President of the Senate and Director General of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Campaign Council, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has called on Nigerians who have collected their Permanent Voter\u2019s Card (PVC) across the nation to ensure that they come out to vote in massive numbers\u00a0on February 16, 2019.
\nIn a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Yusuph Olaniyonu, Saraki who highlighted several reasons why Nigerians need to participate en mass \u00a0in the forthcoming elections, noted that with a high voter turn-out, the results of the election cannot be manipulated.
\n\u201cWe have all seen how the last four years have gone. It is time for Nigerians across the nation to choose economic growth over poverty; choose security over the growing and fast spreading insecurity; and choose competent leadership over leadership that is outdated.
\n\u201cIf you have ever questioned if Nigeria can be better, coming out to vote and bringing your friends and relatives who have PVCs out to vote\u00a0next Saturday\u00a0will be your answer. It is not enough to tweet about this government or share WhatsApp broadcasts, the time has come for all Nigerians to take their future in their hands and vote for visionary leaders, Atiku Abubakar, Peter Obi, and the PDP slate of candidates who are promising a Better Nigeria and are ready to make Nigeria work again,\u201d Saraki stated.
\nThe Senate President also called on all \u00a0young Nigerians of voting age to see this election as a test of the strength of their numbers, adding that with 51 percent of the voters on the \u00a0register being youths, they make up the most crucial voting bloc.
\n\u201cTo the young people of our nation, I want you to know that you cannot afford to just sit on the sidelines any longer. All across the world, young people like you are deciding who will lead their nations. The youth of Nigeria have an opportunity this time around to become the deciding factor.
\n\u201cI have read a lot of comments about young people saying that they won\u2019t vote because their votes do not matter and that people want to rig the election. Here\u2019s my answer: \u201cIf you vote, they can\u2019t rig!\u201d The more people that come out to vote, the less likely it is for those that want to manipulate the results to do so \u2014 its a simple mathematics. It is the numbers of registered voters who failed to come out and vote that the riggers seek to manipulate in inflating votes for a candidate or group of candidates.
\n\u201cI urge you all, take this election seriously, and together, we can make history together by saving Nigeria\u2019s future,\u201d the Senate President stated.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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