831-WA0205.jpg?resize=768%2C512&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/media.premiumtimesng.com/wp-content/files/2026/09/IMG-20260831-WA0205.jpg?resize=750%2C500&ssl=1 750w" sizes="(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px" /><p>As campaign activities for the 2027 general elections get underway, clerics and politicians have quickly resorted to old rhetoric and tricks to mobilise support for their candidates.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/907139-analysis-nigerians-challenging-manipulation-religious-sentiments-corruption-as-2027-election-campaigns-begin.html">ANALYSIS: Nigerians challenging manipulation, religious sentiments, corruption as 2027 election campaigns begin</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.premiumtimesng.com">Premium Times Nigeria</a>.</p>