Sentences with phrase «diaspora voting»

Then, we have the Diaspora voting for Nigerians resident outside the country».

She said: «Everywhere we go, it's about Diaspora voting.

We have the out of country voting and then, we have the Diaspora voting.

Yakubu said the commission could not make provisions for Diaspora voting because it was not in the Electoral Act.

He said, «There has been the clamour for Diaspora voting.

We can't do Diaspora voting at present because the constitution has to be amended.»

What readily comes to mind at the mention of ROPAA or diaspora voting is enfranchising Ghanaian citizens in United Kingdom, the United States of America and other civilized nations in Europe, not African countries like Nigeria, Togo, Benin, Gambia etc..

The Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu has said that having Nigerians in diaspora vote during the next general election in 2019...

Not exact matches

What role this has played in shaping the current independence debate is hard to say, but it seems certain that the diaspora will continue to affect the social and economic development of Scotland, regardless of whether it chooses to vote for independence or to continue to be part of the United Kingdom.

Despite the huge numbers of Ghanaians abroad, Ghana's electoral laws do not allow citizens in the diaspora to vote.

In other words — there is more to the Diaspora than adding to our votes tally.

'' The National Assembly must amend the constitution to allow Nigerians in diaspora with current Nigerian passport to vote in all Nigerian elections at Nigerian Embassies abroad.

He said: «Election Management Bodies in our sub-regions and beyond have deployed technology in one way or another to improve on the processes, administration and outcome of elections, ranging from training and capacity - building for electoral officials, promotion of inclusivity in the electoral process (youths, women, PWDs, IDPs and out - of - country / diaspora voters), the biometric registration of voters, delineation of electoral constituencies, geo - referencing of existing as well as the creation of new polling units, establishment of robust electronic databases, accreditation of voters during elections, actual voting and the speedy and more accurate collation / transmission of results.

He stated, «There is no doubt that your overwhelming victory with 2,000 votes, out of a total of 2,396 delegates at the convention, was a testimony to your acceptability by all delegates at the convention and the PDP members at home and in the Diaspora.