2023: US Political Activist Stacey Abrams Sends Strong Message to Nigerians Ahead of Polls
- Nigerians have been urged to head to the presidential polls with confidence, and their head held up high
- In her first visit to Nigeria, US lawmaker Stacey Abrams said citizens must strive to be accountable if they are ready for a better democracy
- She made this known in Abuja at a political talk session attended by Legit.ng at the Transcorp Hilton
PAY ATTENTION: Click “See First” under the “Following” tab to see Legit.ng News on your Facebook News Feed!
FCT, Abuja - Former minority leader in the United States House of Representatives, Stacey Abrams, has charged Nigerians with hope and optimism as they head into Saturday, February 25 presidential polls.
Honourable Abrams gave this charge at the 'Democracy Talk Series' organised by Yiaga Africa at the Transcorp Hilton Abuja on Thursday, February 23.
Source: Getty Images
According to the US lawmaker, she stated that Nigerians must believe and yearn for transformation while noting that the pathway to it is through accountability which must start with every individual.
While referring to her time growing up with her father, she said:
PAY ATTENTION: Follow us on Instagram - get the most important news directly in your favourite app!
"My father is the first feminist I know...he told us, don't tell yourself no because other people will tell you what you can do, other people will tell you what you cannot have.
"If you believe it is right if you believe it is righteous, your responsibility is to try."
She stated that democracy could improve if accountability is taken seriously and acknowledging its shortcomings to make it even better.
Abram said:
".... We must believe that democracy can get better, and if we do not call out its flaws, How can we create its perfect?...you cannot do that if you become complacent in the system that allows people to be denied their voices."
Stacey Abrams has served and worked in numerous capacities becoming the first woman in Georgia state's history to lead a party.
She was also the first black woman to lead in the US House of Representatives where she led from 2011 to 2017 four years after she was elected into the US parliament.
Abrams is also the first black woman in America to be the nominee for state governor for a major party.
2023 Election: “Go Out and Vote Tomorrow,” Biden Charges Nigerians
Meanwhile, Joe Biden, the President of the USA, has sent an important message to Nigeria's electorates ahead of the 2023 presidential election.
Biden, on Thursday, February 23, urged Nigerians to go out on election day and perform their civic responsibility.
However, the nation's presidential and National Assembly elections will be held tomorrow, Saturday, February 25.
2023 Polls: “This Election Matters to the World”, US Tells Nigerian Citizens
Similarly, the government of the United States of America has maintained that Nigeria's 2023 general election is important to the World.
In fact, the U.S. on Wednesday, Febraury 22, stressed the need for a peaceful election, noting it matters to the World.
In a video message to Nigerians by the United States Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, the US said Nigeria’s constitution, like America’s, begins with a simple and profound idea, ‘We the People.’
Source: Legit.ng
