Nigeria, Sept. 14 -- The recent killing of Charlie Kirk is a chilling reminder that politics in Nigeria has sometimes become a battlefield where ideology masquerades as reason and rivalry becomes lethal. Our democracy, still young and fragile, is like a garden with tender seedlings - promises of growth everywhere - but easily trampled by the heavy boots of bitterness, revenge, and violence.

Young Nigerians, who hold the energy and hope of the nation, must recognise that political disagreement does not have to end in anger, resentment, or bloodshed. Yet, our history is littered with examples of political rivalry spilling into murder, intimidation, and endless war of words. Each heated debate, viral insult, and election season seems to str...