INEC to ensure effective participation of PWDs in election processes – Official vanguardnews
The Chairman, Outreach and Partnership Committee of INEC, Dr Adekunle Ladipo, said this at a one-day meeting on capturing dis-aggregated data of persons with disabilities in the country held on Tuesday, in Kano.Ladipo, who was represented by Zamfara Resident Electoral Commissioner, Hajiya Asma’u Maikudi, said unavailability of dis-aggregated data of PWDs in the country was limiting the commission’s plan for their inclusive and effective participation in the electoral process.
“In August 2019, the commission organised a national strategy meeting to develop a strategy of collecting the dis-aggregated data of PWDs across the country. In her remark, the Deputy Director, Civil Society Organisation division of the commission, Lakunuya Dorothy-Bello, said that full participation of PWDs in the electoral processes was one of the underlying principles of the United Nations , convention on the rights of persons with disabilities, adopted in 2016.
“The database of eligible PWDs dis-aggregated by type of disabilities and gender will help the commission in inclusive planning.” she said.
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