Nigeria, the largest country in Africa, holds elections this Saturday. Most voters are under the age of 30, a fact that has infused new life into the presidential race. The World’s Halima Gikandi reports from Lagos, Nigeria, that young people see this as a chance to throw out the old guard that has ruled for decades.
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