US Edition'We were abandoned' — Benue disability community accuses INEC of voting barriers
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'We were abandoned' — Benue disability community accuses INEC of voting barriers
Persons living with disabilities in Benue State have voiced their outrage over their exclusion from the 2023 general elections, despite substantial federal government investments aimed at ensuring their participation. Speaking at a town hall meeting on electoral reforms organised by the Peering Advocacy and Advancement Centre in Africa, PAACA in Makurdi, their leader, Jacintha Igwilo, condemned the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC…
INEC under fire for disenfranchising security officers, NYSC members, and inmates
A rights advocacy group, the Unemployed Youth Initiative (UYI), has raised concerns over the continued disenfranchisement of security personnel, National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members, election officials, and prison inmates during elections in Nigeria. Speaking at a press conference in Abuja, UYI Convener Comrade Danesi Momoh Prince and Co-Convener Comrade Igwe Manta criticised the electoral system for failing to accommodate these essential…
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