The electoral commission and civil society organisations have a role to play on civic education before the August 8 polls to enhance democracy and truly reflect the voice of the majority. The hypothesis that civic education does not influence election results needs to be rejected. Since 2010, the electoral agency has used a lot of resources to conduct civic education and has been seeking supplementary funding from foreign donors to support NGOs. Civic education encourages the virtues that dispose citizens positively to the ideals and principals of democracy. Civic education helps citizens to interpret other variables such as economic growth based on development and the devastating effects of corruption.

Source: Standard Digital May 09, 2017 07:07 UTC