Policy Weekly Voter Suppression and Flashpoints of Violence in the Forthcoming 2023 General Elections in Nigeria by Nextier SPD August 29, 2022 Published by Nextier SPD August 29, 2022 21 Voter suppression is a quiet but potent threat increasingly gaining momentum in Nigeria, especially as the 2023 general elections approach. With a combination of subtle and rough methods, voter-suppressive behaviours gradually erode progress under the elective civil rule. Operational challenges of the election management body, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), especially the lack of adequate manpower and machines to register the teeming number of persons who want to enlist as voters, are one of the conditions that suppress the intention to register and vote. Secondly, there is a new trend in which violence is either threatened or unleashed on voter registration centres to drive away intending registrants, as recently reported in parts of Lagos State and Abuja. Thirdly, massive quantities of manufactured Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs) have been discovered where they were deliberately buried away or discarded with an obvious intention to prevent them from being used for voting. In this edition of Nextier Policy Weekly, we look at how these developments suppress voters and create areas of security concern with a view to drawing policy attention to them and providing options for meaningfully preventing them from undermining the forthcoming presidential election. Click here to download report 0 comments 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail Nextier SPD previous post The Launch of Nigeria’s Energy Transition Plan next post Snitches and Victims You may also like Navigating Misinformation in the Sahel: Regional Impacts and... November 1, 2024 Navigating Misinformation in the Sahel: Regional Impacts and... October 31, 2024 UNGA 79 and The Future of Stability in... October 25, 2024 Local Government Elections: Issues of Autonomy, Service Values... October 17, 2024 The Nigerian Peace Accord: A Symbolic Gesture or... October 11, 2024 Public or Private Refinery in Nigeria: Something Less... September 25, 2024 Healthcare Delivery in Conflict Zones: Examining the Situation... September 13, 2024 Changing the Game Against Kidnapping September 6, 2024 Impact of Debt Servicing on SDG Implementation in Africa August 30, 2024 Strengthening Youth-Focused Institutions in the Era of Protests August 22, 2024