#NigeriaDecides2023: NILDS deploys 369 field officers to monitor inclusion of PLWD, vulnerable groups
The National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS) deployed 369 observers to monitor compliance with the inclusion of persons with disabilities and other vulnerable groups in the electoral process.
Observers should examine the involvement of women, youth and persons with disabilities (PD) in the electoral process.
The institute announced this on Friday at a press conference in Abuja.
NILDS also announced its Political Party Monitoring Project, a non-partisan research work on electoral processes in Nigeria and inclusiveness.
Speaking on behalf of NILDS, Director of Democracy and Governance Adewale Aderemi said NILDS has set up a command center to coordinate the activities of the coordinators.
"As for the 2023 general election, the NILDS will deploy 369 observers nationwide, about nine in each state and three in each senatorial district in the 36 states, and then we have about 50 in the FCT.
"We will also host a command center (situation room) in collaboration with the WFD and other stakeholders where we will take real-time field reports from these 369 observers in the field.
"We will analyze them through the prism of inclusivity; we will look at the involvement of women, youth and people with disabilities (PWD) in the process.
“We will also analyze the general course of the elections and we will be live on all the social handles of the NILDS and the WFD,” he said.
Talking about the project, Mr Aderemi said the Political Party Monitoring Project is a collaboration between the institution and the Westminster Foundation for Democracy.
He deplored the exclusion of persons with disabilities, young people and women from the electoral process. He said the institute will produce a report after the elections.
Mr. Aderemi noted that political parties need to improve the marginalization issues of these groups, adding that donor groups are already struggling with fatigue.
He said poor leadership recruitment and sponsorship are some of the factors affecting inclusion.
"There have been a lot of interventions to build the capacity of our political parties since 1999, donors are no longer just willing to invest their money in political parties, but we are not giving up.
“What we want to do with the Political Party Monitoring Project, of which the Monitoring of Inclusive Political Party Practice is a part, is to address the challenges we have identified in the political party system in Nigeria”, did he declare. .
In his presentation, WFD National Representative Adebowale Olorunmola said inclusion is key to assessing political development in any democracy.
“The health of a democracy is not determined solely by the proper conduct of elections, but by the inclusive participation of citizens in the democratic process.
READ ALSO:"This is regardless of gender, age, religion, ethnicity, location, or status of ability or disability. It is a key determinant of health of a democracy and, therefore, when a good percentage of the population participates in the process, we can confidently say that our democracy is healthy.
“As we have it, our democracy is a work in progress because over the years Nigeria has continued to be on the wrong side of the data on inclusive participation and inclusion,” he said. he declared.
Presidential and legislative elections are to be held across the country on Saturday.
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The National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS) deployed 369 observers to monitor compliance with the inclusion of persons with disabilities and other vulnerable groups in the electoral process.
Observers should examine the involvement of women, youth and persons with disabilities (PD) in the electoral process.
The institute announced this on Friday at a press conference in Abuja.
NILDS also announced its Political Party Monitoring Project, a non-partisan research work on electoral processes in Nigeria and inclusiveness.
Speaking on behalf of NILDS, Director of Democracy and Governance Adewale Aderemi said NILDS has set up a command center to coordinate the activities of the coordinators.
"As for the 2023 general election, the NILDS will deploy 369 observers nationwide, about nine in each state and three in each senatorial district in the 36 states, and then we have about 50 in the FCT.
"We will also host a command center (situation room) in collaboration with the WFD and other stakeholders where we will take real-time field reports from these 369 observers in the field.
"We will analyze them through the prism of inclusivity; we will look at the involvement of women, youth and people with disabilities (PWD) in the process.
“We will also analyze the general course of the elections and we will be live on all the social handles of the NILDS and the WFD,” he said.
Talking about the project, Mr Aderemi said the Political Party Monitoring Project is a collaboration between the institution and the Westminster Foundation for Democracy.
He deplored the exclusion of persons with disabilities, young people and women from the electoral process. He said the institute will produce a report after the elections.
Mr. Aderemi noted that political parties need to improve the marginalization issues of these groups, adding that donor groups are already struggling with fatigue.
He said poor leadership recruitment and sponsorship are some of the factors affecting inclusion.
"There have been a lot of interventions to build the capacity of our political parties since 1999, donors are no longer just willing to invest their money in political parties, but we are not giving up.
“What we want to do with the Political Party Monitoring Project, of which the Monitoring of Inclusive Political Party Practice is a part, is to address the challenges we have identified in the political party system in Nigeria”, did he declare. .
In his presentation, WFD National Representative Adebowale Olorunmola said inclusion is key to assessing political development in any democracy.
“The health of a democracy is not determined solely by the proper conduct of elections, but by the inclusive participation of citizens in the democratic process.
READ ALSO:"This is regardless of gender, age, religion, ethnicity, location, or status of ability or disability. It is a key determinant of health of a democracy and, therefore, when a good percentage of the population participates in the process, we can confidently say that our democracy is healthy.
“As we have it, our democracy is a work in progress because over the years Nigeria has continued to be on the wrong side of the data on inclusive participation and inclusion,” he said. he declared.
Presidential and legislative elections are to be held across the country on Saturday.
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