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2027: Shun thuggery, promote peace, Plateau CP tells youths
The Plateau State Commissioner of Police, Ayodeji Faniyan, has advised youths in the state to shun political thuggery, eschew violence, and embrace peace ahead of the 2027 general elections.
The CP gave the advice at an event organised by the police command on Saturday in Jos.
The event commemorated the 2026 International Youth Day, with the theme “Different Context, Common Aspirations.”
Mr Faniyan, who said that youths remain central to the success of democracy and national development, admonished them to resist being used as instruments of violence by politicians.
“Your future is too important to be traded for peanuts during elections.
“I urge you to shun political thuggery and all forms of criminality.
“The police will not spare anyone caught disrupting the peace of Plateau,” he said.
Mr Faniyan noted that the command was committed to engaging youths through dialogue and community policing, adding that a peaceful youth population was key to credible elections and sustainable development.
Victor Elias, the area commander, Jos Metro, also urged young people to promote peaceful coexistence in their communities.
He also cautioned youths against misusing social media.
“Use your social media platforms to educate, to inform and to unite people.
“Do not use social media to spread misinformation or hate speech that can divide us,” he said.
(NAN)
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The presidential candidate of the Allied Peoples Movement, APM, Seyi Makinde, has said his team was almost discouraged from taking its campaign to the South-East because of the perception that the region belongs entirely to Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, presidential candidate, Peter Obi.
Makinde, however, said the warning would not stop him from taking his party’s message to the South-East ahead of the 2027 general election.
He made the remarks on Thursday at the APM Town Hall Meeting in Enugu, where he urged Nigerians to reject what he described as visions that divide the country along tribal lines.
“We were almost discouraged we were coming to Peter Obi's region that the South-East belongs to him totally, but we will still bring our message anyways. Reject all visions across tribal lines,” Makinde said.
The APM presidential candidate’s remarks come amid political realignments and growing efforts by presidential hopefuls to consolidate support across Nigeria’s geopolitical zones ahead of the 2027 elections.
Obi, who secured substantial support in the South-East during the 2023 presidential election, remains a major political figure in the region.
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