 The Senate president, Hamad Lawan and the speaker of the House of Representatives, famed by Jabia Mila, have urged political parties in the country and their candidates to focus on issue-based campaigns ahead of the 2023 general elections. Speaking at a one-day high-level firm on political communication organized by the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies, in partnership with the Cookas Center, Lawan said although Nigeria has made tremendous progress and most Nigerians support democracy, all citizens have a responsibility to protect the nation's democracy. Earlier, Jabia Mila lamented that legal provisions pertaining to political campaigns will already be violated. Make our democracy particularly vulnerable and call for caution in how we frame political messages especially during the campaigns which start soon. Critical academic literature has consistently blamed politicians for exploiting existing fault lines for purely political and opportunistic reasons. Rather than unite us, politics has become a tool for promoting our differences and further endangering national unity. Against this background and ahead of the commencement of campaigns, this forum assumes an even greater significance. The proliferation of the internet and social media platforms and the growing culture of fake news pose new dangers and threats to our collective existence. Politicians at all levels must be cognizant of this and take measures to met together. Children's sake and our nation's future. Let those who will choose to engage in this type of political. Be on notice that the times have changed and the laws have changed too. Whereas there was no statutory mechanism for holding corvillars of division to account in the past. There is one now. We will empower the independent national electoral commission, INEC, with the resources to enforce these laws wholly and without favor. In addition, we are working very hard in the National Assembly to pass the law establishing the Electoral Offences Commission. We will see that those who seek to endanger our hard-won democracy by violating our nation's electoral laws receive the full measure. So you get notified about fresh news updates.