Voting matters both to the health of the Nigerian political system and to the people who participate in it.
Who Votes Counts.
Elected officials know who votes.
If your community is turning out well below other neighborhoods, elected officials will pay less attention, make fewer appearances and fewer appeals to your neighborhoods. Who votes has a powerful impact on public policy and government.
Your constituents have policy and political concerns – whether the direction of an issue or priorities of public budgets – that won’t be heard if they don’t vote.
Voting also carries Benefits to those who Participate in it.
People who vote are associated with a host of positive civic, health and social factors.
Among the most studied are that voters are known to be more engaged in other activities like volunteering or contacting their election official. They are more informed about local affairs and a contributor to their neighborhood’s “social capital.” Voters live in communities where there is more trust and people have contact with their neighbors.
They are more concerned about their communities and peers and have a greater sense of their ability to impact the world around them.
While these are correlations that work both ways, voting is an important part.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2Jaqwz9W1Q
Why Nnamdi Kanu needs you to believe he is a descendant of the Jews, From his beginnings as the highly opinionated voice behind Radio Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu’s rise to prominence has confounded many. One minute, he was spreading alternative facts from a council flat in Peckham; the next minute, he was the face of a struggle.
As I wrote here, that transition has been fueled by propaganda, Judaism and the Nigerian government. However, one of these factors stands out, for obvious reasons.
The original struggle for Biafra had very little to do with religion. Yet in recent times, we have seen ‘Jewish leader’ appear in the same sentence as Anambra, and the Tallit (the Jewish Prayer Shawl)
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ms6NACJ00H4
Smile and make eye contact. Use the person's name. Have open body language. ...
Don't underestimate the value of good small talk. Make the person feel special as soon as you can.
Ask questions. Keep things positive. Show that you've been listening
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iluehBhrCHs