Mindful of the fact that the 2011 election was “the best run and the most violent” based on lives and belongings lost, I posit that both active and latent causes of potential post-election violence in 2023 deserve attention.
The elections not only present an opportunity for political change, but the outcomes would also impact Nigeria’s youth population, including the extent to which their voices are heard and their interests represented.
Is Nigeria’s two-party system really institutionalized? Or can a third party defy the odds and create an electoral shock or upset?
If democracy continues to falter in more African countries, it will be hard for the US, and key Western powers, to completely avoid the potential collateral damages and broader ramifications.
Youth today are more educated than their parents are and could be empowered to conduct climate change research and help to implement climate change policies.
Youth-led social movements in many African countries have since the much-heralded Arab Spring continued to play an important role in demanding democracy and holding governments accountable.
