There were 25.4 million Nigerians that voted in 1983. But roughly 40 years later, less than this number turnout: 25.2 million in 2023, even though the current population size of the country is about three times what it was then. What is happening to democratic participation in the largest democracy on the African continent?
What is puzzling is that – according to observers of the election from Europe, North America, and Africa – this is the most enthusiastic electorates they have seen in recent times in that voting time stretched into the early hours of the day after the defined election date because the voters were determined to cast their votes against all odds.So, what happened? One or two of these factors are possibilities at the root of the dismal voter performance.
To many, this election is a battle between two forces: on one hand the youths yearning for a brighter future and on the other hand, the deeply entrenched corrupt old system that has been feeding off the back of the commonwealth of the nation. Through the ballots, the youths have sent out their message with one voice: ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!
Rivers state had the lowest , followed by Taraba . Borno and Bayelsa had the same rate , trailed by two south-east states: 18 per cent and 20 per cent in Abia and Ebonyi, respectively; and then 20 percent in Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial capital. Regionally, the turnout rate was highest in the northcentral and lowest in the south-west.
Please note, the Nigerian president has more powers over his citizens than the US president has over Americans even though the US president is deemed the most powerful officeholder in the world.
BVAS happened. No more inflation of Figures.
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