Oby Ezekwesili, convener of the Movement for Credible Elections, urged the Tinubu government to permit free expression ahead of the 2027 elections. She decried the alleged harassment of dissenting voices and noted a decline in public trust in the electoral system since 1999, citing the low 23% voter turnout in the 2023 presidential election. Ezekwesili stressed that democracy belongs to citizens, not politicians.
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