Abiola Adefuye
MA International Relations @ University of Portsmouth| Commonwealth Scholar| BSc Political Science| University of Ibadan alumnus| YALI fellow|
Abiola Adefuye
MA International Relations @ University of Portsmouth| Commonwealth Scholar| BSc Political Science| University of Ibadan alumnus| YALI fellow|
The Electoral College Nigeria is a Non Partisan / Non Governmental initiative of The Emerging Leaders Advancement Forum (TELAF) that is the brainchild of a few young Nigerians spanning politics, patriotism, development professionals to every day Nigerians, born of a void of ideological democracy in Nigeria. Initiators of the Electoral College of Nigeria all participated in pre and post 2019 elections as candidates, observers and electorates regardless of their location within the country, the following things were prevalent Poor Civic Education Lack of trust for the system Political candidates rarely understood the positions they contested for Party affiliations were placed above governance Voters apathy It is in response to an urgent need of not only the electorate, candidates, political parties but a need for good governance that the idea of The Electoral College of Nigeria was conceived.
