Tag: Civil Society Organisations

Direct Primaries: CSOs allay fears, rule out additional burden on INEC

Aminu Imam

Some civil society organisations, (CSO), Civil Society Partners on Electoral Reform, have said that Party direct primaries would not impose any additional burden on the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC), beyond what the constitution has stipulated. The CSO, in an issued statement issued yesterday, in Abuja, by the Executive Director, ‘Adopt A Goal for Development Initiative’, Ariyo-Dare Atoye, and endorsed by other CSOs: ‘Centre for Liberty’, ‘Raising New Voices’, ‘Youth and Students Advocates for Development Initiative, (YSAD); NESSACTION; ‘The Nigerian Alliance’; ‘The Art and Civics Table‘ and ‘Speak Out Africa…

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Nigeria@61: ‘Your speech mocked Nigerians’, CSO slams Buhari

Aminu Imam

…Accuses FG, military over alleged failure to secure Nigerians As Nigerians reflect on Nigeria’s 61st independence anniversary, yesterday, a civil society organisation, Concerned Nigerians, (CN), asserted and alleged that President Muhammadu Buhari’s Independence Day speech mocked Nigerians based on issues affecting the lives of citizens. This was contained in a statement signed by the CN convener, Comrade Deji Adeyanju, while reacting to the broadcast made by President Buhari to the nation on attaining 61 years of independence from colonial rule. Recall that the President’s Independence Day broadcast mentioned that, “In…

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CSOs protest at NASS, demand INEC independence, inclusion of e-voting in Electoral Act

Aminu Imam

…As Reps Southern caucus insist on electronic transmission of election result A Coalition of Civil Society Organisations, (CSOs), under the aegis of ‘Alliance of CSOs for Expression of Electoral and Democratic Space’, yesterday stormed the National Assembly, protesting the exclusion of some provisions, such as electronic voting, financial autonomy for the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC), and protection of people with disabilities, in the new Electoral Act. The aggrieved protesters were armed with placards, with inscriptions such as: “SaveOurElections #NigeriansDeserveFreeAndFairElection” and so on. The concerns raised by the CSOs followed the…

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