2027: Shettima urges transporters to keep campaign peaceful, issue-based

Vice President Kashim Shettima has urged transport operators mobilising support for President Bola Tinubu ahead of the 2027 presidential election to conduct their political activities peacefully and responsibly.

Shettima gave the charge on Monday in Abuja while inaugurating the national working committee and nationwide structures of Transporters for Tinubu/Shettima 2027 (TFT 2027).

Represented by his Deputy Chief of Staff, Senator Ibrahim Hadeija, the Vice President called on the group to use its extensive networks across the country to promote national unity, combat misinformation and encourage responsible political participation.

He warned members against threats, intimidation, electoral misconduct and the spread of false information, stressing that political ambitions should be pursued through peaceful and issue-based engagement.

“As you set out for this nationwide assignment, I appeal to each of you to remember that political participation places an obligation on those who organise others,” Shettima said.

“No political objective is improved by disorder, and no democratic process is strengthened by fear.”

The Vice President said elections should not be regarded as warfare, but as a means through which citizens and political organisations express their interests and choices.

“Nigeria’s future must be argued in the open, tested by citizens and decided through credible elections,” he said.