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Nigerian elections 2023: How the youth is being wooed

Nigerian elections 2023: How the youth is being wooed

MACDONALD DZIRUTWE and TEMILADE ADELAJA FIRST-time voter Amanda Iheme has made up her mind on her choice for Nigeria's next president - and it won't be a candidate from the two main political parties. Like many younger Nigerians, the 30-year-old clinical psychologist sat out previous elections because she thought the candidates were out of touch and assumed the vote would be rigged. She was tired of facing the same choice year after year, between two rich men who had been in politics for longer than she has been alive. On Saturday, that choice is on the table again. But this…
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How Nigeria’s presidential election is galvanizing young voters

How Nigeria’s presidential election is galvanizing young voters

FIRST-time voter Amanda Iheme has made up her mind on her choice for Nigeria's next president - and it won't be a candidate from the two main political parties. Like many younger Nigerians, the 30-year-old clinical psychologist sat out previous elections because she thought the candidates were out of touch and assumed the vote would be rigged. She was tired of facing the same choice year after year, between two rich men who had been in politics for longer than she has been alive. On Saturday, that choice is on the table again. But this time round there is a…
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