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needs fixing, so who among them can get the job done? mostly, and people have registered to vote in this election then able to pull. we will hear from the youth which could decide this election and the escalating cash shortage will be the most immediate challenge for the new president. the prices has triggered and risk, what people protesting and burning back. now you cannot have 6 money. i thought it was kind of got me think we all agreed on weight. well agreed with the votes that can be bought in this election will tell you who was selling them and at what price? a hello from city gates, in borgia. i'm christine mondo. i it is the,

have your company. now, jerry's election on the 25th of february. could be a turning point for the country. we will be hearing from people about what is at stake for them in this vote. mom a double, harry is leaving office after 2 terms, and he hands over a country that is on the brink. the economy is under performing unemployment and inflation, or soaring with millions, living in abject poverty, security remains a major problem. islamist insurgents are waging tara in the north and criminal gangs, or kidnapping people, including school children for ransom. this is africa's biggest oil producer, yet it's suffers, feel scarcity. so who thinks they're up to the monumental task of fixing nigeria is problems. officially, there are 18 candidates, but only 3. have a realistic chance. here's my colleague for our chicago was more oh,

the governing, apc is fielding bala. i met cinnapool. he is a former governor and political godfather of nigeria commercial hub lagos. he points to his record of shaping the regions or band development and economy group. but he's also been accused of corruption claims he denies sinner who is pledging to continue. many policies of current presidents were ha madrigal, hurry, like big government spending and a clear focus on industrialization and agriculture route. ah, live with the main opposition? pdp is running with attic. who are backer? a former vice president. he selling himself as the man with the most experienced, but he too is subject to allegations of grass. he's proposing

a lean. gov means an a private sector driven economy that would focus on boosting small businesses. he also wants to strengthen national unity by devolving power. a london we'll decide what tangible did reminds me of what one man could yet provide nigeria with a political upsets polls put for my god. no, peter will be up among the front runners. a 1st for his labor party, obese, promising spending cost investments in agriculture reforms to restart trust in the police and 0 tolerance for corruption. he denies media allegations of secrets business dealings. his tapped into must have support from young people who say they are tired of the status school. oh oh oh.

oh. whoever wins nigeria most contested election will take on a challenging job with my gerry as worsening economic and security problems at the top of the list, one of the most pressing challenges is the countries shortage of hard cash. the government decided to replace the local currency with new bank notes, leading to a scarcity of money, and triggering violent unrest across the country. i went out to see for myself what impact the lack of cash was having on daily life. i am outside a bank in central, a boucher people have been doing for our was trying to withdraw money. you'll see crowds gathered outside virtually any 80 m that is dispensing cash. some people are even sleeping outside of banks just to be 1st in line. now if you do get a turn, you can only withdraw

a maximum of $10009.00 or at that's about 20 us dollars. and b, c r o one option um, so for out on, on a mom, basra going to have drugs or low drinking water or hot new market while above our federal reduced money. the shortage of cash came after the government introduced newly designed notes of the local currency. the narrow, the central bank would you see behind me said the measure was mentor. flash out fake money from the system and to tackle inflation and corruption by reducing the amount of money held outside of banks. so initially people were given a 6 week period to deposit their old notes in the bank off to which those old notes would no longer be accepted. the problem is it's very difficult to get your hands on the new notes because there aren't enough of them in circulation. while some people are able to make see payments using mobile money transfers and digital banking 1000000, small con, 6 in 10. nigerians don't have

a bank account now at places like this. vendors who trade in the informal sector have told me they mostly rely on cash to conduct their business. to many people who have got to have got to do on monday, did rituals. so as no guy that does this, or that jackson president mohammed dubois, he promised to sold the crisis but wheat sun and the situation has own the worse it . now the countries highest court got involved in the matter. it rolled that the old notes could still be used as legal tender even past the deadline that was given by the central bank. but traders won't accept the old notes because they are losing value. and there's a black market where you can buy the new notes. but you have to pay a premium. ah, 3 years ago in 2020 young people fell the streets of nigeria, furious at police brutality and poor government. this place, unity fountain in

