26th July 2022 The undersigned civil society organizations working to promote credible elections in Nigeria note that the tenure of ten (10) Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) of the Independent…
Tag: Persons with Disabilities
Inclusive Friends Association, Disability Commission Launch Vote-Ability Campaign to Increase Registration of PWDs in CVR Exercise
The Inclusive Friends Association (IFA) in partnership with the National Commission for Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD) launched the VOTE-ability campaign on Thursday, July 21, 2022. The PWD CVR VOTEability campaign…
Read Full speech of the Launch of the PWD CVR VOTEability Campaign
On June 27th, 2021, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) commenced the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) for eligible citizens who are 18 and above, those new registrants, and citizens who…
Inclusive Friends Advocacy Gains: INEC to deploy 35 PWDs as Ad Hoc Staff for Osun Election
As a result of the Inclusive Friends Association’s (IFA) consistent advocacy for inclusion and accessibility for Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) in the electoral process, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)…
IFA Cohorts Taking Action for the Domestication of the Disability Law in Osun State
In May 2022, the Inclusive Friends Association (IFA) trained members of the Joint Association of Persons with Disabilities (JONAPWD) and Organizations of Persons with Disabilities (OPDs) in Osun State through…
IFA Accolades Edo State Assembly as the State Disability Law 2022 is set for Assent
Upon resumption of plenary on Tuesday, July 5th, 2022, the Edo State House of Assembly enacted a Bill for a Law to ensure the full integration of persons with disabilities…
IFA Appeals to INEC for devolution of CVR Registration Centers to Ward Levels
After 52 weeks of the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the commission yesterday, records a cumulative data of 10,487,972 fresh registrants. Out of…
IFA engages Students on a Get Out The Vote (GOTV) Campaign in Osun
Ahead of July 16, 2022, Governorship Elections in Osun State, the Inclusive Friends Association (IFA) had on Wednesday & Thursday, took her Access Nigeria - Get Out The Vote Campaign…
Osun 2022: NDI declares PWDs participation in election crucial
The National Democratic Institute (NDI), has advised the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to ensure the participation of People With Disabilities (PWDs) in the forthcoming governorship election in Osun State,…
IFA Impetrate PWDs to Register as INEC Extend Voters’ Registration by 60 Days
Following the surge of registrants in various registration centers across the country, the Chairman House Committee on Electoral Matters, Honourable Aishatu Jibril Dukku at the House of Representatives, told her…