Mid-Term Report of Advocacy Group On Expanding Polling Units In Kogi Central

STRATEGIC ADVOCACY GROUP (SAG) FOR THE EXPANSION OF POLLING UNITS IN KOGI CENTRAL: Mid-Team Report.

Midterm Progress Report

Greetings,

In order to build around the confidence you reposed in us, we brings forth this mid-term feedback for your updates and reaction where necessary.

As we progress on this selfless but worthy assignment and the days getting closer, we considered it necessary to send this comprehensive feedback of our movements and activities, and also to alert you with our challenges which must be confronted and resolved collectively to be able to fill the desired gaps in the recent INEC Polling Units allocation to Kogi Central.

This task is Herculean, we know, but also a necessity for the benefit of the succesor generation of Ebiras. It is therefore our candid believe that your support in this direction is for the sake of our fatherland.

Summary of our Activities thus far:

1. We had an interface with the relevant stakeholders across board for consultation. This is in addition to series of physical and online meetings of the Group

2. We established a communication tool between us, state and local governments and other well meaning Ebira sons and daughters to effect this task, but very few have reach back to us. We hope those still in doubt will find it necessary after a review of this Report to call us for assistance.

3. We constituted ward representatives committee (Field Reps), having one resourceful person from each ward to echo our activities and awareness campaigns to the people of that ward across the fifty seven (57) wards in Kogi Central Senatorial district.

4. We also have constituted a five (5) man sub-committee (Local Government Coordinators), one person from each LGA to oversees the activities of the ward representatives and report same to the central administrators. This was done to enhance speedy floats of information and door-to-door sensitization.

5. An all encompasses Review Memo addressed to the State Residents Electoral Commissioner, State Independent Electoral Commission (SIEC), Lokoja, Kogi State is been transmitted. This MEMO addressed everything bordering Ebiras as regards Polling Units and delineation of wards. It also put relevant stakeholders on notice of the likely outcome of the Continous Voters Registration (CVR) Exercise begining on Monday the 28th. 

6. Copies of the Memo are also copied to relevant stakeholders such as the Chief of Staff to the Executive Governor of Kogi State, the Senator and House of Representative members representing Kogi Central, key individuals and others

7. At least, five (5) of our artistes were engaged to produce short video skits and jingles to promote this course and these are online circulating in all relevant fora as we speak.

8. Effort to ease the burdens that may associate with the online voters registration for our people is on the top gear.

Next Line of Action:

1. To mobilize a working/monitoring committee to go round the cyber cafe within the Central where the online continuous voters registration may take place from the 28th of June, 2021 to the closing for counselling or sensitization about our plans. This is to also assist with more awareness before the INEC Physical CVR that kicks off on the 19th of July.

2. To have an expanded interface with all the local government and ward representatives, Saturday, 10th of July, 2021. This and the meetings with Political Party structure s across the zone will hold simultaneously.

3. To submit the drafted Memo to the relevant quarters on or before 10th July 2021.

You will attest, that the apathy by our people to this kind of project had set the zone backwards, and we have the responsibility of ensuring the gap is closed. And, because we can not do this alone and without fund, we pleaded you to take part in the process by encouraging us with funding and we would acknowledge you in all our outlets.

Therefore, we appeal to all sons and daughters of “Ebira Tao” home and in diaspora to join and/or support us with funds as our record and preparation now, as it stands, is still behind expectation.

Very pertinent to remind you, that this information is coming from the *Stategic Advocacy Group for the Expansion of Polling Units in Kogi Central* Senatorial District. A coalition of civil society organisations made up of:

1. Kogi Central CSO Coalition 

2. Proudly Anebira Group

3. Ebira Worldwide Forum

4. Association of Ebira Professionals

5. Ebira Youth Congress

6. Grassroots Political Front

7. And others

Signed:

Mr. Mohammed Bougei Attah    

Chairman 

Engr. Yusuf Ondeku M.

Secretary