President Tinubu’s promise of peaceful 2027 elections is welcome, but peace will be judged by security, credible results and accountability, not rhetoric.
President Bola Tinubu’s promise of peaceful elections in 2027 is welcome. It is also a promise that cannot be kept by speech alone.
Nigerians need independent security arrangements, a credible electoral commission and swift consequences for politicians who use thugs or inflammatory language. The opposition and civil society have a role too: they must document threats and reject violence from their own supporters.
The 2027 campaign has already produced enough heated rhetoric to show why this matters. A peaceful election will be measured by what happens at polling units, not by what is said at rallies.
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