Nigeria: Youth + technology = change
March issue 2011
A young and urban electorate is changing calculations across Nigeria. Political barons who hope to win national elections in April will have to contend with smartphones, a new generation of voters and new data-capturing strategies.
New technologies and an open field of candidates mean that the April presidential and parliamentary elections will be among Nigeria’s most competitive ever. If President Goodluck Jonathan is to remain as head of state, he has to face off militants in the north and the Niger Delta, and convince the young that he can create the jobs, security and basic services that the country needs. The candidates will be up against an increasingly technology-literate and urban population
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