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Chikodiri Nwangwu, Ph.D, Senior Lecturer, Department of Political Science, University of Nigeria

Nigeria had 93 million registered voters, but only a quarter voted: 5 reasons why

Nigeria’s voter turnout has been declining since 2007. Samuel Alabi/AFP via Getty Images

Nigerians went to the polls in late February to vote for a new president, as well as representatives to two houses of the federal parliament. The turnout was abysmal. There were over 93 million registered voters. But only a little over 25 million people voted. The Conversation Africa asked political scientist Chikodiri Nwangwu to unpack what happened.

Why was Nigeria’s voter turnout so low?

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