In line with the GoNigeria Initiative’s
drive to mobilize Nigerian youths to be proactive and participate in the
electoral process by registering to get their Permanent Voters’ Cards [PVCs] in
preparation for the forthcoming 2023 elections, GoNigeria rewarded the first
set of winners in the GoNigeria Digital Poetry Challenge with prize money
totalling Two Million Naira.
Diana Modeme, from Anambra State, won the
Star prize of One Million Naira for the Best entry; David Odiase (78thpsalmist)
won the second prize of Six Hundred Thousand Naira while Abdullahi Idi Dahiru
from Borno State won the third prize of Four Hundred Thousand Naira
respectively in the first phase of the GoNigeria Digital Poetry Challenge.
The 1st Quarter GoNigeria Digital Poetry
Challenge was flagged off on 17 March, 2022 to Nigerian youths aged 18 to 45
years old in commemoration of the World Poetry Day 2022 which is marked
annually on 21 March. The participants were required to create a 30 seconds
poetry video while holding their Permanent Voters’ Cards and also encouraging
other youths to go register and pick up their voters’ cards, as well as PLAY
with the acronym PVC in the video, then post same using the hashtag
#GoNigeriaPoetryChallenge.
GoNigeria is an initiative of Anap
Foundation, a non-profit organisation that is committed to promoting good
governance. Via its GoNigeria Initiative, Anap Foundation has been partnering
with Advocates, as well as enlightened celebrities (GoAmbassadors), and
corporate bodies eager to support the initiative via co-branding (GoPartners)
as well as many enthusiastic young volunteers who help to amplify the messaging
to their age mates (GoVolunteers). The overall aim is to encourage Nigerian
youths to register and vote en-masse in the 2023 General Elections.
The 18 Initial Advocates of the GoNigeria
Movement are drawn from all 6 geopolitical zones (3 from each zone). They are
Atedo Peterside (Convener), Aisha Yesufu, Nuruddeen Lemu, Dike Chukwumerije,
Folarin Falana (Falz), Bishop Matthew Hassan-Kukah, Arunma Oteh, Hamzat Lawal,
Tomiwa Aladekomo, Osita Chidoka, Dr. Tony Rapu, ‘Yemi Adamolekun, Muhammad Ali
Pate, HH Muhammad Sanusi II, Dr. Salamatu Hussaini Suleiman, Kashim
Ibrahim-Imam, Ayisha Osori, and Ibrahim Dahiru Waziri.
To know more about Anap Foundation’s
GoNigeria Initiative, visit: www.GoNigeria.com
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