Opposition political parties have warned that worsening insecurity poses a major threat to the conduct of the 2027 general elections.
With about seven months to the polls, the parties cautioned that continued terrorist attacks, banditry, kidnappings and other violent crimes could undermine democratic participation, disenfranchise voters and disrupt the electoral process if the Federal Government fails to restore order.
They argued that unless the security situation improves significantly before the elections, many Nigerians may be unwilling to vote, and that residents of communities displaced by violence could be excluded from the process entirely.
The parties, including the Peoples Democratic Party, African Democratic Congress, New Nigeria Peoples Party, Allied Peoples Movement and Labour Party, accused President Bola Tinubu’s administration of failing to tackle insecurity.
They nonetheless rejected calls for postponement of elections arguing that such a move would amount to surrendering the democratic space to violent groups.
Speaking with Saturday PUNCH,
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