Di lawmaker wey dey represent Bichi Federal Constituency for di House of Representatives, Abubakar Kabir Bichi, don talk say insecurity for Nigeria dey gradually reduce. Bichi yan dis one on Monday for Bichi, during di inauguration of di Bichi chapter of di All Progressives Congress Campaign Council ahead of di 2027 general election.
E admit say Nigerians no dey happy with how security dey be, but e ask make dem recognise wetin e call gradual improvement. “People are not happy about insecurity, but it is gradually reducing. If you check the Kaduna-Abuja road, the insecurity has reduced,” na so di lawmaker talk.
Bichi still use di occasion call on residents of Bichi and Kano North to support President Bola Tinubu and di APC for di 2027 election. E argue say support for di president go help complete development projects wey dey go on. According to am, plenty of di projects wey dem dey execute for Bichi and other parts of Kano State depend on cooperation between federal and state governments.
“If you vote for me and don’t vote for President Tinubu, there is a problem. Most of these development projects are brought to Bichi and Kano through his consent,” e talk. E add say members of di National Assembly no fit execute major projects without di approval and support of di executive arm of government.
Kano State Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf, wey im deputy Murtala represent for di event, also talk say Nigeria dey gradually recover from im challenges.
Di event happen as attention dey turn to di 2027 general election and wetin go happen to voter turnout. One analysis wey PM News publish on Wednesday look at how to reduce voter apathy and still protect di independence of di Independent National Electoral Commission.
Di 2023 general election wey INEC organise get 93,469,008 registered voters, but only 25,286,616 voters show up for accreditation. Dem count 24,025,940 valid votes and 939,278 rejected votes. According to di analysis, those figures show how big di apathy problem be, even with di plenty money wey di three leading presidential candidates spend on campaign.
Di 1999 Constitution and di Electoral Act 2022 give INEC power to organise, undertake and supervise presidential, governorship, National Assembly and State House of Assembly elections. Di law still allow di commission to monitor political parties, including their finances, conventions, congresses and primaries. INEC also dey responsible for registering eligible voters, updating di voters register, and handling voter and civic education.
Section 3 of di Electoral Act 2022 dey address how dem go fund INEC, and e provide say dem suppose release funds to di commission one year before di general election. Di Electoral Act 2026 set campaign spending limits for candidates at different levels, from di presidency down to councillorship positions for grassroots.
Di analysis talk say di election year dey come fast, and January 16, 2027, go be defining moment for Nigeria democracy, where registered voters go choose between apathy and participation. Political actors and major stakeholders, including di media, political parties and civil society organisations, dey prepare for di 2027 general elections.
