Art in Heart Gallery empowers IDPs with skills during an outreach event in Abuja. | Credit: Art in Heart Gallery
The European Union has backed efforts to remove barriers preventing Internally Displaced Persons from participating in Nigeria’s electoral process ahead of the 2027 general elections.
The EU, through its Support to Democratic Governance in Nigeria programme, supported a two-day stakeholder engagement organised by TAF Africa in Abuja on August 25 and 26 to examine how displaced Nigerians could be better integrated into the electoral process.
According to a statement released by the EU on Saturday, the meeting brought together officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission, the National Emergency Management Agency, State Emergency Management Agencies, civil society organisations and leaders of internally displaced communities.
The statement titled “EU backs efforts to improve electoral inclusion of Nigeria’s displaced citizens ahead of 2027,” said the engagement focused on the implementation of INEC’s framework for “voting by internally displaced persons and efforts to address barriers preventing displaced Nigerians from exercising their right to vote.”
