Stacey Abrams Visits Nigeria for the Presidential Election: Youth Voters Want To Be Heard

Reporter Ms Abrams thank ░░░░░░░░ for being with us ░░░░░░░░ me ask you first ░░░░░░░░ are you seeing thus ░░░░░░░░ at the different polling ░░░░░░░░ you have visited here ░░░░░░░░ Abuja ABRAMS I would ░░░░░░░░ that despite a slow ░░░░░░░░ with indecipherable we have ░░░░░░░░ orderly lines we have ░░░░░░░░ long lines signaling strong ░░░░░░░░ but we ve also ░░░░░░░░ a great deal of ░░░░░░░░ and a very peaceful ░░░░░░░░ among voters They want ░░░░░░░░ be heard and they ░░░░░░░░ willing to stand in ░░░░░░░░ and have patience because ░░░░░░░░ know that s their ░░░░░░░░ to progress Reporter It ░░░░░░░░ interesting you say that ░░░░░░░░ one of the things ░░░░░░░░ I have observed the ░░░░░░░░ few days this huge ░░░░░░░░ of youth voters that ░░░░░░░░ believe will really play ░░░░░░░░ significant role in this ░░░░░░░░ And the people that ░░░░░░░░ ve been speaking with ░░░░░░░░ said they believe there ░░░░░░░░ be high turnout today ░░░░░░░░ of course are well ░░░░░░░░ in the United States ░░░░░░░░ your activism for being ░░░░░░░░ political figure and author ░░░░░░░░ who has done so ░░░░░░░░ to try to expand ░░░░░░░░ rights From the conversations ░░░░░░░░ you have had especially ░░░░░░░░ youthful voters here in ░░░░░░░░ what is the takeaway ░░░░░░░░ Well I ve had ░░░░░░░░ chance to speak with ░░░░░░░░ and with a number ░░░░░░░░ youth voters across the ░░░░░░░░ the state And what ░░░░░░░░ ve said almost uniformly ░░░░░░░░ they want to be ░░░░░░░░ They believe progress is ░░░░░░░░ They believe that more ░░░░░░░░ possible They understand that ░░░░░░░░ are the most assailed ░░░░░░░░ unemployment that the challenges ░░░░░░░░ face are real but ░░░░░░░░ so is the opportunity ░░░░░░░░ change What we ve ░░░░░░░░ to have a conversation ░░░░░░░░ though is the caution ░░░░░░░░ not every election turns ░░░░░░░░ the way you want ░░░░░░░░ that the responsibility is ░░░░░░░░ show up and try ░░░░░░░░ shape the future as ░░░░░░░░ as you can.”