2027: Security Agencies Alone Cannot Guarantee Peaceful Polls If Politicians Choose Violence – Defence Minister

Ahead of the 2027 general elections, the Defence Minister, Gen. Christopher Musa (rtd), has said no security architecture, regardless of how sophisticated, can guarantee peaceful elections if political actors choose violence over dialogue. He added that no electoral law can succeed where misinformation is allowed to replace truth. “No security architecture, regardless of how sophisticated, can guarantee peaceful elections if political actors choose violence over dialogue. No electoral law can succeed where misinformation is allowed to replace truth. No democratic institution can flourish where citizens lose faith in the rule of law. The responsibility before us is therefore shared,” he s...