Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung
Nigeria Office
Abuja & Lagos

Phone:
+234 803 899 8708 (Abuja)

+234 (0)1 7942 077 (Lagos)

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Upcoming activities

 

  • Workshops on Promoting Internal Democracy and the Culture of Participation among Informal Workers’ Organisations in Nigeria Warri Delta state 14 June, 2012 with Partner Federation of Informal Workers’ Organizations of Nigeria (FIWON)
  • Sensitization Programme to Checkmate Youth Involvement in Violence, Drug abuse and other Form of vices Katsina 12 June, 2012 with Partner Community Information Project’s(CIP)
  • Workshops on Promoting Internal Democracy and the Culture of Participation among Informal Workers’ Organisations in Nigeria Aba Abia state 7 June, 2012, with Partner Federation of Informal Workers’ Organizations of Nigeria (FIWON)
  • The Conditions for Accessing the National Automative Development Fund for New Technologies and Improved Productivity Workshop Lagos 6 June, 2012 with Partner Nigeria Automobile Technicians Association (NATA)
  • Political Education for Local Community in Osun State on Corruption and its Effects on Citizens Welfare Iwo 30 May, 2012 with Partner Jama’atu Ta’awunil Muslimeen
  • Workshops on Promoting Internal Democracy and the Culture of Participation among Informal Workers’ Organisations in Nigeria Keffi Nasarrawa State 23 May, 2012 with Partner Federation of Informal Workers’ Organizations of Nigeria (FIWON)
  • Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) Planning Meeting Abuja 17 May, 2012 in collaboration with Partner Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC)

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Welcome to FES Nigeria

Barka da zuwa FES Nigeria!
E k’abo si FES t'ile Nigeria!
Nno, anyi n’anabata unu na FES Nigeria!

Security Challenges of Election Management: Towards Nigeria’s 2011


INEC FES Workshop Abuja

(from L: Commissioner Nkhahle (Lesotho), Col. Yark (Togo), INEC Chairman Attahiru Jega and IIE Chairman Hassan (Kenya) discussing security challenges of election management in Abuja)

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), in cooperation with FES held a workshop on security challenges of election management in Abuja on October 25-26. The workshop brought together the Chairman and Commissioners of INEC with eminent researchers and various national stakeholders from police, intelligence, media, private security companies, non-governmental institutions. The highlight of the event was an exchange with international guests.

The Chairman of the Kenya Interim Election Commission, Mr. Ahmed Issack Hassan, elaborated on his experience in conducting a successful constitutional referendum after Kenya’s harrowing experience with the 2007 elections. Commissioner Malefetsane Nkhahle from Lesotho explained the conflict resolution mechanisms applied in Lesotho and the SADC region. Hon. Dan Botwe, Member of Parliament from Ghana, introduced his experience with the Ghanaian Code of Conduct for political parties into the discussion, which was supported by the Ghanaian Electoral Commission. And Colonel Damehame Yark from Togo explained how his country has formed a special unit of military and police to ensure security at elections.

For media reports on the event, please visit FES Nigeria’s twitter site: http://www.twitter.com/fes_nigeria

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