2027: Jega warns against do-or-die politics

Former president of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Attahiru Jega, has called connected politicians to debar desperation and absorption connected existent issues arsenic the state heads toward the adjacent wide elections.

Jega spoke astatine the 2nd International Conference organised by the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences of the Federal University Dutse.

He said enactment should beryllium built connected integrity, competence, and a wide program to determination the state forward.

In a lecture titled “Challenges of Nation Building successful the 21st Century,” delivered connected his behalf by Dr. Basiru Musa Makarfi, helium warned politicians not to enactment idiosyncratic ambition oregon enactment interests supra Nigeria’s bid and unity.

He said, “As we attack different electoral cycle, politicians indispensable wantonness the ‘do-or-die’ attack and perpetrate to antiauthoritarian ideals. Elections should not beryllium a battleground, but a process for choosing leaders of quality and proven capacity.”

Jega besides urged citizens to play their portion by voting for credible leaders.

According to him, “Nigerians indispensable besides emergence to the juncture by electing credible candidates an individuals with integrity, accountability, and a demonstrable committedness to nationalist service. Leadership is simply a trust, and those entrusted with it m...