BBC says interest in Nigeria's 2023 elections has been spurred by Peter Obi

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) has noted that Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party participation in the election is the main reason for heightened interest across Africa.

The BBC states that young Nigerians have turned the forthcoming elections into the most competitive since the end of military rule in 1999.

The world's leading public service broadcaster also stated that many young Nigerians are backing Obi to take on the country's two main political parties and bring change after years of stagnation, corruption and insecurity.

Part of the report reads: “Spurred on by the 2020 EndSARS anti-police brutality protests that morphed into calls for good governance, millions of young people have registered as first-time voters.

“Though the protests were brutally halted by the army, the disbandment of the Sars police unit notorious for profiling young people was considered a success.

“That seems to have galvanized frustrated young Nigerians, and now they are targeting the highest office in the land.

“The man many are backing, Peter Obi of the Labour Party, is not that young at 61. Nor is he really a new broom in Nigerian politics as he has previously been the vice-presidential candidate for the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

“But he is considered an outlier because of his accessibility, simplicity and his record of prudence with public funds when he was Anambra state governor.”

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