One of the critical aspects of fostering democracy for people with disabilities in Nigeria is ensuring accessible voting procedures.
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NDSR: CSOs, OPDs urge govt to ensure transparent and inclusive measures in cushioning the effect of subsidy removal on vulnerable Nigerians.
“Fuel subsidy is gone”, said President Tinubu as one of his first acts in office. The fuel subsidies regime which was meant to make Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), popularly known…
IFA-ACE Wheelchair Drive: 29 PWDs Received Wheelchairs in Benue, Nasarawa, Plateau and FCT
On July 19, 2023, The Inclusive Friends Association (IFA), delivered 29 wheelchairs to selected beneficiaries of the IFA-ACE Wheelchair Drive in Benue, Nasarawa, Plateau and the FCT. The project aimed…
Pre-Election Press Conference for the February 24, 2023, General Elections
Preamble: In compliance with the Discrimination against Persons with Disabilities (Prohibition) Act 2018, and the Electoral Act 2022 (amended), the electoral commission commit efforts to provide assisted materials for PWDs…
Nigeria Decides 2023: IFA to redesign Election Day written instruction, (form EC30 PWD)
11th January 2023 Today January 11, 2023, Inclusive Friends Access Nigeria participated in the INEC strategy meeting with organizations of persons with disabilities (OPDs) to discuss the level of INECs…
Pressing Beyond Limits: A PWD Political Experience
Story by Nansel Samuel A genuine character of democracy manifest when all citizens of a nation are served equal rights to participate in political processes. This right is enshrined in…
Creating Inclusive Political Institutions and Processes
Persons with disabilities should have the same access and opportunities to participate in political life as any other empowered citizen. The removal of barriers benefits not only citizens with disabilities…
SPEECH OF THE INEC HON. NATIONAL COMMISSIONER AND CHAIRMAN OUTREACH & PARTNERSHIP COMMITTEE
A KEYNOTE ADDRESS PRESENTED BY THE HON. NATIONAL COMMISSIONER AND CHAIRMAN OUTREACH & PARTNERSHIP COMMITTEE (OPC), INDEPENDENT NATIONAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION (INEC), PROF. KUNLE AJAYI, ON “THE ROLE OF POLITICAL PARTIES…
VOTE-ABILITY Campaign: Inclusive Friends Association to Increase the Participation of PWDs in the 2023 General Election
As the ban for electioneering campaigns will soon be officially flagged ahead of the 2023 general elections in Nigeria, the Inclusive Friends Association officially launched the Vote-ability Campaign as a…
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…
