ADPodcast Abuja Discourse

Ahead of September 19, 2020, Governorship Election in Edo State, Nigeria, #TheElectionPodcast looks at how prepared the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and other stakeholders are for the upcoming election.

Listen to Ndi Kato of Abuja Discourse and Akoje Kevin of Electoral College Nigeria as they talk extensively on this.

Bettering elections in Nigeria is a top priority for our democracy. Young people have a role to play and getting them involved is vital.

Abuja Discourse partnered with the Electoral College to start  #TheElectionPodcast which is geared towards improving the Electoral Process in Nigeria.

On this first episode of #TheElectionPodcast's Season One, Ndi Kato, the converner of Abuja Discourse and Kunle Lawal of Electoral College talked extensively on 'Electoral Reforms that can improve Youth Participation in Politics'.

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"With what happened in the CAMA 2020, Nigerians should be wary of the urgency by the @NGRSenate to amend the 1999 constitution" 

Hear more from our guest, Ariyo-Dare Atoye on #ADPodcast's 'Constitutional Amendment: the Senate call for Memoranda'.

What is Rape Culture? 

How can we dismantle Rape Culture in our society? 

Listen to our guests, Mecry Kwabe Edify Yakusak and Ndi Kato as they talk extensively on 'Rape Culture' on the 3rd Episode of #AdPodcast. 

Insecurity is one of the biggest challenges facing the Nigerian state. As of June 2020, the International Crisis Group reported 38,976 deaths due to the Boko Haram insurgency and acts by other state and non-state actors.

In this episode of the podcast, we are joined by Security Expert, Richard Ali, and Lawyer, Edify Yukusak, to discuss the root cause of the current problem and the way forward for solving Nigeria’s security problems.

June 23, was International Day of Widows a day to give special recognition to the situation of widows globally. In Nigeria, Widows are often met with very humiliating situations like shaving their heads, drinking the corpse water of their husbands, or being inherited as property by members of their husband’s family.

In this episode of #ADPodcast, Ndi Kato and Barr. Edify Yakusak looks at the state of widowhood in Nigeria, the position of current laws like the VAPP, what women can do when their husbands die without a will, and the role of religious organizations.