EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The activities were carried out as part of the organization’s mandate towards the
preparation for the Ekiti State June 18, 2022, Governorship Election.
The Centre for Transparency Advocacy duly observed the Ekiti state Gubernatorial
election, one of the off-season elections in Nigeria’s electoral calendar held on June
TH 18 2022.
Ekiti State has 988,923 registered voters out of which 749,065 collected their PVCs
before the election of 18/6/2022 leaving 239,865 PVCs uncollected. There are 2,445
polling units and 177 wards across the sixteen Local Government Areas of Ekiti State.
As part of its mandate and contribution towards strengthening the democratic
process as a committed organization, the Centre for Transparency Advocacy (CTA)
trained and deployed 50 observers to the field covering the 15 LGAs of Ekiti state.
There were media events that chiefly focused on the need to maintain peace and
orderliness before, during and after the elections. The CTA team led by its Executive
Director, Ms. Faith Nwaidishi, featured on radio and TV sessions. The media stations
visited include Our People’s FM, Ekiti state Television and Ekiti FM.
The CTA team visited some Organisations in the state to discuss how best to have a
free, fair, peaceful, and credible election on June 18, 2022, in Ekiti State. The
organisations visited include the National Orientation Agency (NOA), Broadcasting
Service of Ekiti State (BSES)Nigeria Security and Civil Defense (NSCDC), OUR PEOPLE’S
FM, and Department of State Service (DSS). The leadership of the various
organizations pledged to support and promised to contribute towards a credible and
peaceful election.
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