Inside the party’s strategy room, the atmosphere was a mix of exhaustion and calculated triumph. Senator-elect Marcus, a veteran of three decades in the trenches of Nigerian politics, leaned back in his leather chair, watching the ticker tape on the wall-mounted screen. "Fifty-seven," he whispered to his chief of staff. "It’s enough to lead, but not enough to sleep."
The marble hallways of the National Assembly were unusually quiet as the final numbers trickled in from the Independent National Electoral Commission. For weeks, the air in Abuja had been thick with the scent of uncertainty, but as the sun dipped below the horizon, the scoreboard told a definitive story: 57 senators and 162 representatives. The APC had held the line. Inside the party’s strategy room, the atmosphere was
By midnight, the news hit the streets. In the bustling markets and the quiet suburbs, the "Legitvibes" headline flashed on thousands of smartphone screens. To the vendors, it meant continuity; to the activists, it meant four more years of uphill climbing. "It’s enough to lead, but not enough to sleep