Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) working on democracy and elections in Nigeria and across Africa have called on the Nigerian Senate to ensure a transparent and credible screening process for the newly appointed chairperson of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Joash Amupitan.
The CSOs made the call in a joint statement on Friday.
The organisations that endorsed the statement are Yiaga Africa, Women’s Rights Advancement and Protection Alternative (WRAPA), International Press Center (IPC), The Kukah Centre, Centre for Media and Society, TAF Africa, African Centre for Leadership, Strategy & Development (Centre LSD), Nigeria Women Trust Fund, Accountability Lab Nigeria, and YERP Naija Campaign.
They urged the Senate to televise the screening and allow public participation through memoranda and petitions.
“We call on the Senate to ensure that its confirmation hearings are transparent, televised, and inclusive of citizen and civil society input through
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