BY Chidi Chima
John Hopkins University is partnering with one of Nigeria’s foremost civic education platforms, Young Nigerians And Governance (YNAG), on grassroots voter education campaign.
The partnership is an attempt to further sensitise Nigerians on the need for grassroots participation in choosing the right leaders.
Adetunji Adeniran, the founder of YNAG, said the campaign is the organisation’s initiative to support the efforts of agencies such as Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and National Orientation Agency (NOA) towards strengthening democracy in Nigeria.
“The campaign will encourage more eligible voters especially young people between 18 and 35 years old to participate by voting and putting themselves forward to be voted for,” he said.
“One of the ways we can shape our choice of leadership and by extension better the future of Nigeria and Nigerians is to ensure grassroots participation in the electioneering process.
“Most people avoid involvement in voting and some only want their voter’s card as a means of identification, but statistics have shown that only a fraction of those that registered participated in the voting exercise on an election day.
“One of the ways to stop rigging is by ensuring mass participation, before, during and after the election and that begins with the grassroots,” Adeniran added.
The campaign will hold in Ikeja, Lagos State on July 10, 2021, by 9 am.
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