2027: Don’t set Nigeria on fire, NILDS boss warns political actors
Speaking on the Newsmen Personality Interview Series in Abuja, Sulaiman urged politicians to embrace issue-based campaigns and inclusive politics to protect the country’s democracy.vanguardngr+1 Sulaiman cautioned against vulgar statements, hate speech and actions capable of threatening national unity or heightening tensions unnecessarily as electioneering activities gather momentum. He said NILDS is finalising plans to convene a political communication summit to address the quality of campaign messaging and public discourse.vanguardngr+1 “Our appeal is that our campaign utterances should be issue-based. We should avoid vulgar statements. We should avoid statements that could set the country on fire,” he said. He also appealed to political parties and politicians not to take Nigerians for granted, but to promote inclusive politics for marginalised groups, especially women and youth
