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1,515 young Nigerians to contest for Senate, House of Representatives - YIAGA

- No fewer than 1,515 young Nigerians will contest for the Senate and House of Representatives positions at the forthcoming general elections

- Ezenwa Nwagwu, board member of the YIAGA Africa, made this known at the public presentation of report on youth candidacy in the elections

- According to Nwagwu, the participation of youths in the electoral process will enable them to effectively enforce their civic rights

Ezenwa Nwagwu, board member of the YIAGA Africa, disclosed that about 1,515 young Nigerians will contest for the Senate and House of Representatives positions at the forthcoming general elections.

News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Nwagwu made this known at the public presentation of report on youth candidacy in the elections compiled by the group. Nwagwu said he got the figure from the Independent National Electoral Commission.

According to him, “The participation of youths in the electoral process will enable them to effectively enforce their civic rights, only when their political aspirations are firmly protected in the constitution.“

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He added that the number represents 27.4 per cent for House of Representatives and 13.5 per cent for the Senate.

The number he said was against 18 per cent recorded for the House of Representatives and 10 per cent for the Senate in the 2015 general elections. He attributed the increased participation of youths to the Not-Too-Young-To-Run law.

The board member also said of the 1,904 senatorial candidates, 253 were youths while 1,262 youths were among 4,680 candidates that would contest for the House of Representatives.

Cynthia Mbamalu, Programme Manager, YIAGA AFRICA said 10 candidates or 14 per cent of the Presidential candidates aged between 35 and 40. Mbamalu said that 15 per cent of political parties fielded candidates for the office of Vice-Presidential that were aged between 35 and 40.

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She said the number of young female candidates in the 2015 general elections was below 20 per cent and was even lower in the 2019 general elections.

The reports further claimed that the youth candidacy is produced with support from the United Kingdom Agency for International Development (UKAID).

Meanwhile, Legit.ng had reported that YIAGA Africa’s Watching The Vote commenced a nationwide advocacy visit to election stakeholders in Nigeria.

The largest citizen movement committed to credible elections in Nigeria, said the move was in a bid to, share the promises of the WTV project, discuss the deployment plans for the 2019 elections, seek stakeholder buy-in and explore areas of collaboration as well as to provide information on the ongoing pre-election observation across Nigeria.

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