2027: PRP Leader Ignites Drive For Issue-Centric Campaigns

Yakubu Kingsley, a prominent member of the Peoples Redemption Party, has advised political parties and candidates running in the general elections of 2027 to avoid using divisive rhetoric, character assassination, and personal attacks.

Following the Independent National Electoral Commission’s lifting of the ban on campaigns prior to elections, Kingsley, a PRP presidential candidate, issued the call in a statement that he signed and made available to journalists in Abuja on Sunday.

“The commencement of campaigns should be seen not as an opportunity for personal attacks, character assassination or the running down of fellow candidates and political parties, but as a solemn responsibility to present to Nigerians clear, practical and credible policies and programmes capable of addressing the nation’s challenges.”

“Every candidate should focus on what he or she intends to do differently, how such policies and programmes will be implemented, and the practical solutions they offer to the Nigerian people. Nigeria deserves a contest of ideas, vision, competence and capacity—not a contest of insults, hatred or division.”

“Crime, terrorism, banditry and kidnapping have no religion. Criminality has no ethnicity. Whoever commits a crime must be identified and dealt with as an individual or group of criminals under the law, without turning the wrongdoing of a few into a basis for hatred against millions of innocent Nigerians.”

“The task before Nigeria is greater than an election. It is about rebuilding national confidence, restoring trust in public institutions, creating opportunities, strengthening security, modernising the economy and transforming the country’s enormous potential into shared prosperity.”

We pray for a peaceful and harmonious election, asking for God’s guidance and protection over all candidates, voters, and election officials. May this process be marked by integrity, civility, and unity, leading to a government that truly serves the people. Let us trust in God’s wisdom and grace to bring about a smooth and peaceful transition of power.