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Says violence, hatred, vandalism won’t fix problems By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja A Civil Society Organisation and also an election observer, Yiaga Africa, Monday, called on Nigerians to get registered by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, ahead of the 2023 generations. This was stated by the Executive Director, Yiaga Africa, Samson Itodo, in a
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A Civil Society Organisation, Yiaga Africa, says the Ondo State governorship election was marred with vote-buying and inadequate compliance with Covid-19 protocol. Dr Aisha Abdullahi, Co-chair, Yiaga Africa 2020 Ondo Election Observation Mission, stated this on Saturday at a press conference on situational report on the election. Abdulahi commended INEC for early arrival of materials
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By Dayo Johnson – Akure Eleven of the 18 council areas in Ondo State have been identified as possible flashpoints for violence ahead of the governorship election scheduled for Saturday. Speaking in Akure, during the pre-election briefing, the Co-chair, Yiaga Africa, an election watchdog, Dr Aisha Abdullahi said it was concerned about the seeming helplessness
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Appeals to INEC to sustain viewing portal initiative By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja Barely 24 hours to the Ondo governorship election, Yiaga Africa, has tasked election actors on credible and acceptable election across the 18 Local Government Areas of the State. This was contained in a pre-election statement signed by Co-Chair, Yiaga Africa WTV Working
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YIAGA Africa, a Civil Society Organisation, has tasked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to ensure that the contractual agreement with the NURTW for movement of election materials for the Ondo governorship poll was not compromised. Addressing a news conference in Akure on Thursday, Co-chair of YIAGA Africa, Dr Aisha Abdullahi, said that INEC should
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YIAGA Africa, a Civil Society Organisation, has tasked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to ensure that the contractual agreement with the NURTW for movement of election materials for the Ondo governorship poll was not compromised. Addressing a news conference in Akure on Thursday, Co-chair of YIAGA Africa, Dr Aisha Abdullahi, said that INEC should
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By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja With less than a week to the Ondo governorship election, an election observer, Yiaga Africa, disclosed training 646 election observers and expressed readiness to observe the election. This was made known in a statement signed by the Executive Director, Samson Itodo, where the group explained that The training tagged, ‘Election
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Yiaga Africa, a Civil Society Organisation, has raised concerns over the inducement of voters ahead of Oct. 10, Ondo governorship election. Mr Samson Itodo, Executive Director, Yiaga Africa said this in a statement on Wednesday Abuja. Itodo said that as political activities gather momentum ahead of the election, Yiaga Africa Watching The Vote was observing
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Says intimidation, violence worrisome By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja As Ondo Governorship Election remains barely 12 days, an election observer, Yiaga Africa, Tuesday released its first Pre-election Observation (PREO) Report. The report which was made available to Vanguard indicated several findings on political activities carried out by governorship candidates and supporters of various political parties,
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proposes domestication before 2023 general elections By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja Ahead of 2023 generation elections in Nigeria, ActionAid Nigeria, Trade Union Congress, TUC, Yiaga Africa and others seek domestication of the African Charter on Democracy, Election and Governance, ACDEG, to Nigeria’s democratic system. This was their position at a ‘National Stakeholders’ Forum and Policy
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