Nigeria elections

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Society & Culture, Documentary, Personal Journals

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🗓️ 18 February 2023

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

Ahead of the upcoming general election in Nigeria, Alan Kasujja hosts a special conversation from the commercial capital of Lagos. He sat down with around 20 young people to debate and talk about their lives in what many refer to as the “giant of Africa”. Writers, security guards, teachers, web designers and entrepreneurs are among those who join Alan to talk about issues including education, money, safety, corruption and the lack of women in the political landscape.

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0:00.0	I'm Alan Kusujan, the BBC World Service, and this is BBC Always Compositions in Nigeria.
0:06.7	Joining you from the commercial capital that is Lagos, and I'm here because there's so
0:10.7	much to talk about ahead of the upcoming elections.
0:14.1	Nigeria is Africa's largest economy, it has the biggest population and produces the
0:18.0	most oil on the continent, but there are many challenges for a new president to overcome.
0:22.9	And this is also a young country, right?
0:25.6	Even though the falled in candidates are all over 60, the average age in Nigeria is
0:29.6	around 18, so the voice of young people really counts.
0:35.4	And to discuss some of the issues facing voters we brought together around 20 really smart
0:39.8	young people, these are our future leaders, and we had a fascinating and lively conversation
0:45.9	about life in Nigeria.
0:47.9	And that's why we're going to do things a bit differently today.
0:50.7	We're going to play you that conversation uninterrupted.
0:54.1	I want you to think about Nigeria.
0:56.9	We're going to sing a song.
0:58.8	If you're happy and you know, clap your hands.
1:03.9	If you're happy and you know, clap your hands.
1:06.2	I'm not happy.
1:07.2	What did you just say?
1:08.2	No, I'm not happy, sorry.
1:10.6	How dare you.
1:12.2	I'm going to start with you over there.
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