Reps threaten sanctions against NILDS DG over alleged participation in Kwara APC primary

The House of Representatives Committee on Legislative Library, Research and Documentation has threatened to recommend sanctions against the Director-General of the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS), Abubakar Sulaiman, over his alleged participation in the 2026 All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary election in Kwara State while still occupying his public office.

The committee chairman, Yusuf Galambi, stated this on Tuesday during an investigative hearing on the need to preserve the political neutrality of public institutions and ensure compliance with constitutional, administrative and other rules governing the participation of public office holders in electoral contests.

Committee cites legal provisions Mr Galambi cited the Code of Conduct for Public Officers, the Public Service Rules and the Electoral Act as part of the legal and administrative framework governing political activities by public office holders.