The failure of democracy to fulfil it's beautiful promises to many African citizens is not just down to bad leadership but also due to poor and ineffective participation of citizens in the governance of their country. Many ignorantly depend only on campaign promises to select their country leaders. And end up most times with very corrupt leaders that make life difficult for them with resultant voter apathy. We want to change this narrative by making democracy what it is; "...a government by the people...." By teaching citizens what matters in the selection of their leaders beyound campaign promises, and fine looks. This presentation is primarily designed for Nigerian citizens as they gear up for their 2019 general elections in a few months.

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Vote for the future of your children
Know your aspirants...beyound campaign rhetorics (KNOWYA)

2. Presidential
candidates
A total of 31 candidates have been
approved by INEC for the 2019
presidential elections - a national
record in itself.
More popular candidates include:
Incumbent Buhari, Atiku Abubakar,
Oby Ezekwesili, Donald Duke,
Omoyole Sowore, Chris Okotie

4. But why are there so
many presidential
candidates this
time?

5. The incredibly poor
management of the
Nigerian State is why.
UNTOLD ECONOMIC HARDSHIP:
Starvation-to-death levels of extreme poverty and lack of jobs
WIDESPREAD ETHNORELIGIOUS VIOLENCE:
Resurgence of BokoHaram and Fulani herdsmen violence
NASTY NEPOTISM:
Filling of 99% of Security Positions with North-westerners

6. PHENOMENAL LEVELS OF CORRUPTION:
Not 1 successful prosecution of corrupt high-profile politicians since 2015
ELECTIONS RIGGING WITH IMPUNITY:
Osun 2018 elections is a classical case example
COLLAPSE OF THE EDUCATION SECTOR:
Too frequent ASUU strikes, rising proportions of exam malpractice
DECAYING HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE:
Lack of basic life-saving equipments & too-expensive healthcare

7. TOO MANY PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES
TOO MANY PROBLEMS TO FIX
What Can the
Nigerian Voter do?

8. DETERMINE the Right Candidate
who can fix these problems
Courageously PROTECT
your vote and future
VOTE for the right Candidate

9. Candidate's Personality
Here is how
By Checking these
Candidate's Policies
Candidate's Past Perfomance

10. Candidate's Personality
Is the most important criteria
Is the criteria you can count on
because it does not change at that age
Yes, Donald Trump is a blunt rich man at 70
& being a president will not make him tone down his opinions
Yes, Buhari is an authoritarian
& poor manager of human & economic resources;
electing him as a democratic president has not changed that

11. I guess that's why they say ""a fool at 40 is a fool forever ""
People never really change at that age

12. More on Candidate Personality
Ask yourself:
Is the candidate an honest person?
Has (s)he kept her/his promises in the past?
Is the candidate physically & emotionally healthy?
Can the aspirant take difficult decisions?
Is the candidate nepotistic or racist or tribalistic ?
Does (s)he love & fight for the common man?

13. After you must have excluded selfish,
sick, nepotistic, dishonest, emotionally
unstable and weak candidates
Consider the past performance
of remaining candidates
Did she or he work for the
people while in public service?
Or did he or she only work to make
his or her family stupendously wealthy?

14. Finally,
Check the Candidate's Campaign Policies
Do they address the problems?
Do the policies sound realistic or practical?
If the candidate says he will make 1 Naira = 1 Dollar,
he is unrealistic & indirectly calls you a fool
Do the policies reflect a candidate who is seriously
thinking about the future of Nigeria?

15. Vote Your Conscience...Secure Your Future
KNOWYA