Tuesday, June 23, 2026

Samson Itodo

November 5, 2024

CSOs present 21 recommendations on electoral reforms to National Assembly

The memorandum is focused on three core pillars of the electoral legal framework for the conduct of elections.

National Assembly
August 24, 2024

YIAGA Africa seeks strengthening of SIECs to curb governors’ influence

Mr Itodo saiod, “Financing SIECs should be from the state’s consolidated revenue’’

Yiaga Africa
June 7, 2024

National Assembly: Yiaga Africa advises against scrapping state electoral commissions

The Yiaga boss said abolishing SIECs was not a solution to flawed local government elections.

NIGERIAN GOVERNORS FORUM
January 19, 2024

Yiaga Africa calls for immediate action to address low women participation in Nigerian politics

“The entire political landscape is already skewed against women and that’s something we need to address as a matter of national emergency,’’ Mr Itodo said.

Yiaga Africa
November 23, 2023

Yiaga Africa urges INEC to clean up bloated voters’ register

He said that INEC needed to commence a full online registration process, discontinue printing voter cards.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)
May 3, 2023

2023 Elections: NIPSS asks political parties to dialogue

NIPSS has called for a dialogue between political parties and deliberate actions to address challenges encountered during the 2023 general elections.

NIPSS OFFICE
January 20, 2023

Yiaga Africa pledges to promote electoral integrity via technology

Yiaga Africa, a civil society organisation, has pledged to promote the integrity of the 2023 elections through its ‘Parallel Vote Tabulation’ (PVT).

YIAGA AFRICA AND SAMSON ITODO
December 16, 2022

Politicians buying PVCs ahead of 2023, Yiaga Africa raises alarm 

The group noted that voter inducement was more prevalent in Abia, Bauchi, Borno, Delta, Katsina, Kano, Niger, Oyo and Sokoto.

Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs) used to illustrate the story