{"id":226517,"date":"2026-05-17T08:57:07","date_gmt":"2026-05-17T08:57:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailytalks.org\/?p=226517"},"modified":"2026-05-17T08:57:07","modified_gmt":"2026-05-17T08:57:07","slug":"poverty-cash-politics-voter-apathy-threaten-nigerias-democracy-ahead-of-2027-leaders-warn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailytalks.org\/?p=226517","title":{"rendered":"Poverty, Cash Politics, Voter Apathy Threaten Nigeria\u2019s Democracy Ahead of 2027 \u2014 Leaders Warn"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>LAGOS (SUNDIATA POST) \u2013 Prominent political figures and scholars have raised fresh concerns about the state of Nigeria\u2019s democracy, warning that rising poverty, entrenched cash politics, partisan manipulation of electoral laws and growing voter apathy could undermine the credibility of future elections if urgent reforms are not undertaken&#8230;<br \/><a 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