Election 2019: If you show up, they can’t rig – Saraki to
Nigerian youths
Saraki, in a video posted on his Facebook page,
told the youths that their participation in the
polls will prevent rigging
- Saraki is the director-general of the Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Campaign
Council
Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki has
urged Nigerian youths to participate in the
forthcoming 2019 elections, stressing that
their participation in the polls will prevent
rigging.
Saraki who is the director-general of the
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)
Presidential Campaign Council, made the
plea in a video posted on his Facebook
page on Sunday, February 10.
The Kwara-born politician called on all
young Nigerians of voting age to see the
2019 election as a test of the strength of
their numbers, adding that with 51% of the
voters on the register being youths, they
make up the most crucial voting bloc in the
country.
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His words: “To 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.
“On February 16, you must come out and vote. To sit
at home is not an option. You have a big say in your
future only if you vote.
“I have read a lot of comments about young people
saying that they won’t vote because their votes do
not matter and that people want to rig the election.
Here’s my answer: ‘If you vote, they can’t rig!’
“The more people that come out to vote, the less
likely it is for those that want to manipulate the
results to do so – 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.
“I urge you all, take this election seriously, and
together, we can make history together by saving
Nigeria’s future.”
