NNPP chieftain fires shot at NASS over bill to force Nigerians to vote

• NNPP Chieftain from Ogun state, Olufemi Ajadi, has lamented the non-availability of the dividends of ideology successful Nigeria
• Ajadi, successful a connection connected Sunday, May 25, decried that the concern had led to elector apathy during elections successful Nigeria
• The NNPP chieftain made the remark portion racing to a measure successful the House of Representatives meant to compel Nigerians to ballot during the election

A South West Chieftain of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Ambassador Olufemi Ajadi Oguntoyinbo, has said that voters' apathy successful the state is owed to the non-provision of dividends of ideology to the generality of Nigerians.

Ajadi, who was reacting to a caller Bill by the House of Representatives to marque voting compulsory and specify sanctions against those who failed to ballot successful elections, said voters' apathy is really a effect of the nonaccomplishment of the governmental ruling people to supply dividends of ideology to the populace.

NNPP Chieftain Olufemi Ajadi speaks connected elector apathy successful Nigeria Photo Credit: @OlufemiAjadio
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In a connection helium personally signed and made disposable to newsmen connected Sunday, Ajadi said that erstwhile the people spot the dividends of democracy, they would beryllium consenting to ballot during the elections, calling connected the Lawmakers and the full governmental people to ever enactment the involvement of the electorate arsenic a apical priority.

Why radical don't ballot successful Nigeria, Ajadi explains

He said that erstwhile radical lone perceive the immense salaries and allowances of the governmental people and they get thing from the authorities successful presumption of security, proviso for wellness and education, among others, they thin to inquire themselves wherefore they really went retired to ballot during elections.

He said:

"If we present immoderate benefits similar simplification successful medical, energy and different societal amenities bills for carriers of elector cards and those who regularly ballot during elections, this whitethorn besides spur the electorate to willingly enactment successful the voting exercise."In absorption to the measure being sponsored by the Federal House of Representatives to marque voting compulsory, I privation to authorities that it is not a close move."What the Lawmakers should person done is to inquire wherefore determination is elector apathy. People successful the past, particularly during the Second Republic, came retired voluntarily successful ample numbers to ballot during the elections, particularly successful the South West region, due to the fact that determination were provisions of dividends of ideology successful the signifier of escaped health, escaped education, agrarian development, among others."The solution to voters' apathy is not the usage of unit but provisions of dividends of ideology to the people. When radical lone perceive of Constituency projects' funds without seeing the projects, they volition beryllium discouraged from voting successful aboriginal elections."I volition besides suggest that it volition not beryllium retired of spot to besides marque provisions for carriers of elector cards successful the signifier of allowances, this whitethorn spur much radical to beryllium funny successful voting."The governmental people request to treble their efforts successful putting the involvement of the masses successful their hearts. If you bash much for the people, they volition willingly travel retired to ballot during the elections."Also, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), should strive to behaviour bully elections and guarantee that the wishes of the radical are reflected successful the results of the elections. Many are discouraged from participating successful voting due to the fact that they judge that the electoral committee volition not beryllium diligent successful their duties".

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