Of late, the unprecedented enthusiasm shown by prospective voters towards “taking back their country” appears to suggest that most Nigerians may have suddenly realized the need to engender something akin to a political revolution in the country.
Across the country, thousands are trooping to designated centres to get themselves registered, and this is happening weeks after the online registration for PVC ended in May.
During a sermon, he said: “You are Nigerians and you were a Nigerian before you became a Christian. You have a duty to your country to register to vote and to make sure that your vote will count.
“You must register; you must vote; you must sit down there after you have voted, and make sure that they count the votes, and you take note of who they said won. You must make sure that there is no more rigging in Nigeria,” Adeboye added.
Of late, the unprecedented enthusiasm shown by prospective voters towards “taking back their country” appears to suggest that most Nigerians may have suddenly realized the need to engender something akin to a political revolution in the country.
While some attribute the surge in the number of youths gunning for PVCs to the 2020 #EndSARS protests against police brutality, which they stressed awakened their consciousness and underscored the need for them to take steps to change their destinies.
They also added that social media platforms like Instagram, WhatsApp, Twitter, and others also contribute meaningfully to encouraging the upsurge in voter registration.
Other than the charge handed the youths to register to vote, and by so doing, take back their country, some believe that the choice of presidential candidates of the two major political parties was responsible for youths moving to take their destinies into their hands.
One of those who share this belief is the Chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Chief Ralph Nwosu, who said: “When the PDP voted Atiku, Nigerians waited to see what APC would offer, and having presented Tinubu, it aroused their anger and hence their determination to vote the two parties out of power next year. You will still see more registration and that’s the reason we all should impress it on INEC not to close its portals for registration, and collection of PVCs until next year, or towards the end of this year as against the June ending it proposed.”
Remember, THOUSANDS of Nigerians, especially youths thronged the Tafawa Balewa Square (TBS), Lagos, to be part of a free concert, which was headlined by celebrities including rapper Falz and singer Teni.
Thousands of Nigerians gathered at a free concert recently in the commercial hub of Lagos that was headlined by celebrities including rapper Falz and singer Teni.
Falz, a revolutionary singer wrote in an Instagram post: “If you haven’t registered yet, come and register at the venue on the day! It’s a critical moment for us. Tell someone to tell someone, please. Prime entertainment meets civic responsibility.”
Parish clerics are joining in the push for participation in the elections, apart from baba Adeboye, the Catholic Archbishop of Owerri Diocese, J.V Obinna, proudly showed off his PVC during his valedictory thanksgiving service as a way of encouraging others to register.
The General Overseer of Omega Power Ministry (OPM) Apostle Chibuzor Gift Chinyere, who made all 300 branches of the church available for use as registration centres for PCV, also joined the league of clerics that are impressing on their members, the need to vote in the next election.
As part of its operation show your PVC, the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), urged Christians to go to church with their PVCs on Sunday, June 26, 2022, (as one of the strategies to change bad governance.”
This came on the heel of an earlier directive by IPMAN’s National President, Mr. Chinedu Okoronkwo, asking its employees nationwide to obtain their PVCs, before the expiration of INEC’s June 30 deadline. Poor State Of The Nation As Fillip For Surge In PVC Collection.
IDAYAT Hassan, Director of the Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD), an Abuja-based policy advocacy and research outfit is of the view that because of the feeling of disillusionment that is ravaging the nation, “citizens have honestly lost trust in the government both past and present. The ongoing ASUU strike, the high rate of unemployment, and the absence of positive things to look forward to can shape the thinking pattern of Nigerian youths. Of course, this could have a significant impact on the outcome of the 2023 election. With the youths having the highest percentage of the country’s population, their decision could greatly direct the outcome of elections.
“The emergence of Peter Obi of the Labour Party as the third force is still yet to be taken seriously by some people because of the lack of a strong political structure to prosecute the presidential election, but it is still early to say that youths will hold firm, trust the electoral process and move to vote in an individual, rather than a political party when all other political dynamics are yet to be introduced into the process,” she said.
The CDD boss stressed: “Nigerians generally want fresh options as they are tired of being ruled by a generation that has continually promised, but fail woefully in delivery. The youths have just realised that power is in their hands. From the perspectives of being young, having the numbers, and an understanding of the electoral process, they are fighting for something new using the PVC registration and collection as the first step. The outcome of the primaries of two leading political parties has clearly shown them that they have to move swiftly to change the narrative.
SOURCE: The Gaurdian
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