2027: Nigeria is boiling, Tinubu must douse tension now — Turaki.
…Accuses APC of using violence, courts to weaken opposition …Cites declining confidence in INEC, judiciary …Jerry Gana urges President to act as father of the nation, not partisan politician By Luminous Jannamike ABUJA – National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Interim National Working Committee, Kabiru Tanimu Turaki, SAN, has urged President Bola Tinubu to urgently address rising political tension and violence ahead of the 2027 general elections, warning that Nigeria could descend into crisis if the situation is allowed to deteriorate.
Turaki said attacks on opposition politicians, intimidation of voters and declining public confidence in electoral institutions were threatening the credibility of the elections, insisting that no political ambition was worth the survival of the country.
He spoke at a press conference in Abuja, where he presented a statement titled, The Country Is Boiling; Can We Reduce the Temperature?
The PDP’s Interim National Working Committee, accused the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) of shrinking the political space, encouraging attacks on opposition parties and using the judiciary to undermine political competition. Drawing parallels with the First and Second Republics, Turaki warned that the suppression of opposition parties and manipulation of electoral processes had contributed to political instability and democratic collapse in Nigeria’s past. Citing Yiaga Africa’s third National Voting Intentions Survey, released on October 7, 2026, he said 84 per cent of Nigerians were willing to vote, but 61 per cent feared violence could keep them away from polling stations. Only 34 per cent expressed confidence in the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), while 63 per cent had little or no confidence in the judiciary’s ability to resolve electoral disputes fairly.
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