Ahead of the 2019 elections, micro-blogging platform, Twitter has introduced a special emoji to drive conversation among Nigerian voters.
TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports Twitter made known introduction of the special emoji, which reflects a fingerprint, via a tweet on Monday.
“For everyone that wants to discuss the election on Twitter, the platform is introducing a special emoji.
“The emoji appears when using the hashtags #NigeriaDecides2019 and #NigeriaDecides.
“The special emoji pictures a fingerprint in a square, reflecting the Nigerian fingerprint voting system, and it’s colour represents the green of the Nigerian national flag.
“This design encourages conversation while also serving as a piece of voter education,” Twitter said in a statement on Monday.
The Nigerian election is less than two weeks away!
Join the conversation around this important event and unlock the special emoji by using #NigeriaDecides2019 or #NigeriaDecides in your Tweets.
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FYI: the emoji reflects the fingerprint voting system in Nigeria 🇳🇬 pic.twitter.com/kYDTsCsxtD
— Government (@Gov) February 4, 2019
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The Nigerian election is less than two weeks away.
According to the timetable for the 2019 general elections released by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Presidential and National Assembly elections will hold February 16th.
Governorship and State Assembly elections will hold March 2nd.
Commenting on introduction of the special emoji, Sinead McSweeney, Twitter’s VP, Public Policy and Communications, EMEA, said, “the hashtags will be even easier to join the conversation on Twitter about the Nigerian elections, especially for those who want to follow up on news, and the events that affect their lives.
“Thanks to the hashtags, it will be even easier to join the conversation on Twitter about the Nigerian elections. Users can find Tweets faster and it will be much easier for everyone to respond.
“Twitter is the place to follow elections. It’s where people come to be informed about news, politics, and the events that affect their lives. It’s also the place where citizens and politicians can share views and interact with each other.
“With this emoji, we want to help users engage in constructive civic conversation during this important time for Nigeria”.
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