As part of preparations towards the July 14, 2018 governorship election in Ekiti State, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) stepped down the ongoing Nationwide Continuous Voters Registration (CVR) exercise to the 177 ward registration centers in the State.This is geared towards ensuring that as many citizen that are eligible, are given the opportunity to...
In continuation of its efforts to deepen citizen participation ahead of the 2019 general elections, YIAGA AFRICA deployed citizen observers across the 36 states and the FCT since the commencement of the continuous voters registration exercise on Thursday, April 27, 2017. The Continuous Voters Registration Exercise (CVR) as conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission...
YIAGA Africa’s WatchingTheVote Trained on Open Election Data INEC must meet Increased Registration Demand by Citizens – YIAGA AFRICA How Politicians Pose Threat to Nigeria’s Electoral Democracy Over 350 people Turn out for the WatchingTheVote Election Dialogue Series Download WatchingTheVote February 2018 Newsletter here
KEY FINDINGS OF REPORTING PERIOD FOUR November 3 – November 9, 2017 On 18 November 2017, the people of Anambra state will go to the polls to elect a governor that will lead the state in the next four years. As opportunities for successful election abound, so also some challenges. Can INEC and related agencies...
In WatchingTheVote Newsletter for August INEC Chairman Prof Yakubu Commends YIAGA on Election Observation.. YIAGA WTV Deploy Observers for Anambra CVR.. Download Full Newsletter Below WTV NEWSLETTER AUGUST
KEY FINDINGS FROM REPORTING PERIOD THREE October 20 – November 2, 2017 Executive summary The Youth Initiative for Advocacy, Growth and Advancement (YIAGA), a non-governmental, not-for-profit organization devoted to electoral democracy and citizen’s participation, is playing an active role in the Anambra 2017 governorship election. On September 27, YIAGA deployed Long-Term Observation (LTOs) to Anambra...
