With about 63 percent of Nigeria’s 177 million inhabitants aged under 24, it will be the young people who hold the decisive vote when the country goes to the polls March 28 to choose the nation’s next president.
First scheduled for Feb. 14, the country’s electoral commission postponed voting by six weeks due to ongoing insurgency by the Boko Haram group in the northeastern part of the country. The incumbent president, Goodluck Jonathan, will be seeking a second and final term in office.
With so much power in the hands of young people, Devex spoke to one of the country’s prominent youth leaders about what young people want from the elections.
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Gabriella Jóźwiak@GabriellaJ
Gabriella Jóźwiak is an award-winning journalist based in London. Her work on issues and policies affecting children and young people in developing countries and the U.K. has been published in national newspapers and magazines. Having worked in-house for domestic and international development charities, Jóźwiak has a keen interest in organizational development, and has worked as a journalist in several countries across West Africa and South America.
