Nigeria is a case study where natural resources create enormous opportunity and curse. Evidence on citizen engagement highlight the challenges posed by elite capture, violence and coercion.
Participation in a representative democracy should not be confined to voting in elections, joining interest groups, and getting involved in local civic or political affairs.
"Informed citizens are better equipped to take advantage of opportunities, access services, excercise their rights, negotiate effectively and hold state and non-state actors accountable"-Narayan(2002).
Question the norm. Citizen engagement opens the door to empowering people to demand greater accountability and better services from the people they elected to represent them.
Information and Electoral Accountability Project, Voter Education, Election Monitoring, Election Intergrity, Citizen Engagement Tel: +447960925691. E-mail: theleadprojectfoundation@gmail.com. Informed Voters Elect More Qualified Candidates. Choose Your Leaders Well. It's Easy Enough To Get Misled, We All End Up As Losers. The LEAD Project Foundation-Leadership, Empowerment, Advocacy, Development is a Non-Political, Non-Profit Organisation.
Very true. Democracy and development needs informed citizens to guarantee participation and human flourishing. Kudos.
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