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As Nigeria’s civil society organisations reflected collectively on the process and outcome of the off-cycle elections in Edo State, I reiterated UK in Nigeria🇬🇧🇳🇬’s support for their role in sustaining democratic principles and ideals in Nigeria. #DemocracyinNigeria

This is a tribute to all the stakeholders that contributed in different ways to a relatively peaceful process during the recent Edo governorship election. Against a backdrop of a tense pre-election environment, the work of stakeholders from civil society, media, the National

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Took some time to see DC at night, after an interesting week of elections

We recently took out time to reflect on FCDO Nigeria’s support for democracy in Nigeria over the last decade as we brought the Partnership to Engage, Reform and Learn (PERL) Programme to a close. It was an opportunity to appreciate the work of our partners in government and

Earlier this week, the Nigeria House of Representatives, in partnership with the PLAC convened Nigerian stakeholders to discuss proposed constitutional reforms focused on local governments and local governance in Nigeria, with support from UK in Nigeria🇬🇧🇳🇬. The conversation was key to clarifying issues

As #GhanaDecides2024, looking forward to witnessing yet another important democratic milestone for the people of Ghana.

Such sad news. Deputy Chief Whip Rt Hon Adewunmi Oriyomi Onanuga was one of the strongest women’s voices in 🇳🇬’s National Assembly & a champion of women’s empowerment & social welfare. Condolences to her family friends & National Assembly colleagues. Nigeria House of Representatives UK in Nigeria🇬🇧🇳🇬

Our High Commissioner Richard Montgomery met with the Speaker of the Nigeria House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Hon Abbas Tajudeen, PhD., PhD yesterday. They engaged in a spirited discussion about the vital role of National Assembly in advocating for important legislative reforms and strengthening Nigeria’s democracy.

A highlight of December - catching up my bro Patrick Kwabena Stephenson in the aftermath of the general polls in Ghana. We agreed that this was an election that restored faith in democratic buoyancy in West Africa #democracyinwestafrica #Ghana #Nigeria

There is considerable apprehension about the role that money plays in politics, in democracy. In Nigeria, as is the case elsewhere, winning elections is unduly expensive. Money remains a concerning barrier to meaningful political participation for most Nigerians, as well as an

Last week, I was back in Bayelsa State, to facilitate the validation session for the state’s first-ever Youth Policy. The validation was the culmination of work over several months with in-person consultations across all local government areas in the state, and other data

Commenced this week at the Retreat of the National Assembly Joint Committee on Electoral Matters with the leadership of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). It was encouraging to find these pivotal democratic institutions commit to working together at pace, and

Yesterday, we joined the Inaugural National Policy Dialogue on the Legislative Agenda of the House of Representatives. The event provided an opportunity to reflect on the implementation of the Legislative Agenda at the mid-term point of the House, including a focus on ongoing

Last week, I joined a meeting of academics, security personnel, electoral officials and civil society to reevaluate the methodology deployed for election violence tracking and mitigation in Nigeria. The hope is that the outcome of the conversation will improve the ability of

Just dropping a line of APPRECIATION for your kind and thoughtful messages, wishes and prayers yesterday. I am truly humbled. Thank You 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