#WatchingTheVote Newsletter August 2018 Edition
#WatchingTheVote Commences plans to Observe Osun Governorship Election More Stories Download #WatchingTheVote August 2018 Edition Below WatchingTheVote Newsletter August 2018 Edition
Osun 2018: 48 parties, candidates vie for governorship (FULL LIST)
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has presented the names of 48 political parties cleared to contest for September 22 governorship election in Osun State. The State Resident Electoral Commissioner, Segun Agbaje, said majority of the non-sensitive materials that would be used for the conduct of the election have been received from the electoral commission,…
Again, Buhari Declines Assent to Electoral Act Amendment Bill
President Muhammadu Buhari has again vetoed the Electoral Act Amendment Bill 2018, citing drafting issues, which he said might affect the interpretation and application of the principal act. According to the president in separate communications to the President of the Senate, Dr. Bukola Saraki, and the Speaker of House of Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Dogara, cited…
Osun Polls: INEC Lauds Collaborative Effort as YIAGA Deploys Pre-election Observers
YIAGA AFRICA Watching The Vote was very excited to receive the Osun State Resident Electoral Commissioner of Independent National Electoral Commissioner (INEC), Mr. Olusegun Agbaje at our Training for Long Term Observers in Osun State. Ahead of the September 22nd Governorship Elections in Osun State, YIAGA AFRICA has trained 31 Long Term Observers who will be…
#WatchingTheVote Newsletter : July 2018 Edition
Step by step ! How YIAGA Observed and verified the Ekiti Governorship Elections result More Stories … Download full #WatchingTheVote Newsletter , June 2018 Edition below WatchingTheVote Newsletter July 2018 Edition
Osun Governorship Election: YIAGA Parleys Media, to deploy 561 Observers
YIAGA AFRICA’s WatchingTheVote on Wednesday hosted a round table discussion with media team in Osun state to discuss its election observation deployment plan for the upcoming September 22nd Governorship Elections in the State. During the Roundtable discussion held in Osogbo, WTV project director said, YIAGA AFRICA will deploy 500 stationary, 31 mobile citizen observers and…
Lessons from Ekiti and Implications for Osun, 2019 General Elections - Plangret Dabup
The just concluded Ekiti Governorship Election as expected has taken centre stage in Nigeria’s electoral discourse in recent times. The elections no doubt lived up to its pre-election hype partly due to the shared history between the flag bearers of both parties and the incumbent Governor. Tensions are running high in the country due to…
Stakeholders Condemn Vote Buying as YIAGA AFRICA hosts INEC, CSOs, Media to Reflect on Ekiti Governorship Elections
Ekiti election may have come and gone but there is a lot to reflect upon ahead of future elections. This was why YIAGA Africa hosted a high-level round table discussion on the just concluded Ekiti Governorship Elections. YIAGA AFRICA’s Watching The Vote on Tuesday hosted National Commissioners of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Civil…
The way and manner people sold their votes in Ekiti was demeaning – Nwagwu, election observer
An election observer in the recently conducted governorship election in Ekiti State, Mr. Ezenwa Nwagwu, who is also the Chairman, Partners for Electoral Reform and member, Working Group of Watching The Vote, YIAGA Africa, in this interview with TUNDE AJAJA speaks on his findings during the election and what can be done to improve on…
The Moment #WatchingTheVote VERIFIED Ekiti Governorship Elections
It’s just few Hours after the announcement of the Official Results of the Ekiti Governorship Elections by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) The Cameras are set, and the world is eager to know the Outcome of YIAGA AFRICA’s WatchingTheVote deployment of 500 Polling Unit Observers, 25 roving observers and 16 Collation observers. At the…