By Gift Habib
The Chief Executive Organisation and Founder, The Albino Foundation, Jake Epelle, on Friday said that the Independent National Electoral Commission has no reason not to make the forthcoming election inclusive.
Epelle made this known in a one-day capacity building workshop on inclusive media reportage for the 2023 general election in Abuja.
He spoke against the backdrop that the foundation would be launching an App or data store that would contain the data of eligible Persons With Disabilities who would be voting in the 2023 elections.
According to the CEO, the data which is related to the electoral process will guide INEC on where to deploy resources on Election Day.
Epelle explained, “We are deploying what we call the PWD Election hub and we are also launching the PWD dashboard. The dashboard will actually tell you the eligible PWDs who are going to vote in the forthcoming election.
“Now, INEC has no reason not to make this forthcoming election inclusive because we are telling them that these are the number of PWDs and this is where to deploy the resources. The report that we are giving to INEC is not only about numbers, but we are telling them where they will go and drop all the needed resources.”
Source: The Punch
