As Ghanaians prepare to vote in the nation’s ninth presidential and parliamentary elections, Yiaga Africa has deployed an election study mission to observe the elections following accreditation by the Electoral Commission of Ghana (EC).
Yiaga Africa in a statement issued on Wednesday by Samson Itodo its Executive Director, said it is undertaking this mission to understudy and document good practices on election result management, voting rights, electoral technology, Artificial Intelligence (AI), and issue-based politics.
“The mission hopes to contribute to the body of knowledge on elections through documenting comparative lessons in the Ghanaian elections. This marks Yiaga Africa’s fourth election study mission under its Transforming Electoral Governance in Africa (TEGA) initiative, which enhances electoral governance through evidence-based learning, documentation, and advocacy.
“The 12-person delegation led by Dr. Aisha Abdullahi (former, African Union Commissioner of Political Affairs), includes legislators, academics, civil society leaders, legal experts and media practitioners from Africa.
Other members include: Senator Sharafadeen Abiodun Alli, Chairman, Nigerian Senate Committee on INEC and Electoral Matters, National Assembly; Hon. Prince Adebayo Balogun, Chairman, Nigerian House of Representatives Committee on Electoral Matters, National Assembly; Dr. Hussaini Abdu, Yiaga Africa Board Chair and Country Director, CARE International, Nigeria; Barr. Afam Osigwe SAN, President, Nigerian Bar Association; Bonolo Magkale, Center for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, South Africa; Mr. Majeed Bakare – Premium Times Newspaper; Ijeoma Osamor – Broadcaster and TV anchor, African Independent Television (AIT); Samson Itodo, Executive Director, Yiaga Africa; Olusegun Ogundare, African Head, Operations and Research; Ibrahim Farouk, Africa Program Coordinator and Gifty Quarshie – Program Assistant.
“The mission will observe pre, during and post-election activities using diverse observation tools. Additionally, the mission will interface key election stakeholders and engage with domestic and international election observer missions as part of its comprehensive observation/study mission methodology.“
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