Key questions this article answers:
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Despite Nigeria’s diaspora’s prominence and interest in its affairs, why have they been denied voting rights?
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At least 40 African countries allow diasporan voting. What can Nigeria learn from these countries, and why is giving the Nigerian diaspora voting rights a good idea?
There are 24 days until the general elections, and people are already making voting plans.
Some eligible voters who wouldn't be able to transfer their registration would go to their polling units the day before the elections, while others would have to travel across the country, all the way home, just to vote.
In 2019, this author used a bicycle to get to his polling unit, having moved away from the area.
Another category of voters would take their voting rights so seriously that they fly in from the US, UK and parts of Europe to vote on election day. There aren’t