a butcher is one of the places where people turned out to protest. they were protesting against the notorious police unit cord saws. the protest went down in history as the end saws movements to day, the grassroots movement has been mobilizing to encourage more young people to vote, and 10000000 new voices have registered. as most of them are below the age of 35, this could be a game changer in the selection. deeds of news for arshebra met one of the organizers and take a look at how young nigerians are turning political. oh, this is new. a political riley full of young people, infuriated by named jerry as feeling economy, security, health and education, our systems. they are calling for fundamental change. and as elections approach, these people c, b, t r o b is the right candidates for the job. 6

this is elijah, i use mark, you know, segment out though i don't rob those who are born. we had not been added to work a country to go like it was for the gun like put a new face that change we really once in the country. yes. going to be done if you are guy those and are we are finished, got finished like, just want is gone for this is where the fresh political engagement is rooted. 3 years ago people field nigeria, streets with fury at police brutality and back governance. the rallying coal, i and sounds notorious police units. the mass demonstrations attracted all ages. i show you so full says she took part for the next generation. i want the nigeria of to de been i did

a youth of to day to be able to have the, the nigeria that i say you wanted to how, but i never got an hour that i'll fight this fight than live this way for my children. i'll ride that puts my lights on the line, do all that i need to do and show like i get the country that i need to get rather than just sitting down and doing nothing. and then some years from now my to don't be the ones having to fight for the most basic things like don kilos or do any. i know she has risked her life with her act to visiting this picture of her and kneeling in front of young protest. us in a blue jar as police fire shots and see aghast became a symbol for revolting against bad governance. at the time that the police were coming out to outside, then i came to the 4th and i said to the police, you feel going to school in the old but you have to put up will let you me. she was not injured, but armed men, shots,

and cute protest. as at the lackey tall gates in league roofs, it's donned many young people, but they're so full says she's delighted to see young people steal, engaging in politics, and ready to vote. it's such deprived happiness. i'm elated at what is happening right now because this is the 9 today youth taking ownership of their country and coming out to say that they matter. and they're going to ensure that everybody gets it loud and clear. no matter how pizza will be performed on election, d. useful says the fact that young people are making their voices heard means they have already one watching d. w. news africa. we're looking ahead to the election here in nigeria. let's get some analysis now. and for that, i'm joined by matson over know he is a political analyst, as well as a human rights lawyer. thank you for being on the program. martin. we know that

more young people than ever before have registered to take part in this election. will young people make the difference? young people can make a difference in this election idea will definitely make a difference in the selection because most of the things happening nigeria affects them. and so the, the transfer of aggression from suffering from the unemployment. that's good news affecting them. and so i see that this election is going to make a difference because they will definitely come out. and if you look at the statistics of the highest number of votes in terms of the move, i mean, what are the terms of how this model number registered in terms of demography. you see that young people actually have more more in the voter register. so the election on the definitely be determined by young people who feel that's nigeria hasn't given them what they really deserve this. there's a lot of excitement around peter. oh, the specifically, among the youth is he the knights in shining armor that many people think he is?

he looks like he's a mattress. i know most of the elections, however, but in terms of bits, you know, this candidacy does not put through that kind of depths, especially in terms of providing proper economic solutions. when you listen to him talk, he tells you i'm going to change or transform nigeria from consumption to production . but the problem, the question is how they know how to work. that when you ask him about insecurity, the level of insecurity nigeria and how he hopes to, you know, prevent insecurity, code insecurity. he tells the stiffness, these chess doesn't want to let it sounds. well, that's not how it works, right. you tell people how you want them to vote how you fix the situation. so for example, if you wanna fix a kerosene measure, it took about division of the most major police deposit dimension on police and coders, state police in the major. and the proof, the major police force, including the niger and equip intelligent gadri and you know, decide these things. as you said, your lecture is for them to know. you don't tell them that you're keeping it to

