Nigeria, April 28 -- Since the end of military rule and Nigeria's return to a democratic system of government in 1999, the nation has only experienced an increase in voter turnout during a general election once. This happened under former President Olusegun Obasanjo when the voter turnout increased from 52.3% in 1999 to 69% in2003. Official records show that since 2003, the nation has consistently faced a significant decline in voter turnout. According to official records by the nation's electoral body, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC),voter turnoutwas 57.5% in 2007, 53.7% in 2011, 43.7% in 2015 and 34.8% in 2019. Remarkably, the number plummeted to an all-time low of 28.63% in 2023.

This trend has continued to be a m...