A non-governmental organisation, Advocacy for Integrity and Rule of Law in Nigeria (Airlin), has unveiled a grassroots mobilisation campaign across the 19 northern states, with the aim of boosting voter turnout ahead of the 2027 general elections.

Speaking during the inauguration of the Yobe State chapter of the organisation, National Chairman of the organisation, Muhammad Gamawa, said the initiative was designed to instill a deeper sense of national responsibility and encouraging active political participation.

He explained that the campaign is targeted primarily at Nigerians who abstained from voting in the last general elections, which saw voter turnout plummet to around 40 per cent.

He said his team is engaging directly with this silent majority in their homes to encourage them to reclaim their civic duty.

He said: “We are going to those who didn’t vote not just to ask them to vote, but to educate them on their rights, how to make informed decisions, and to choose leaders based on ideology, not money.

“If you refuse to vote, you’re giving the bad eggs a chance to emerge. We’re telling people: don’t stay back. Come out and close the gap left during the last elections.

“Anyone who collected N1,000 or even one million two years ago already knows the money is gone. What is left is the broken promise and bad leadership. We must now live by political ideology. Don’t give your vote for money give it for policy, for vision, for something that aligns with your future,” he stated.

Gamawa added that the group has appointed state and local government coordinators in all the LGAs of Yobe State as part of its plan to mobilise at least 10 million voters from its membership base in the coming election.

He said the organisation already has functional offices in 16 northern states, strengthening its capacity to reach the grassroots and drive consistent civic engagement.

Gamawa stressed that one of the key tasks for the newly inaugurated officials is to discourage vote-buying and reject financial inducement from politicians.

He added, “Our duty is to look beyond the noise and see who has a workable plan. We sit with these leaders and assess what they can deliver in the first 100 days. That is how we guide our members to vote consciously.”

“Let the rule of law live in our minds, in our bodies. It’s our job as citizens to keep Nigeria together not just the job of the government,” he said.