2019 Election: Nigeria Bloggers flag off campaign to get voters involved

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Guild of Professional Bloggers of Nigeria (GPBN) has embarked on sensitisation campaigns to mobilise Nigerians to register in the on-going Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) ahead of 2019 general elections.

The campaign tagged #GetInvolved, is part of strategies adopted by the association to ensure every eligible voter in the country is mobilized to register in the ongoing voters registration exercise.

In a statement issued by GPBN President Chris Kehinde Nwandu, the campaign started on Thursday 15th of March 2018 and it is aimed at ensuring stakeholders plan the electoral process for a hitch-free 2019 general elections.

The month long social media campaign, which is one of the 2018 projects conceptualized by the guild is to ensure every Nigerian #GetInvolved in the process. The President said.

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