Organise in every state
Members are placed in ward and LGA teams. Teams register voters, fill town halls and turn out on election day.
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Citizens organising for a stronger democracy.
The Democracy Nigeria Project is a cross-party pressure group. We organise members, explain the rules and hold leaders to account on their record.
What we believe
Many parties, real choices
Voters should be able to choose between parties that compete on ideas, with no single party able to close the field.
Members choose candidates
Party candidates should come from open, rule-bound primaries, not from a few people in a room.
Records over rhetoric
We judge public figures on what they have done, using sources anyone can check.
Peaceful and lawful
Everything we do is non-violent and within the law, from petitions to protests to the courtroom.
What we do.
Four kinds of work, from the ward to the National Assembly.
Explain the rules
Plain-language guides to the Electoral Act 2026, voting rights and reporting what you see at the polling unit.
Read our explainers
Press the institutions
Petitions, public hearing submissions and open letters to INEC, the National Assembly and party leaderships.
See our statements
Score leaders
Profiles of politicians and civil society figures, scored against six criteria, with every entry sourced.
See the championsHow members are organised
Every member belongs to a ward team, so the work happens close to home and reports back up the line.
- National secretariatStrategy, research and scorecards
- State coordinatorsOne team lead for each state and the FCT
- LGA teamsTown halls and voter education
- Ward volunteersDoor to door, polling unit by polling unit
How we stay independent.
We are funded by our members and supporters. Hausa, Yorùbá and Igbo editions of our materials are on the way, so no one is left out because of language.
- We back no party and no candidate.
- We do not accept money from political parties or from anyone we profile.
- Every claim in a scorecard links to a public source.
- We correct mistakes in public and give everyone we profile a right of reply.
Members get new articles, event alerts and election reminders on WhatsApp.
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