Political activist Timi Frank has warned that Nigeria could experience unrest similar to Nepal’s crisis if the 2027 general elections are not credible.
In a statement issued in Abuja, the former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to urgently implement key reforms to ensure free, fair, and credible elections.
Timi Frank emphasized that without immediate action and ethical leadership from both electoral and security agencies, the country faces a serious risk of violence and political instability—potentially on the scale of the 2020 #EndSARS protests.
He called on US President Donald Trump and other members of the international community to help pressurise the Nigerian government, especially INEC and the National Assembly to prioritise electoral reforms without which there cannot be free and fair elections in 2027.
Timi Frank also called for the selection of a new INEC chairman with proven integrity now that the tenure of Mahmood Yakubu is about to elapse.
“Let the US impose stiffer sanctions on judges, justices and INEC officials that may compromise the electoral process because we believe and support Donald Trump’s position on enthroning true democracy across Africa.
“Security agencies must be unbiased and stop their usual role in rigging elections for the ruling party.
“They must protect voters and prevent political violence. Failure to do so risks pushing Nigeria into a situation worse than Nepal’s recent unrest, given our challenges with poverty and tyranny”, Timi Frank said.
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