The protection of voters’ personal data will be a critical factor in sustaining public trust ahead of Nigeria’s 2027 general elections, according to the Digital Rights Lawyers Initiative (DRLI).
The organisation said that while attention has largely focused on electoral credibility, transparency, security and logistics, concerns around the handling of citizens’ personal information have become increasingly important as technology assumes a greater role in electoral administration.
To address the issue, DRLI will host a virtual stakeholders’ dialogue titled ‘2027 General Elections, Voters’ Privacy and Public Trust: Matters Arising’ on June 24, 2026.
The event is expected to bring together experts in human rights, accountability and digital governance to discuss the challenges and opportunities associated with safeguarding voters’ data before the next general elections.
Participants include Kolawole Oluwadare, deputy director of the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP); Khadijah El-Usman, senior programmes officer at Paradigm Initiative; Inibehe Effiong, principal of Inibehe
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