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#BeyondTheBallotSummit:🚨 From entrenched gender norms to AI-powered information attacks, women face multiple barriers to political participation. At #BeyondTheBallot, Aisha Yesufu, Hon. Nnenna Ukeje & Dr. Adedayo Benjamins-Laniyi called for stronger protections, inclusive policies, and safer democratic spaces for women. #WomenInPolitics #InformationIntegrity @cemesoofficial @DAIGlobal @Int_IDEA @EU_SDGN
#BeyondTheBallot Day 2!
🔥 Panel Session III sparked an important conversation on the future of electoral information integrity.
Moderated by Seun Okinbaloye, panelists Engr. Gbenga Adebayo, Dan Bello, and Rukayya Muhammed examined how telecom operators and influencers can help curb AI-driven misinformation ahead of #Nigeria2027. @EU_SDGN @cemesoofficial @DAIGlobal @Int_IDEA @seunokin
🔴 Day 2 is underway at #BeyondTheBallotSummit in Abuja.
Today the Summit moves from threat awareness to action: panels on platform accountability, creators and influencers, telecom operators and who verifies, communicates and responds, towards time-bound commitments for 2027.
Watch live: youtube.com/watch?v=i29poPRy…
Day One highlights | #BeyondTheBallotSummit
🗣️ Prof. Abigail Ogwezzy-Ndisika: “Electoral resilience requires early warning systems, forensic verification, evidence preservation and rapid counter-messaging.” #InformationIntegrity
🗣️“INEC must remain the single source of truth during electoral crises through trusted and timely communication.” #ElectionCommunication
Day One highlights | #BeyondTheBallotSummit
🗣️ Prof. Abigail Ogwezzy-Ndisika: “Nigeria must prepare for both domestic disinformation and Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference (FIMI).” #DemocracyProtection
🗣️ “The evolution is clear: data profiling in 2015, troll networks in 2019, attacks on electoral technology in 2023, and AI-driven threats ahead of 2027.” #ElectionLessons
Day One highlights | #BeyondTheBallotSummit
🗣️ Prof. Abigail Ogwezzy-Ndisika: “More than 100 million Nigerians consume information daily on smartphones. This creates new opportunities and new vulnerabilities for electoral integrity.” #Nigeria2027
@EU_SDGN @cemesoofficial @DAIGlobal @Int_IDEA
Day One highlights | #BeyondTheBallotSummit
🗣️Prof. Abigail Ogwezzy-Ndisika: “The electoral threat landscape is shifting from ballot snatching and result alteration to vulnerabilities within digital information ecosystems.” @EU_SDGN @cemesoofficial @DAIGlobal @Int_IDEA
Day One highlights | #BeyondTheBallotSummit
INEC Chairman Prof. Joash Amupitan, SAN: “Our commitment to 2027 is rooted in technological resilience and transparency.”
Three priorities: voter education, technological safeguards and real-time response. 🧵
Partnerships with global platforms, including TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, YouTube, Messenger, Telegram and X.
INEC already has an MOU with TikTok. #BeyondTheBallotSummit @inecnigeria @EU_SDGN @cemesoofficial @DAIGlobal @Int_IDEA
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At #IPCBeyondTtheBallot Summit, Nigeria’s electoral chief warns AI can undermine elections before voting thefactwatch.com/2026/11/03/…
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Fact-check: False! President Tinubu is not the First Nigerian President to Be Granted Access to Kaaba
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@EUinNigeria @EU_SDGN @DAIGlobal @Int_IDEA @inecnigeria @PLACNG @YIAGA @KukahCentre @IPCng @cemesoofficial
@womenfundng @ElectHER_NG @TAFNigeria1 @CAPPAfrica @SOSCVNigeria @jdpmcosogbo1 @lanreipc @Hayular @sanmifalobi
@stellanwofia @OsungbohunA @tunjileke181 @OgunsonaSamuel @Damzy024 @AdeyeniGideon @OlorunwoyiyeE @AbidemiOludiran
@ChidebeIjeoma #EU4DemocracyNG
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INEC Boss, Prof Amupitan, Says Artificial Intelligence Is Not An Enemy of Democracy
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@EUinNigeria @EU_SDGN @DAIGlobal @Int_IDEA @inecnigeria @PLACNG @YIAGA @KukahCentre @IPCng @cemesoofficial
@womenfundng @ElectHER_NG @TAFNigeria1 @CAPPAfrica @SOSCVNigeria @jdpmcosogbo1 @lanreipc @Hayular @sanmifalobi
@stellanwofia @OsungbohunA @tunjileke181 @OgunsonaSamuel @Damzy024 @AdeyeniGideon @OlorunwoyiyeE @AbidemiOludiran
@ChidebeIjeoma #EU4DemocracyNG
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Beyond the Ballot Summit Sparks Debate on Misinformation, AI and the 2027 Elections
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@EUinNigeria @EU_SDGN @DAIGlobal @Int_IDEA @inecnigeria @PLACNG @YIAGA @KukahCentre @IPCng @cemesoofficial
@womenfundng @ElectHER_NG @TAFNigeria1 @CAPPAfrica @SOSCVNigeria @jdpmcosogbo1 @lanreipc @Hayular @sanmifalobi
@stellanwofia @OsungbohunA @tunjileke181 @OgunsonaSamuel @Damzy024 @AdeyeniGideon @OlorunwoyiyeE @AbidemiOludiran
@ChidebeIjeoma #EU4DemocracyNG
#BeyondTheBallotSummit:
"Synthetic audio or manipulated documentation falsely announcing declared results or declaring cancelled polls in key battleground constituencies to trigger civil unrest and undermine formal collation processes." Prof. Joash Amupitan, INEC Chairman
#BeyondTheBallotSummit: “We are exactly where we need to be: just a few weeks ahead of the next general election, proactively addressing the most significant technological challenge to modern democracy, the weaponization of information.”
Prof. Joash Amupitan, INEC Chairman
#BeyondTheBallotSummit: “The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) views this summit, supported under the EU-SDGN framework, not just as a conference, but as a critical defense council for the integrity of our democratic process.”
Prof. Joash Amupitan, INEC Chairman
