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Will More Youth Voters Make a Difference in the 2023 Elections?

Will More Youth Voters Make a Difference in the 2023 Elections?

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With over 93.5 million voters registered for the country's general election in February/March 2023, the question is whether voter turnout will increase, especially with youth constituting the largest voting population. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) announced last Wednesday that a total of 93,522,272 voters will vote in the upcoming elections. While presenting the national register of voters to political parties, the commission's chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, stated that of this total figure, 49,054,162 (52.5%) are male and 44,41...
PDP Stakeholders Plan to Give Atiku a Landslide Win in the S’East

PDP Stakeholders Plan to Give Atiku a Landslide Win in the S’East

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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)'s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has a good chance of winning in the South-East geopolitical zone, according to party leaders and stakeholders in the region. The majority of the states in South-East were once under the influence of the former ruling party, but currently just two of the five states -Abia and Enugu- are under its control. However, stakeholders in the South-East PDP have begun honing the techniques they'll use to deliver the zone to the candidate running for president in the presidential election set for February 25, 2023. The stakeholders announced that Atiku will win the South-East with ease after a strategy meeting was held Tuesday night at the rural house of Senator Theodore Orji, the South-east Coor...