Your vote matters, go register!!
Monday, January 29, 2024 | 100 Views |
As much as the decision to vote or not to vote is a personal choice, whatever choice one makes can have a telling effect going forward. Voting gives one a moral right to have a say in matters of governance, whether it you party that has won or not.
On the contrary, if you decide NOT to vote, you will have ceded your right to speak to others who might make a choice for you by electing a government that is not aligned to your aspirations. The latest statistics on voter registration released by the Independent Electoral Commision (IEC) show that just a little over 320,000 people have so registered since January 5th when registration started.
Over the years, there has been many reports of infants being abandoned by parents. Many factors can contribute to child abandonment, some of which may stem from mental health issues and lack of support, but other reasons may be that one could have made better choices with proper education. Some parents abandon their infants due to financial difficulties and the fear of having to provide for a newborn. Many developed countries have come up with...