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…
Tag: Voter Education
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…
Inclusive Election Observation: My Experience
Grace Jerry On August 9, an estimated 22 million Kenyans went to the polls to elect their next president. Despite being one of the most competitive elections in the country’s…
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…
VOTE-ABILITY LAUNCH PRESS STATEMENT
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:…
IFA recommends Mobile Court for on-the-spot trial and prosecution of election violators
The Inclusive Friends Association (IFA) has called for a mobile court for on-the-spot trial and prosecution of individuals engaged in vote-buying during elections in Nigeria. IFA's Executive Director, Grace Jerry, and Convener…