FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, September 27, 2022 Press Conference to Launch of VOTE-ABILITY Campaign ahead of the 2023 General Elections: “Increasing the Participation of Persons with Disabilities in Elections”. Preamble:…
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Nigeria’s Women, Youth, and Persons with Disabilities (PWD) Demand Inclusion.
For Immediate Release 2022 International Democracy Day September 15, 2022 Today, Nigeria joins the rest of the world to celebrate the 2022 International Democracy Day with the theme “To Uphold…
Declare a State of Emergency- Inclusive Friends Association to IPAC Chairman
In the stride toward deepening the inclusion of Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) across political party structures in Nigeria, the Inclusive Friends Association (IFA) took advocacy to the National Chairman of…
Joint Civil Society Statement on the Appointment of INEC Resident Electoral Commissioners
26th August 2022 On July 26, 2022, the Nigerian Senate announced President Buhari's appointment of nineteen Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) following the expiration of the tenure of the outgone RECs…
The Inclusive Friends Association walk for increase Voters Registration for PWDs
On Friday, July 22, 2022, The Inclusive Friends Association (IFA) with support from the National Commission for Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD) and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) launch the…
Joint Civil Society Statement on the Delayed Appointment of Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) into the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)
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…
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…
