2023 Elections: GUTS Unveils Plan, Takes Sensitization to Youths, Others

2023 Elections: GUTS Unveils Plan, Takes Sensitization to Youths, Others

  • A foundation says it will engage young Nigerians in order to achieve its objective ahead of the 2023 general elections
  • The Gina Unimke and Trisha Shine foundation says its mission to ensure that the 2023 polls are credible
  • An offer has also been made by the foundation to Nigerian youths, urging them to join the campaign to secure their future

FCT, Abuja - The Gina Unimke and Trisha Shine foundation, GUTS, has launched a massive plan ahead of the 2023 Nigerian election.

In its unveiling statement issued on Thursday, May 5 in Abuja, the foundation stressed the importance of participatory democracy and a credible poll come 2023.

Sensitization to Youths
GUTS urged the Nigerian youths to get their PVCs and participate in the forthcoming polls. Photo credit: INEC
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The statement signed by its media coordinator, Mr. Akuma Ukpo, said 2023 was critical for the future of the country and all stakeholders must be committed to ensuring that the future of the country is guaranteed.

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The group further established that it will rely heavily on the youth constituency in its campaign in order to achieve its 2023 objective.

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Part of the statement read:

"We believe the 2023 election is a game-changer in the history of our country. It's high time the youth constituency woke up. They should join the GUTS foundation to rewrite the history of this country.
"We shall be embarking on two major campaigns with different hashtags to promote this course, but most importantly, we shall be meeting the youths' constituency and many others at a concert and a walk on the streets of Abuja.
"We shall be announcing the dates for the walk and the concert soon. But we are certain that A-list artistes, political actors, and other stakeholders will converge for the two events.

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"Our mission is to make sure we do what we have to do to ensure a credible election come 2023. We need to ensure our people are properly registered and obtain their Permanent Voters Card (PVC).
"Also, our target is to sensitize our youths and dissuade them against all forms of violence in order to achieve a peaceful 2023 election.
"We will continue to anchor our effort on the notion that the future of Nigeria lies in the hands of its committed youths.
"Consequently, our foundation will marry this campaign with youths empowerment as we strongly believe that election can only be peaceful when our youths smile to the poll. Our youths will understand that there is the need to vote without rancor."

2023 Elections: FCI to partner with other agencies to combat fake news

Meanwhile, FactCheck Initiative (FCI) has created a team for a cause that will involve partnering with the government and other agencies in other to have free, fair, and peaceful elections in Nigeria void of any form of violence in 2023.

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The main aim of this cause will be to spot, examine and respond to the impact caused by any misleading information ahead of the upcoming 2023 general elections in Nigeria.

Adeoye Temitope, country director, FactCheck Initiative says stopping fake news and misinformation is the inspiration behind the project.

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