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North Coalition, CNG Laments Low Turnout For Voters' Registration In Northern States, Blames Buhari Government

The association's spokesman, Abdul-Azeez Suleiman, stated this in Kano State while speaking with newsmen.

The Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) has expressed displeasure over the low turnout of voters for the registration exercise in Northern Nigeria ahead of the 2023 general elections.
The association's spokesman, Abdul-Azeez Suleiman, stated this in Kano State while speaking with newsmen.

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He said the CNG observed that there had been poor participation in the ongoing voters’ registration in the Northern part of the country, compared to other regions.
The Northern group alleged that the low turnout of eligible people may be related to the huge disappointment of northerners in the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari.
The CNG stressed that the result of the party primaries, especially in the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the main opposition, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) had further made a larger percentage of northerners to be indifferent who would emerge winner in the 2023 election with the “monetisation” of the process.
Hence, CNG urged northerners not to be dissuaded by the current happenings in the country but to register and obtain their Permanent Voters’ Cards because that was the only way to elect leadership that would address their issues.
“The northern electorate must choose candidates who have credibility, competence, and capacity and with the antecedent of expressly identifying with their problems around security, the economy and education,” the CNG spokesman said. 
The group asked for a thorough investigation into whether election funding in recent primary elections by parties followed the prescribed protocols in the Electoral Act.

 
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