A leading Nigerian Civil Society Organization (CSO), Connected Development [CODE] has been granted observer accreditation status in the State of Colorado for the upcoming 2016 United States of America presidential elections.
CODE recently played a leading role in pressurizing the Federal Government to effect the remediation of Shikira community in Niger State, where lead poisoning killed 28 children and left over 300 hundred others with high level contaminants.
The delegation from CODE is expected to join other observers in the United States to ensure credible and transparent polls in the coming elections.
CODE’s accreditation to monitor the elections was secured through the recommendation of the International Republican Institute (IRI).
In 2015 general elections, CODE used citizen’s observers to play a critical role in enhancing the credibility and integrity of the election.
The Chief Executive, CODE, Hamzat Lawal said the development will encourage young minds to be more proactive in relevant affairs that affect the country at large.
“At CODE, we believe that youth participation in elections is very vital and relevant in democratic transition and it is only right that the country’s development and awareness should be raised on that in fostering transparency and democratic governance”
Hamzat said that observing the US presidential elections from a youth perspective and publicizing the reports, will highlight youth issues of democratic engagement, engage young minds in active democratic processes and will also offer professional experience to other young observers.
He noted that young minds could be fully engaged in electoral process with the use of Technology, in particular social media, this he said will enable speed in delivery of result globally.
CODE is a non-government [NGO] whose mission is to improve access to information and empower local communities in Africa.
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