Chai! My people, wetin I go talk? Na serious gbege dey happen for di United States Capitol as we dey gear up for 2026 elections. Over 10% of di current members don already gree say dem no go run again. E mean say 55 lawmakers dey prepare to waka comot, and na many reasons dey back am!

Make I yarn small gist for una. Among dem wey don talk say dem wan japa, we fit see 11 senators and 44 representatives. E include longtime oga like Mitch McConnell wey dey toe di line but now dey consider retirement, plus Marjorie Taylor Greene wey don turn trouble for her own side.

Dem dey pack luggage to run for other positions like governors or state offices. Na wah o! We get 27 politicians wey don confirm say dem dey waka comot for public service, and many other ones dey eye seat for governors’ office with hot ginger!

As we dey look at dis matter, no be small jollof! Some senators wey no go contest in 2026, like Marsha Blackburn from Tennessee and Michael Bennet from Colorado, go quickly drop their positions if dem win di governor race. Dem wey dey contest di governor position fit change di whole digits for di election. Na even be better reason why we dey see many lawmakers dey find alternative, because di wahala go plenty.

You know say since Trump enter as president, e don change di dynamics for Congress. Statistics show say more than 140 lawmakers don retire between 2017 and 2024 alone! Na wah! Di elections go hot like suya as ballot paper dey fly left, right, and center.

Ginger dey full everywhere, and many political parties dey scramble to strategize how dem wan take fill dem seats wey go soon open. E no be surprise say state boundaries dey face redistricting wahala wey some lawmakers dey use strategically to their advantage. We go see di Supreme Court rule on Texas new congressional map, na so plenty retirements dey happen.

While we dey look di drama for dem dey japa, laws and policies dey change too. One important bill wey don enter di chamber be di Reserved Seats Bill wey go provide special seats for women in Nigeria. E don provoke serious conversation about gender representation for politics!

Dem dey discuss am for Nigeria because women dey suffer major exclusion from di political arrangement. And we no fit keep quiet for matter wey affect our sisters! Na time to balance di table so all voices fit dey heard. Election pressure plenty, and dis one go gidigba require national consensus and possible agreement between political factions!

As 2026 dey approach, we dey ask: who go remain for di hot seat? E go be plenty noise, plenty elections, and plenty drama. Naija dey watch and we go gree say our voices dey matter as we approach di season!