Hurtful apathy: Nigeria’s democracy, where minority decides for majority

TUNDE AJAJA examines the factors fuelling voter apathy in Nigeria, its implications for governance and the solutions

As months faded into weeks and then days, the apprehension generated ahead of the November 6, 2021 governorship election in Anambra State began to abate gradually. Evidently, the insecurity in the South-East region and the warning by the proscribed secessionist group, Indigenous People of Biafra, that it would enforce its sit-at-home order during the election had worsened most people’s fears about the election.

But following the assurances of…