Intimidation, finance, fear of vote-buying confront young candidates in 2023 election

With a few weeks to 2023 general election, there is a glaring decline in the number of youths contesting in the poll, even as young contestants are faced with challenges of trust, intimidation, finance and fear of vote buying.

The Guardian gathered that of the 15,336 candidates on the ballot in the elections, 4,398 are youths, 1,899 of these are between 25 – 30 years.

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