2027: IPCR warns politicians against exploiting hardship

Punch Nigeria · Deborah Musa · 2026-11-05 21:02 UTC

The Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution has warned politicians against exploiting economic hardship and misinformation to provoke violence ahead of

The Director-General of the Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution, Dr Joseph Ochogwu, has warned political actors against exploiting economic hardship, misinformation and public discontent to provoke violence ahead of the 2027 general elections.

He also called for what he described as the de-weaponisation of hunger, warning that the rising cost of living and inflation could be manipulated by political interests to mobilise public anger and deepen divisions.

Ochogwu gave the warning on Thursday in Abuja during a meeting with the United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Leonardo Simão, who visited Nigeria as part of a pre-election assessment ahead of the 2027 polls.

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