WOMEN’S STATEMENT ON THE REJECTION OF GENDER BILLS BY NASS
Dateline: (Abuja) 1 March 2022 #BreakThePoliticalBias #BreakTheConstitutionBias Nigeria women are disappointed and aggrieved at the actions of the 9th National Assembly (NASS) today Tuesday March 1, 2022 when they denied women the opportunity of inclusion and representation in governance by voting against the gender bills. The NASS has spoken loud and clear that they […]
Release of the Timetable and Schedule of Activities for the 2023 General Election Held at the Conference Room, INEC Headquarters, Abuja, on Saturday 26th February 2022
Ladies and Gentlemen of the Press As you are aware, yesterday, Friday 25th February 2022, the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria signed the Electoral Bill 2022 into law. This is historic being the fourth time since the restoration of democracy in Nigeria in May 1999 that the Electoral Act was repealed and re-enacted. […]
ADDRESS BY HIS EXCELLENCY, PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA AT THE SIGNING OF ELECTORAL BILL 2022 INTO LAW
STATE HOUSE, ABUJA FRIDAY 24TH FEBRUARY, 2022 The Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill 2022, passed by the National Assembly forwarded for Presidential Assent, via a letter dated 31st January, 2022. In line with established tradition, I received inputs from relevant ministries, departments and agencies of government after careful and thorough reviews of the Bill and its […]
2023 Elections: EiE Nigeria Rolls Out #MakeNaijaWork Campaign
February 15, 2022 Lagos, Nigeria “Votes don’t count, if there are no votes to count.” ― Demilade Roberts (Photographer & Active Citizen) Foremost good governance and civic advocacy organisation, EiE Nigeria, has officially flagged off its 2022-2023 elections campaign. Under the aegis of the group’s flagship initiative #RSVP – Register | Select | […]
Yiaga Africa Midday Situational Statement on the 2022 FCT Area Council Elections
An election defined by operational deficiencies, election security challenges, and abysmal voter turnout Introduction Yiaga Africa deployed trained and accredited roving observers to observe the 12th February 2022 FCT Area Council elections in the six Area Councils of the FCT. Yiaga Africa observers deployed by 7:30 am and they visited polling units within the sixty-two […]
SHORT STATEMENT BY SITUATION ROOM AS VOTING COMES TO A CLOSE IN FCT AREA COUNCIL ELECTIONS
Issued: 3:00pm – Saturday, 12th February 2022 The Situation Room is observing the FCT Area Council elections scheduled for Saturday, 12th February 2022 in the six area councils. Reports from our networks of observers and partners showed late deployment of personnel and materials across the FCT. In most Area Councils, INEC officials arrived at an average time […]
FINAL STATEMENT BY THE NIGERIA CIVIL SOCIETY SITUATION ROOM ON THE ANAMBRA STATE GOVERNORSHIP ELECTION 2021
Issued: 10:30am, Friday, 11th February 2022 The Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room (Situation Room) has convened in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to observe the Area Council Elections in the FCT scheduled for Saturday, 12th February 2022. This election is the first election after the recently held Anambra State governorship election, which was mostly adjudged […]
SITUATION ROOM CALLS ON PRESIDENT BUHARI TO ASSENT TO ELECTORAL ACT AMENDMENT BILL 2021
Issued in Abuja at 9:30am: Friday, 17th December 2021 The Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room is concerned that since the passage of the Electoral Act Amendment Bill 2021 and the onward transmission to the President, the bill has not been assented to by the President. Electoral reforms in Nigeria have been implemented mainly through the review […]
GOVERNOR BABAJIDE SANWO-OLU’S SPEECH TO THE PEOPLE OF LAGOS STATE ON THE LEKKI TOLLGATE INCIDENT
My dear good people of Lagos State, It is with great sense of responsibility that I address you today on the reactions that have trailed the release of the #EndSARS Judicial Panel of Inquiry Report submitted to me two weeks ago, and how it has played out in public discourse since then. I believe — […]
Broadening Youth Participation in the Electoral Process
“If you stay out of politics, those who stay in politics will not stay out of your life, your health, your education, your home, your business, or your bank account.” – Dike Chukwumerije (Poet) #ThursdayTalks is a monthly conversation that engages thought leaders, change agents and active citizens on the state of the nation, citizen […]