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1. Linguistic Analysis and Discourse StudiesVolume 25, Issue 2 (September 2025)pp. 1–21PDF of Pre-Election Construction of Public Trust and Electoral Legitimacy in Nigeria’s 2027 Presidential Election Discourse

   Pre-Election Construction of Public Trust and Electoral Legitimacy in Nigeria’s 2027 Presidential Election Discourse

   Godwin Chibueze Didigwu, Matthew Chinenye NNuta and Bernice Nonye Ogbochie

   political actors and electoral processes. The study conceptualises this emerging process as anticipatory electoral legitimation and delegitimation, demonstrating that perceptions of electoral legitimacy can develop before voting occurs. The findings