As Nigeria approaches its 2027 general elections, Aliyu Muhammadsunusi Ubangida argues Nigeria's deeper democratic problem appears after voting ends. Trust falls when citizens cannot reach representatives, track complaints, or see institutions respond. Closing this gap requires a clear response chain between citizens and the people elected to serve them
MA Candidate in Sociology and Political Science, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul
Aliyu is a PEC-PG scholarship awardee.
His research interests focus on governance, institutional trust, political participation, and peacebuilding.
Current research examines how perceived corruption relates to public trust in democratic institutions in Nigeria, using Afrobarometer Round 10 data.
Aliyu has training in data analytics, including Python and SQL.
His public commentary has appeared in Opinion Nigeria, where he has written about democratic freedoms, farmer-herder conflict, climate change, and peacebuilding.
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