2027 And The Leadership Question REUBEN ABATI “I appeal to each one of you to remember that political participation places obligations on those who organize others.
Keep your engagements peaceful, and your message issue-based… reject REUBEN ABATI “I appeal to each one of you to remember that political participation places obligations on those who organize others.
These were the wise, fitting and relevant words by Vice President Kashim Shettima in the month of September 2026 while formally inaugurating the National Working Committee of Transporters for Tinubu/Shettima 2027.
He could well have been talking to all supporters of the Tinubu/Shettima ticket and everyone else involved in the struggle for political office in the 2027 elections under whatever party platform.
His admonition was also on all fours with the objectives of the National Peace Committee, which on August 18, 2026 got political parties, their chairpersons and presidential candidates to sign an accord to act after the fashion of gentlemen and respect the same principles outlined and reiterated by Vice President Shettima in September. In recent instalments in this column, (Oct. 3, 2026), we have given a sketch of the resort to violence, threats, and intimidation by Nigeria’s combative political elite, noting the danger that this poses to the integrity and credibility of the 2027 general elections with corresponding impact on voter turn-out and post-election legitimacy questions that may arise. The additional note is the pervasive reign of abuse, competitive rhetoric, character defamation, absolute lack of respect for the other or political ethos which would appear to have overtaken the Nigerian landscape, 59 days to the first election, the Presidential and National Assembly elections having been scheduled for January 16, 2027.
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