Yiaga Africa has held the People’s Assembly in Lagos State as part of its efforts to deepen democracy at the grassroots level through direct engagement between elected local governments and citizens. 

The two-day meeting brought together government officials and representatives of citizen groups from three local government areas in the state - Ikeja, Kosofe, and Surulere - to discuss the challenges in their communities and explore ways to increase citizen participation in decision-making in the local government areas.

Yiaga Africa and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) have facilitated the Voter registration of over 85000 Nigerians through the #SixtyPercentOfUs project. This was revealed during a two-day After-Action Review meeting of the project with partners from across implementing states. 

As part of efforts to promote democracy at the Grassroots level, Yiaga Africa is facilitating direct engagement between interest groups and Local Government Officials in selected Local Government Areas in Sokoto State through the Peoples’ Assembly.