Nigeria Daily

Can There Be Mandatory Voting In A Democracy?

Ummu Salmah Ibrahim and Daniel Oluwole

What will happen with Nigeria’s Democracy should voting become mandatory? 


The debate is becoming more heated in Nigeria, where democratic values are still taking root, about the desirability of compelling citizens to vote.


Is it a move toward greater civic participation or a threat to the very freedom democracy promises?


This is the issue that Nigeria Daily debates today.