Omoniyi Ibietan’s book speaks to the reality of how the demographics of voting is now in favour of digital natives.
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At the book reading and further reviews of Mr Ibietan’s ‘Cyber Politics: Social Media, Social Demography and Voting Behaviour in Nigeria,’ held at the Institute of African Studies, University of Ibadan, the book was described as a “persuasive one, which adds huge insightful value to an understanding of the interactions between politics, social media networks and other variables that influence the behaviour of voters in a democracy.
Whether you turn to Premium Times for daily updates, in-depth investigations into pressing national issues, or entertaining trending stories, we value your readership. This, he noted, was very important for obvious reasons, some of which he said related to the popularity and influence of the new media, particularly among the most active components of the population.
The Dean, Faculty of Communication and Media Studies, University of Uyo, Peter Esuh, in his remark, said Mr Ibietan’s book stands out among the numerous publications on strategic communication in contemporary times. She noted that the book, ‘Cyber Politics: Social Media, Social Demography and Voting Behaviour in Nigeria,’ was eminently worthy of being seen and being read.
Mr Salawu said he was happy that the ideas, findings and recommendations contained in the thesis have been turned into a book and were now available to a wider readership.
He said the study of influencers’ role in the voters’ behaviour presented citizens, voters and scholars with new knowledge and methodology of engaging and analysing online opinion leadership and the actors that played different roles in it. Similarly, Ben Eluma said Mr Ibietan’s clearsighted study of cyber politics among Nigerian civil servants yielded useful results that may be compared with other studies of the same phenomenon among other categories of Nigerians online.
The author urged the younger generation to keep pushing in the face of challenges, adding that his desire to proceed to study was not for him to be referred to as a doctor but to teach and impart knowledge. Sparing some thoughts on the education sector, Mr Ibietan hailed the student loan initiative of the federal government as a welcome development.However, while agreeing that the loan option for students was a fantastic idea, he stressed the importance of supporting people without money, but who were willing to learn, without necessarily offering them loans.
“Can we please look at how we can enrich the context of Nigeria politics. We can’t run away from it, so that we can do something that is more intellectual and more rewarding.
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