Nigeria, May 27 -- A compulsory voting bill is said to have passed the second reading stage at the National Assembly. The aim of the bill is to compel every Nigerian of voting age to vote during elections; failure of which punitive measures would be taken against violators. The youths form the majority of Nigeria's population and, tell me, how many of these GenZ or Alpha generations are interested in voting - even in the country itself! As per the Electoral Act 2010, the voting age in Nigeria is 18 years. So, the "catchment area" of the proposed law, so to say, are the youths. Get ready, then, for #ENDCOMPULSORYVOTINGNOW campaign, probably in the same fashion as #ENDSARSNOW campaign !

If the bill becomes law - though its journey in that ...