By Chiagoziem Onyekwena
Veteran American rapper Nasir Jones yesterday showed his support for the #IfNaijaVotes movement, urging his 127,000-plus followers on Twitter to donate their status messages, on January 11th, 2011, to support the Trending Topic and help raise awareness.
The #IfNaijaVotes viral movement is spearheaded by a group that goes by the name – Coalition for Change. It comprises of several media platforms including Vote or Quench (www.VoteorQuench.org), Sahara Reporters (www.SaharaReporters.com), EnoughisEnough Nigeria (www.EnoughisEnoughNigeria.com) and Celebrate Progress Africa (www.CP-Africa.com).
The group is encouraging Nigerians, and their well wishers worldwide, to donate their status on various social media platforms using the hashtag: #IfNaijaVotes. The hashtag will serve to encourage the youth to question what proper leadership in Nigeria could do to change the country, highlighting the importance of their participation in the electoral process.
The group is hoping to raise awareness about the voter’s registration taking place between January 15th and January 29th, 2011.
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