Survey challenges voter rejection narrative on women, youth, PWDs in politics
According to Ms Shonibare, the findings point to a need to move the national conversation away from simply asking why Nigerians are not voting for women, young people and persons with disabilities, to examining whether political parties are providing them with a fair opportunity to contest elections in the first place.
The survey also found that nearly six in 10 voters considered merit alone sufficient to earn the support of voters for a young candidate.9 per cent of respondents who had never voted for a young candidate said they were unaware of any young candidate on the ballot.
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