POLITICS
A CAMPAIGN WITHOUT BITTERNESS: THE QUESTION OF LIFE, PROPERTY AND SECURITY
During the swearing-in of elected leaders, Nigerians entrust them with enormous responsibility. The central question is simple:
Are Nigerians safer? Are their lives and properties adequately protected?
This campaign is not about hatred. It is not about insulting anyone. It is not about North against South, Christian against Muslim, or one tribe against another.
It is a campaign about facts, accountability and the right of every Nigerian to live, farm, travel, work and educate their children without fear.
I will take this message from state to state.
1. NORTH-WEST: WHEN SECURITY BECOMES A DAILY FEAR
ZAMFARA
Zamfara deserves special attention.
According to an SBM Intelligence report covering July 2025 to June 2026, Zamfara recorded 236 kidnapping incidents involving 1,921 victims, the highest figures among Nigerian states during that period. The state also recorded 92 mass-abduction incidents involving 1,722 victims.
The International Organization for Migration also reported that attacks in Bukkuyum and Tsafe LGAs in April 2026 displaced 1,174 people, including 655 children, while 27 casualties were reported.
So we must ask:
How long should the people of Zamfara continue to live with this level of insecurity?
If the people believe the government has not done enough to protect them, they have a constitutional weapon that does not require violence:
THE POWER OF THE BALLOT.
In 2027, Zamfara voters can decide whether to continue with the APC or seek an alternative.
SOKOTO
Sokoto also carries a heavy security burden.
The same SBM data recorded 76 mass-abduction incidents involving 974 victims, while 108 civilians were killed in mass-abduction incidents during the period covered.
These are not merely numbers.
Behind every number is a father, mother, child, farmer, student, trader or traveller.
A government must be judged not only by what it promises, but by whether ordinary citizens can safely live their daily lives.
KADUNA AND KATSINA
Kaduna and Katsina have also experienced serious kidnapping and mass-abduction problems.
The SBM report recorded 47 mass-abduction incidents involving 671 victims in Kaduna, while Katsina recorded 33 incidents involving 360 victims during the same period.
This is why security cannot be treated as a campaign slogan.
Security must be a measurable responsibility.
2. NORTH-CENTRAL: WHEN INSECURITY THREATENS FOOD AND EDUCATION
NIGER STATE
On November 21, 2025, gunmen attacked St. Mary’s Catholic School in Papiri, Niger State.
The verified figure was 315 people: 303 students and 12 teachers.
Eventually, all 315 victims were accounted for and reunited with their families.
But Nigerians must ask:
Why should children have to survive kidnapping before returning home safely from school?
And another question deserves serious attention:
What security system allows heavily armed criminals to repeatedly target schools and communities?
BENUE, KWARA AND PLATEAU
The crisis is not limited to one state.
Across parts of the North-Central region, insecurity has affected farming, transportation, education and community life.
When farmers are afraid to enter their farms, Nigeria’s food security is threatened.
When communities are displaced, the economy suffers.
When children cannot safely attend school, the future suffers.
You cannot build a prosperous Nigeria when citizens are afraid to cultivate the land that feeds the nation.
3. NORTH-EAST: THE HUMAN COST OF INSURGENCY
BORNO STATE
In April 2026, 416 people were abducted in Ngoshe, Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State, making it the largest single mass abduction recorded in the SBM report’s July 2025-June 2026 period.
Reports subsequently emerged that Boko Haram demanded ₦5 billion for the victims.
Think about what this means.
A community can be attacked.
Hundreds of people can be taken.
Billions of naira can be demanded.
And ordinary families are left waiting, praying and negotiating for the return of their loved ones.
This is not the Nigeria we should accept as normal.
4. THIS IS BIGGER THAN THE NORTH
Let us be clear:
Insecurity is not a Northern problem. It is a Nigerian problem.
A person travelling from Abuja to Kaduna is affected.
A farmer in Benue is affected.
A trader travelling through the North-West is affected.
A student in Niger is affected.
A family in Borno is affected.
A businessman in the South-East is affected when insecurity disrupts transportation, investment and economic activity.
According to SBM Intelligence, 7,825 people were abducted and at least 1,142 people were killed in Nigeria between July 2025 and June 2026. The report also estimated that kidnappers received about $5.8 million in ransom payments during that period.
These figures demand more than political speeches.
They demand accountability and a better security strategy.
5. OUR MESSAGE TO NIGERIANS
We are not campaigning with hatred.
We are not saying that every member of APC is bad.
We are not saying that every member of NDC is perfect.
We are saying something much simpler:
Every government must be judged by results.
If a government has failed to adequately protect citizens, Nigerians have the democratic right to demand change.
If a government has performed well, citizens have the democratic right to retain it.
The ballot box—not violence—must decide.
6. THE ECONOMIC QUESTION
Security and the economy are connected.
A farmer who cannot safely reach his farm cannot produce efficiently.
A transporter who fears kidnapping cannot operate normally.
A businessman who cannot safely move goods cannot expand.
A foreign investor who sees insecurity may hesitate to invest.
And government borrowing must also be examined carefully.
The IMF’s 2026 figures put Nigeria’s public gross debt at about 36.7% of GDP, while interest payments remain a significant burden on federal government revenue.
Therefore, our question should not simply be:
“How much has government borrowed?”
The better question is:
“What value has Nigeria received from every naira borrowed, and can future generations afford the obligations being created today?”
That is the accountability Nigerians deserve.
7. 2027: LET THE PEOPLE DECIDE
The 2027 election should not be about propaganda.
It should be about security, jobs, food, education, infrastructure, healthcare, responsible borrowing and economic opportunity.
If Nigerians believe the APC government has done enough, they can retain it.
But if Nigerians believe the government has failed to meet their expectations, they can use their votes to choose an alternative.
That alternative, for us, is the NDC.
Our campaign will present the NDC’s proposed leadership and programme to Nigerians and allow the people to make their choice democratically.
We will campaign in Zamfara.
We will campaign in Sokoto.
We will campaign in Kaduna.
We will campaign in Katsina.
We will campaign in Kebbi.
We will campaign in Niger.
We will campaign in Benue.
We will campaign in Plateau.
We will campaign in Kwara.
We will campaign in Borno.
And we will take the message across every part of Nigeria.
Not with bitterness.
Not with violence.
Not with tribal hatred.
But with facts, accountability and hope.
THE MESSAGE IS SIMPLE:
YOUR LIFE MATTERS.
YOUR PROPERTY MATTERS.
YOUR CHILDREN’S EDUCATION MATTERS.
YOUR FARM MATTERS.
YOUR BUSINESS MATTERS.
YOUR VOTE MATTERS.
In 2027, Nigerians should look at the facts, examine the records, compare the alternatives and make their decision.
NO VIOLENCE.
NO HATRED.
NO INTIMIDATION.
JUST FACTS, ACCOUNTABILITY AND THE POWER OF THE BALLOT.
NDC 2027
A campaign for a safer Nigeria.
A campaign for responsible government.
A campaign for the common Nigerian.
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