The Nigeria Election Data Observatory, a consortium of five civil society organisations, says it will deploy more than 4,000 observers to monitor the 2027 general elections.
Oluseyi Olufemi, Country Director, Dataphyte Foundation, disclosed this on Tuesday in Abuja at the unveiling of NEDO and its civic technology application ahead of the elections.
The consortium comprises Dataphyte Foundation, YIAGA Africa, BudgIT Foundation, the Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development and the Development of Educational Action Network Initiative.
Olufemi said the observers would provide real-time information on electoral administration, incidents, voting, collation and results across the country.
He said the information would be collected through the NEDO Civic App, which would enable observers to document electoral processes for a shared evidence repository.
According to him, information from field observers would be consolidated, cross-checked and analysed alongside results published by the Independent National Electoral Commission to support public reporting.
He said NEDO would
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