The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will commence the CVR exercise on April 27, 2017 in its Local Government Areas offices in all 774 LGAs of Nigeria. The exercise is designed to update the voter register with the registration of citizens who turned 18 after the last voter registration exercise; or those who couldn’t register...

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Mrs Amina Zakari, National Commissioner in charge of Electoral Operations, Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC), said Parallel Vote tabulation(PVT) for the 2016 Ondo Governorship election had corroborated the commission’s result due to sustained improvement on its activities over the years. Zakari made this known on Sunday during an interview in Abuja. According to her, the recent...

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it will take #WatchingTheVote reports and recommendations very seriously during and after the Ondo State Gubernatorial elections. INEC National Commissioner, Amina Zakari gave the assurance during a tour of YIAGA’s State Information Center, in Akure.  Commissioner Amina Zakari commended YIAGA for deploying the Parallel Vote Tabulation (PVT) methodology...

The Youth Initiative for Advocacy Growth and Advancement (YIAGA) on November 17 2016 organized a training workshop on the Watching the Vote election observation methodology for journalists in Ondo State. The training which held in Akure, Ondo State, had representatives of over 15 media organizations across the state. Speaking at the training, Cynthia Mbamalu, Project...

Ahead of the Ondo State Gubernatorial election slated for November 26th 2016, The Youth Initiative for Advocacy, Growth and Advancement (YIAGA), with support from the National Democratic Institute (NDI) held a three-day intensive training for Election Observation Supervisors, drawn from the 18 Local Government Areas of Ondo State. At the training which held in Akure, Ondo...

Akure, Nov. 15, 2016 (NAN) Ms Sarah Cooper, Senior Programme Officer, National Democratic Institute (NDI), said her institute was committed to improving electoral credibility in the country through election observers’ use of technology. Cooper said this on Tuesday in Akure at the resumed training of election observers from 18 local government areas. The would-be observers...

Ahead of the Nov. 26 governorship election in Ondo State, the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Mr Olusegun Agbaje, has warned perpetrators of electoral violence to keep off the state. Agbaje issued the riot act in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) by the Media Manager, YIAGA, Mr David Oluwaseun, on...

A group, the Youth Initiative for Advancement, Growth and Advocacy  (YIAGA), has begun training for 18 local government election observers on Watching The Vote (WTV) methodology for the governorship elections in Ondo state.   The Media Manager, YIAGA, Mr David Oluwaseun, said this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...

A Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), Youth Initiative for Advancement and Advocacy Growth (YIAGA) said it would deploy machinery to ensure transparency and credibility in Nov. 26 governorship poll in Ondo state.   Executive Director of the group, Mr Samson Itodo, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in...