Yiaga Africa Deploys Election Mission To Liberia

Yiaga Africa has deployed an election study mission to the October 10 2023 general elections in Liberia following its accreditation by the National Elections Commission (NEC).

The mission is part of Yiaga Africa’s Transforming Electoral Governance in Africa initiative (TEGA) designed to transform electoral governance through evidence-based learning, documentation and advocacy.

A statement issued by the executive director, Samson Itodo, said Yiaga Africa under this project, will undertake policy conversations, study missions, and participatory action research on elections and electoral reforms.

“The mission is led by Dr. Aisha Abdullahi, a former commissioner for political affairs at the African Union Commission and former Nigerian Ambassador to Guinea, also a member of the board of Yiaga Africa.

“Other members of the mission include Senator Sharafadeen Alli, Chair of the Nigerian Senate Committee on Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Hon Prince Bayo Balogun, Chairman, Nigerian House of Representatives Committee on Electoral Matters, Dr. Asmau Maikudi, Former Resident Electoral Commissioner, INEC, Toyin Akinniyi, Vice President, Africa at Luminate, Ezenwa Nwagwu, Chair, Partners for Electoral Reform and Yiaga Africa board member, Francis Madugu, Deputy Country Director, National Democratic Institute (NDI), Nigeria, Maupe Ogun-Yusuf, Broadcast journalist, Channels Television, Esrom Ajanya, Project Coordinator, The Kukah Center, Olusegun Ogundare, Africa Head of Operations & Research, Yiaga Africa, Ibrahim Faruk, Africa Programme Coordinator and Samson Itodo, Executive Director, Yiaga Africa,” the statement said.