This is the complete policy and advocacy memorandum prepared for the National Assembly. Read it in full below, then sign the petition at the bottom to add your name to the formal legislative record.
Your signature joins thousands of Nigerians demanding constitutional change. It will be formally presented to the House of Representatives and Senate.
Nigeria's diaspora sends home more money than the country receives in Foreign Direct Investment — every single year. In 2024 alone, that figure was $20.93 billion. Four times the country's FDI.
These are doctors in London, engineers in Houston, teachers in Dubai — people who own property in Nigeria, support extended families, build businesses, create jobs. And yet, when Nigeria holds an election, their voices are entirely absent.
Over 30 African nations — including Senegal, South Africa, Kenya, Ghana, and Rwanda — have enabled their diaspora to vote. Nigeria, the continent's largest democracy and economy, is an outlier. This is not just a democratic embarrassment. It is a missed opportunity to deepen national legitimacy, strengthen remittance flows, and elevate accountability.
Every signature is documented evidence presented to the National Assembly. Here is exactly what happens when you sign:
The true measure of a democracy is not the quality of elections it holds for those conveniently within its borders. It is whether it reaches for those citizens who are furthest away — and says: you are still one of us. Your voice matters. Your vote counts.
Sign the petition and gain immediate access to the full 8-page policy and advocacy memorandum — packed with original research, legal analysis, global comparisons, a phased implementation roadmap, and direct recommendations to the National Assembly.