your test because it isn't new. so for those who have depth, the looking at this month, i see if he's not the person he doesn't have the right solution. as indirect question, he doesn't have what it really takes to fix nigeria. and he doesn't have the population to make the elections. we understand that nigeria has a lot of challenges right now. taking over from mama jabari is going to be a monumental task in terms of piecing this country together. what's it going to take and we can these candidates, any one of them actually live up to that? the 1st 2 things, anybody who is going to in the election was due, will be to 1st of all, give you a sense of belonging to unity of purpose. you know, once you rename it, we'll see unite the country to come on purpose and go, you'll be able to get the country, you'll be able to give them hope you be able to fix the economy. you did with 6 carried on to the rest of us. so currently defects and the most important thing is

to let every nigeria and feel like they're doing is taking this country. unless you do that every single phone, especially the economy on the security situation. i want us now to look specifically at the issues pertaining to the actual vote. now martin, the authorities have introduced a new system in undertaking the election. will it help to take care of the issue of a fraud? yes. is going to help the credibility of the elections because it's held to the people who register, who are credited to pulling units. it also helps to check the credibility and the integrity of the elections in terms of also the biometric. that is the method that is needed to identify who is within and who is not. and also is going to help in terms of transmission of results. you know, so when results are done on content, you did the last, you know, for me it's a will be taking

a picture of it to be taking that transmitter to the so yes, you're going to help a lot in terms of mentoring the credibility of the election, do you have any concerns about the integrity of the selection? will this election be free and fair elections for me, i can see that the election will be free, unfair, because there's been a lot of steps that i've been ill offsets. i've been sick into some uncertainty credibility of your election. for example, we now have the biometric system of accreditation and also the electronic transmission of results. however, that's the power that the government has to do. what is right. but then how about the real, you know, on the day of elections, i do really willing to conduct a free and fair election, but another question we are supposed to we are asking. and then the 2nd question will be, do more just takes, in terms of, you know, conducting the election. so you will be able to trans ports and transports materials at the right time to the right places at the right location and on fame. able to also carry those materials back to read the ought to be safe. we dealt into

firms. so decide the question, how big is the risk of violence breaking out around the selection because of the nature of the election? so definitely violent file and so flashpoints in nigeria. and i can see that, that some of these flash points will be in areas where they got the contestation. so for example, illegals where people will be as mickey and see us in the season, you know, from the, from the christ and company. and also young people, there will be an attempt to try to suppress is with us i'm, they would react. there will also be some level of the flush once invested, for example, where the pdp comes tits. gov, nor is fights in the presidential candidates. and he supports in another pot to cliff, were for co, semantic bazzi. so there would be some level of fights on in that's in reverse it. i'm somewhat puzzled the countries ah martin over now. thanks very much for your time. ah. with so many struggling to

get 5 people are forced to put up for sale, whatever they have and that includes their votes. dw, a mce opioid traveled to a community in north east and nigeria where people are offering their votes to the highest bidder. much. he also met one man who's trying to persuade them not to the says, no man in animal estate in a generous north east where vaults buying and selling is an open secret. political agents bring money, which trickles through a system of fixes and organizers to individual voters. william clark is the community leader who says, vote buying and selling happens a lot. so he give this people money. on the last we day agent was you have agreed to give them vote. the agent will last signal. maybe if you maybe you would it or not. i the process of letting you go on top, print your gun. tom,

prince de passing. you like a deposit of fall lint, the ballard paper. you secretly sure the engine so did you see what your, what did for the new signaled they become vase and old peer, your money digest what dish of tenable indiscriminate many people are poor and they sell. what they can include in their votes. this man is one of the few who will admit to it's, but it's an integral act. so we have concealed his identity on the when did he either acrobat or something that i need that i don't have if i'm given it what i can change my mind and vote for the person i didn't intend to vote for initially, because i need money. see that that is what is happening in my polling unit. no, that doesn't benefit me because mostly they'll give me 200 nearer for me to sell my vote. it last in the last election. i was given 500 nearer. that's the amount i was given and that's the highest i've gotten me. oh, i kinda subarus

