The IFA Access Nigeria Campaign team considered a visit to the Osun State Commissioner of Works and Transportation Engr. Oluremi Omowaiye on Thursday April 14, 2022 at the state secretariat…
Tag: Disability
Advocacy Pays Off: INEC Commences Inclusive Recruitment of Persons with Disabilities as ad-hoc staff for Osun 2022 Elections.
Ahead of the Osun 2022 governorship elections, IFA's Access Nigeria campaign team paid an advocacy visit to the Osun State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Prof. Abdulganiyu Olayinka Raji, at the…
Osun Decides 2022: IFA demands Priority Treatment for PWDs at polling units
An advocacy group, Inclusive Friends Association (IFA) Wednesday, said security operatives should give Persons with Disabilities (PWDs), priority treatment at polling units on election day to enhance their participation in…
Osun 2022: INEC Assures People With Disabilities Of Unhindered Access During Elections
Ahead of the forthcoming governorship election in the state of Osun, the Independent National Electoral Commission ( INEC), has revealed that the agency has made adequate preparations to improve the…
Joint Civil Society Statement upon Signing of the Electoral Bill, 2022 into Law by President Muhammadu Buhari.
25 February, 2022 1. Today, Friday, 25th February 2022, President Muhammadu Buhari signed the Electoral Bill 2022 into Law, marking a huge milestone in Nigerian’s quest to consolidate electoral democracy.…
Joint Civil Society Statement on the Imperative of timely assent to the Electoral Bill 2022
18th February 2022 Civil Society groups urge President Buhari to give assent to the Electoral Bill on or before 22nd February 2022 1. On the 31st January 2022, the National…
THE PRELIMINARY BRIEFING BY THE ORGANIZATION OF PERSON WITH DISBILITIES ON THE FCT AREA COUNCIL ELECTIONS HELD ON THE 12TH OF FEBRUARY, 2022
Today, on the 12th of February 2022, 3 Organizations of Persons with disabilities observed the Federal Capital Territory Council Elections in the six Area Councils to ensure that the electoral…
There is no excuse now, Sign the Bill! Jerry calls for quick Assent of the Electoral Bill 2021 by the President
Yesterday, the National Assembly took to the presidency; the Electoral Bill 2021 for assent. This was confirmed through the Presidential liaison officer to the Senate Babajide Omoworare who affirmed that…
Strength Beyond all Odds
The International Albinism Awareness Day is observed annually on June 13. Today is dedicated to highlight the rights of those born with albinism and to increase awareness about their genetic…
Dana Air Charges A Person with Disability More for Being Disabled
Press Release: Miss Uzoamaka Stella Ike is a person with a physical disability. With her unique type of disability, she is unable to walk or use her hands, hence,…