If INEC allocates “votes” from those who registered but do not turn out on election day, to Peoples NoTurnout Party (PNP), the party would have won all elections in Nigeria since 1999! In 2019, registered voters were 82,344,107 but only 28,614,190 voted, implying that PNP would have won the presidency over Buhari.
In Anambra State gubernatorial election, only 10.3% of registered voters showed up; yes, close to 90% did not show up. If INEC keeps this fair and free, and security is improved, the people still hold the latent power.
In the Obama era, African Americans broke records with some precincts recording 95% turnout. But when it was Hillary Clinton time, some of those could not even hit 56% (had she kept at least 70% in some battleground states, she would have defeated Trump).
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My point is this: we overrate political structures. The biggest issue is that people simply do not VOTE. I can assure you that in 2023, the party that will have the most votes will not be APC, PDP, Labour, etc; it will be PNP. But you have a chance to change that! Nigeria 2023 will be open
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I have been pointing this out, we have never had election with 50% participation, including in the north with its supposed large turnout. Every election round is influenced by the profiles of contestants, it’s why I stated some time ago that if the two major parties were to throw up Peter Obi and Osinbajo, we would have witnessed a campaign season that looks like a carnival, while the voter turnout will beat every record.
These are not mystical, people will be willing to volunteer without asking for kobo, a lot of people will put in their money to finance campaigns and outreach, unfortunately the big parties aren’t smart enough, greed and personal interest blinded or is blinding them.
It’s about numbers, no political party has capacity to guarantee 20 million votes, but a well liked individual can give you that, that is what you regularly see in the celebrity world. Peter Obi has a chance to test whether we have enough dissatisfied Nigerians who can flip outcome, it’s an experiment I don’t want to miss out on.
Let’s get at least 45 million to vote, then we will know who really have structures; never about empty and disgusting people claiming that they have supporters. I don’t mind helping with crafting the campaign messages.