a teacher here. he says politicians exploiting poverty by buying votes. ignore us under we put a little of poverty by. do you, particularly the people are very poor, knows on people and sometimes to put, believe that of what doesn't the of what's doesn't count. no disease believe that even if you know what they're going to do the person that they're just really given . so these what is causing all this? and so people just let me just call it my sharon, let me just go, i know to do so people do so dogwood forest lost 200 nero and decided i because i remember during the last i look i've been on so much. you've been on that was conduct whittier. b poo. so go vote for us last $200.00 now. right. so on red, narrow us. what of both costs here at that price? i could buy 3 votes for this launch, gary and go to mit. it smells really good by the way. what by it seems to be widespread here, although it's impossible to see how come on it is in other areas of the country. we

them class says he has sin the practice, impoverish his people, and stop the community moving forwards. he is trying to persuade people to use their votes. not so them. we're trying as much as people, much as possible because we're going to tell from the community the youth's demo. jalisa also where since doesn't in calendar just long time for you not to send you a report, but to follow your conscience. go over the right candidate on one of the buses you wanted. we, them, claire is determined to make people see the votes out what more, when used, rather than the sold as many. and my jerry is feel the pinch off a high cost of living and a lack of opportunities. thousands of them are leaving in search of better opportunities elsewhere. those abroad don't have a ballad, but they have already voted with their feet. dw is shown in the while,

looks at nigeria is brain drain, and meets one young expands, now living in berlin. if things were different, back home in nigeria, emanuel says he would never have moved to work in germany. the software developer is one of thousands of skilled workers leave in, in the biggest talon drain. nigeria has seen in decades. insecurity is a major reason. and her friend of a friend are got cute. all of the sort of just so on. sweeter escape was that niger i would not. and me. and the next news was like you was shots, you structure could be me. now he finds life easier. basic amenities like in, in nigeria like a reliable power supply or abundant here. you also think about the tiniest things and said also rec, worried about having to think about your electricity, the fog burnouts like by few think of generator and elsewhere by the forgot to in

for a few like i was like, walk on the road. i would walk underwood on alms campbell. the 14 ones are chickens like drinking. mm hm. but the biggest issue is jobs. most want to move to the u. s . the u. k. and canada. in the u. k alone. what visa $19.00 durance have doubled since 2019 the wave of relocations is triggering concerns about the future of nigeria workforce. young people have even coined a term for the migration trend jack by your by word that means run away. it's a hot topic in the elections and lead in candidates have from his change. but can reform candidates like be to be convinced people like emmanuel to return sounds like the person there is actually seen was the something i'd already think is like extra. i mean, i don't know so much about i just always, i don't think of you as a always actual super own gordon county did my job expansion here in europe or elsewhere. it can not directly change the situation back home. nigerian law doesn't

allow people to vote from outside the country. so once people have left, while they can do is to encourage the people back home to register and cast their ballots. that's what dr. b. b from j. peg bow or tim hulu is doing from the you, hey, she said, getting people to register is only one part of the task. another thing is just reminding people of the track record or because dks what the, what she made them reveal where their previous traces let them get happy. with those choices, she hopes these elections will lead to urgently needed change. well, already in trouble, we've been in trouble for a long time. all health care professionals are leaving and they're leaving juice back in berlin. emmanuel connect with his friends. he says he makes his home, but moving back is far from his mind. in fact, his friends want to move to it was one like was to me as dad, as i should do in escrow, was sean, whoever wins the election,

they'll struggle to convince people like you man will to believe in that country again. ah, that is it for now be sure to check out our the stories on d. w dot com, forward slash africa. and now we'll leave you with pitches. i'll be licks and campaign here. nigeria, we'll see you next time. bye bye. ah .

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