• Sulaiman urges strategic leadership ahead of 2027 elections
•As NGCI demands ideological clarity, greater youth participation
Sunday Aborisade in Abuja
The National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS) has intensified efforts to strengthen Nigeria’s democratic institutions ahead of the 2027 general elections, with its leadership emphasising strategic institutional preparedness while youth advocates have challenged a political system they described as lacking ideological direction.
The twin developments emerged from separate NILDS programmes in Marrakech, Morocco, and Abuja, where policymakers, legislators, academics and youth leaders canvassed stronger institutions, political accountability, civic participation and a more purposeful democratic culture.
