In every election, voter and civic education are necessary to ensure that all constituents—men and women alike—understand their rights, their political system, the contests they are being asked to decide, and how and where to vote. For an election to…
For decades, the phenomenon of “cooked” election results, and the perception that most political leaders are not legitimate products of elections, discouraged millions of Nigerians from exercising their franchise. The accumulated apathy found expression in many ways, including the failure…
To put it very simply, grassroots mobilization is about getting individuals together to influence a specific outcome. Usually, this is political in nature. The individuals concerned are locals, the community members, who are the most affected by the outcome they…