2027: 61% of Nigerians fear election violence, 84% willing to vote — Yiaga Africa

By Gabriel Ewepu
ABUJA — AHEAD of the 2027 general elections, an election observer, Yiaga Africa, in a new survey titled ‘Willing but Wary: How Nigerians Intend to Vote in 2027’ released on Wednesday, revealed that no fewer than 84 per cent of Nigerians intend to vote during the elections, but fear of violence, declining confidence in the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, and vote buying could undermine voter turnout.
The third round of the organisation’s National Voting Intentions Survey, NVIS 3.0, found that 61 per cent of Nigerians said fear of violence could prevent them from voting, while only 34 per cent expressed confidence in INEC’s ability to conduct credible e...