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Nigerian elections: Eight issues young people want the new government to address

Nigerian elections: Eight issues young people want the new government to address

AS Nigeria prepares for the 25 February presidential elections, it’s interesting to consider what young Nigerians are expecting. There are plenty of them: 52.2 million people aged 18-35. That’s about 28% of Nigeria’s total population and more than the entire populations of Ghana and the Benin Republic put together. In spite of the prospects that this number holds, young people in Nigeria are largely marginalised from governance. Author TOPE SHOLA AKINYETUN, Researcher, Lagos State University of Education This election holds immense significance for young Nigerians, particularly in light of the current economic difficulties, insecurity and their exclusion from the political…
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