Dataphyte, CJID, others launch consortium forward 2027 elections

Dataphyte basis, Yiaga Africa, BudgIT basis, the Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID), and DEAN Initiative have launched the Nigeria Election Data Observatory (NEDO) Consortium in Abuja, forward of the 2027 basic elections.

The consortium was a first-of-its-kind shared election statement, knowledge aggregation and information-sharing initiative.

The Country Director of

National Endowment for Democracy (NED), Oluseyi Olufemi mentioned that the NEDO initiative was designed to bridge fragmentation in election statement.

Olufemi mentioned others had been civic knowledge administration and data distribution amongst organisations working to guard electoral integrity and safeguard electoral data and knowledge techniques.

He mentioned Nigeria’s civil society organisations had lengthy monitored elections, tracked incidents and analysed outcomes, however usually by means of separate networks, knowledge administration techniques and communication channels.

He mentioned the 2023 basic elections uncovered the bounds of this fragmented method, notably when challenges with the INEC Result Viewing Portal (IReV) highlighted the necessity for shared civic sources to consolidate statement knowledge and independently cross-check electoral data.

According to him, public confidence within the electoral course of additionally remained a priority, with 34 per cent of respondents in Yiaga Africa’s September 2026 National Voting Intentions Survey expressing confidence that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) would conduct credible elections.

“This comes amid continued public scrutiny of the Commission’s preparedness and the integrity of the electoral course of.

“The data atmosphere has additionally modified. Generative AI, deepfakes, manipulated content material and misinformation could make it more and more troublesome for residents to differentiate credible election data from false or deceptive claims.

“These challenges, alongside concerns about political intimidation and the changing political landscape ahead of the 2027 elections, underscore the importance of independent observation that can consistently document electoral conditions across the country,” he mentioned.

He mentioned the NEDO Consortium recognised that no single organisation can adequately reply to those challenges on the nationwide degree.

He additionally mentioned the civil society subsequently wanted a coordinated system that connects observer networks, proof and experience throughout election administration, incidents, media, collation and outcomes transmission, offering Nigerians with credible, independently verifiable electoral data.

Also, the Programme Manager at Dataphyte basis, Abdulahi Adebayo, defined that the applying would feed data right into a shared proof repository accessible to consortium companions for evaluation, reporting, visualisation, advocacy, and public communication.

Blueprint.ng experiences that YIAGA Africa’s Watching The Vote (WTV) community, would supply real-time data on electoral incidents, voting processes, collation and election outcomes.

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