Independent National Electoral Commission INEC urged youth ambassadors to increase awareness on the commission’s resolve to conduct transparent elections in 2023 and to sensitise youths against violence.
INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Outreach and Partnership Committee, Adekunle Ogunmola, made this remark while declaring open a Capacity Building for INEC Desk Officers and INEC Youth Ambassadors IYAs in Lagos.
The event was organised by INEC in partnership with European Centre for Electoral Support, and Yiaga Africa with the theme: “Implementation of the INEC Youth Engagement Strategy YES”.
Ogunmola said INEC’s YES document had received a lot of inputs in series of engagements and validation meetings with youth groups, government institutions, development partners and other stakeholders across the country.
He said the document would give support to INEC’s youth focal activities in a sustainable manner, saying it would help to enliven youth awareness and enlightened participation in the electoral process.
In his goodwill message, Project Coordinator, ECEC Hamza Fassi-Fihri, commended INEC for its youth policy in ensuring that youths were better engaged in the electoral process.
