Nigerian Activists Encourage Young Concertgoers to Vote
The artists one after another took to the stage to serenade the crowd but with clear messages encouraging them to vote in elections early next year
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The artists one after another took to the stage to serenade the crowd but with clear messages encouraging them to vote in elections early next year
Hundreds of young people chanted joyously Saturday at a concert in Abuja, listening to some of Nigeria’s biggest music stars. The concert was set up to encourage voter registration among young people. There were at least 50 registration points for attendees to either register or verify already existing voter cards. The artists one after another…
The campaign is being organised to encourage youth participation in Nigeria’s political and electoral process.
The EFCC was part of the security agencies deployed to monitor the election.
About 749, 065 residents of Ekiti State, representing 76 per cent of the total voters registered by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), will today decide who becomes the next governor.