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The live Two-Hour TV debate will bring together stakeholders including INEC, Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC), security agencies, CSOs, political parties, citizens and the media to discuss the practicalities of conducting elections amidst COVID- and the overriding implications of not conducting elections within constitutional time limits.The event will also draw on experiences of Election Management

Bodies (EMBs) in other jurisdictions who recently conducted elections amidst COVID-To ensure Buy Bulk SMS Service  public participation, the citizens’ townhall will be livestreamed on Channels TV and Yiaga Africa’s pages on Facebook, YouTube and Twitter via #VotingAmidstCOVID Citizens can send their questions and comments before or during the townhall to Yiaga Africa via SMS or WhatsApp to or email – event is organised within the framework of the EU Support to democratic governance in Nigeria (EU-SDGN) programme with the following EU-SDGN partners; the Albino Foundation, International Press Centre (IPC), Nigerian Women Trust Fund .

CLEEN Foundation, European Centre for Electoral Support (ECES), Policy and Legal Advocacy Centre (PLAC), Westminster Foundation, National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), BBC Media Action, Institute of Media and Society (IMS) and Premium Times Centre for Investigative Journalism (PTCIJ). It is part of civil society’s contribution to ensuing electoral integrity and citizens’ participation amidst the COVID- pandemic.