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INEC to ensure PWDs aren’t excluded from 2027 elections — Official

INEC to ensure PWDs aren’t excluded from 2027 elections — Official
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The Independent National Electoral Commission has reiterated its commitment to ensuring that persons with disabilities are not excluded from participating in the 2027 general elections. The commission said it was strengthening measures to address physical, communication and procedural barriers that prevent persons with disabilities from exercising their electoral rights.
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  • ✦The REC urged electoral officers to make disability inclusion an integral part of their responsibilities, stressing that the needs of persons with disabilities must be considered in all electoral activities.
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2027:The Independent National Electoral Commission has reiterated its commitment to ensuring that persons with disabilities are not excluded from participating in the 2027 general elections.Monday:The Resident Electoral Commissioner in Gombe State, Umar Gajiram, stated this on Monday through the Administrative Secretary, Fadimatu Bakari, at a sensitisation workshop on disability inclusion, accessibility and electoral interventions held at Hajiya Amina Inuwa Gombe Hall.today:This is why today’s programme brings together PWDs, Electoral Officers and Disability Desk Officers.
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  • ✦The Independent National Electoral Commission has reiterated its commitment to ensuring that persons with disabilities are not excluded from participating in the 2027 general elections.
  • ✦The commission said it was strengthening measures to address physical, communication and procedural barriers that prevent persons with disabilities from exercising their electoral rights.
  • ✦The REC urged electoral officers to make disability inclusion an integral part of their responsibilities, stressing that the needs of persons with disabilities must be considered in all electoral activities.
Key Facts:2027: The Independent National Electoral Commission has reiterated its commitment to ensuring that persons with disabilities are not excluded from participating in the 2027 general elections.Monday: The Resident Electoral Commissioner in Gombe State, Umar Gajiram, stated this on Monday through the Administrative Secretary, Fadimatu Bakari, at a sensitisation workshop on disability inclusion, accessibility and electoral interventions held at Hajiya Amina Inuwa Gombe Hall.today: This is why today’s programme brings together PWDs, Electoral Officers and Disability Desk Officers.2027: We want to share information, listen to your experiences, understand the challenges you face and find practical ways of addressing them before the 2027 General Election,” he said.
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The Independent National Electoral Commission has reiterated its commitment to ensuring that persons with disabilities are not excluded from participating in the 2027 general elections.

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The Independent National Electoral Commission has reiterated its commitment to ensuring that persons with disabilities are not excluded from participating in the 2027 general elections.

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The Independent National Electoral Commission has reiterated its commitment to ensuring that persons with disabilities are not excluded from participating in the 2027 general elections.

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