YIAGA AFRICA Launches Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats (SWOT) Analysis of youth candidates in the 2019 elections

News, statementBy YIAGA AFRICA March 8, 2019

Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats (SWOT) of youth candidates in the 2019 elections CLICK TO DOWNLOAD FULL REPORT In the build-up to the general elections, YIAGA AFRICA with support from the Department for International Development (UKAID) undertook an assessment of youth candidates’ campaign activities to identify their strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats (SWOT). The SWOT…

YIAGA AFRICA TRAINS OVER 1000 PARTY AGENTS FOR YOUNG CANDIDATES

News, statementBy YIAGA AFRICA March 6, 2019

As part of YIAGA AFRICA’s work under her support to Youth Candidates project, we are providing strategic support to young men and women running for various position in the 2019 General elections through the Not Too Young To Run movement. The goal of this project is to equip youth candidates with necessary tools for running…

YIAGA AFRICA Watching The Vote Statement on the 2019 Presidential Election Results

News, statementBy YIAGA AFRICA February 27, 2019

YIAGA AFRICA Watching The Vote (WTV) today briefed the public on the findings from its parallel vote tabulation: a gold standard citizen observation methodology that employsed statistics and information communication technologies to enable YIAGA AFRICA to provide an independent estimate of the vote shares that each party received within a narrow range. Estimates were based…

YIAGA AFRICA Watching The Vote Press Release on the 2019 Presidential Election Results

statementBy YIAGA AFRICA February 27, 2019

TRANSCORP HILTON, ABUJA, Nigeria – YIAGA AFRICA Watching The Vote (WTV) today briefed the public on the findings from its parallel vote tabulation: a gold standard citizen observation methodology that employsed statistics and information communication technologies to enable YIAGA AFRICA to provide an independent estimate of the vote shares that each party received within a…

YIAGA AFRICA Watching The Vote Statement on Voter Turnout and Results

News, statementBy YIAGA AFRICA February 25, 2019

YIAGA AFRICA undertook the Watching The Vote project to provide Nigerian citizens, presidential candidates, political parties, civil society and INEC with independent information about whether the official results for the February 23, 2019 presidential election truly reflect the ballots cast at polling units. The YIAGA AFRICA Watching The Vote (WTV) is “Driven by Data –…

ELECTIONS AND PERENNIAL CHALLENGE OF LOGISTICS AND SECURITY – Moshood Isah

NewsBy YIAGA AFRICA February 25, 2019

“These were not the elections Nigerians wanted; they were not the elections Nigerians expected; and, most importantly, they were not the elections Nigerians deserved. Our election commission must improve its capacity to deliver credible elections and our political parties must play according to the rules. Failure to do so could fundamentally threaten our democracy”. These…

YIAGA AFRICA Watching The Vote Preliminary Press Statement

NewsBy YIAGA AFRICA February 24, 2019

Introduction Ladies and Gentlemen, distinguished guests – welcome to the YIAGA AFRICA Watching The Vote (WTV)’s Preliminary Press Conference on the conduct of the 23 February 2019 presidential election. This briefing is the fourth in a series of planned press conferences to be hosted by YIAGA AFRICA. Our subsequent briefing will hold at the same…

YIAGA AFRICA WatchingTheVote Preliminary Statement on the 2019 Presidential Election

NewsBy YIAGA AFRICA February 24, 2019

Press Release YIAGA AFRICA on 24 February 2019 presented its preliminary findings on the conduct of the 23 February presidential election to the Nigerian public and assembled media. According to YIAGA AFRICA , the 23 February presidential election was characterized by many of the same shortcomings that have marred previous national elections in Nigeria. As…

YIAGA AFRICA Watching The Vote Press Statement on Set-Up of Polling Units

NewsBy YIAGA AFRICA February 23, 2019

Introduction This morning, YIAGA AFRICA deployed 3,906 observers throughout the country to every state and all 774 local government areas (LGAs). This is inclusive of the 3,030 parallel vote tabulation (PVT) observers deployed in pairs to a random, representative statistical sample of 1,515 polling units. This deployment will enable YIAGA AFRICA to independently verify the…

Watching The Vote Mid-day Situational Press Statement for 2019 Presidential Elections

NewsBy YIAGA AFRICA February 23, 2019

(as of 12 noon Saturday 23 February 2019) Introduction Ladies and Gentlemen, distinguished guests – welcome to the YIAGA AFRICA Watching The Vote (WTV)’s Mid-day Situational Press Statement on the ongoing Presidential Election. This briefing is the third in a series of planned press conferences to be hosted by YIAGA AFRICA. This statement will contain…

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