SPECIAL REPORT: Why young Nigerians are losing faith in elections
With young Nigerians aged 18 to 34 making up the largest share of eligible voters, accounting for nearly 40 per cent as of the last election, winning their trust in the election process is crucial to reversing the downward trend in voter turnout in the country.
Rebuilding trust requires more than voter registration INEC’s Deputy Director, Voter Education and Publicity, Paula Iwenjiora, said the electoral commission is working to regain young people’s trust by upgrading its processes to ensure real-time updates of results.
Barriers to Voting (CREDIT: Campus Reporter youth participation survey) How election irregularities push young people away Nigeria’s elections are usually fraught with irregularities that leave voters unsatisfied that their votes counted.
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