The European Union (EU), the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and Civil Society Organisations have partnered to boost the of participation the youth in the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration (CVR).
Speaking at the programme on Tuesday in Abuja, EU Programme Manager, Olawumi Laolu, said the essence of the partnership programme fully funded by EU was to get more Nigerian youth to involve in the electoral process by registering in the CVR exercise and eventually voting at the elections.
The “open air PVC registration” taking place at the Old Parade Ground in Abuja, will commence on June 20 to June 25 and end with the music concert by celebrities tagged “Youth Vote Count 2.0 Mega Concert’.’’
“Over the last couple of years, we have tried to answer a very important question. And that’s how do we get young people to be more involved in the political process?
“How do we get them to be engaged? Not just by getting their voter cards but to have a…
