A flagship initiative of Nigeria Youth Policy Development Advocacy (NYPD-Advocacy)
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YEGO is a national youth-led citizens observation, vigilance and early-warning initiative established to strengthen electoral integrity, peaceful participation, credible elections and democratic accountability across Nigeria.
A flagship initiative of Nigeria Youth Policy Development Advocacy (NYPD-Advocacy).
Recruiting young Nigerians across the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory to observe the electoral process. Not to participate in politics, and not to police it.
Apply
Profile Creation
Screening
Verification
Training
Certification
Deployment
Your NIN, a passport photograph, a reachable phone and WhatsApp number, and your state, LGA and ward. An application without a passport photograph cannot be screened.
Every submission returns a unique Application ID. Use it to follow your application from submission through screening and verification to certification.
After submitting, confirm your application through the link you are given and join the applicant community channel for instructions and updates.
Screening instructions, training dates, deployment notices and early-warning updates go out to the channel first. It is where every applicant and guard is asked to confirm their place.
Opens WhatsApp. Following the channel does not share your number with other members.
Non-partisan
YEGO does not support or campaign for any political party or candidate.
Independent citizens observation
YEGO volunteers observe, document, verify and report; they do not interfere with the administration of elections.
Institutional respect
YEGO works within applicable laws, electoral regulations and recognized observer standards, while respecting the independent mandates of INEC, security institutions and other public authorities.
A watchdog mistaken for a security outfit or a party vehicle loses the room before it observes a single polling unit.
Not a security agency
Guards observe and report. They do not police, arrest or enforce.
Not a political party
YEGO does not support or campaign for any political party or candidate.
Not a campaign organization
No candidate, no platform, no endorsement, at any level.
Not a parallel electoral authority
YEGO does not conduct elections or replace the mandate of INEC.
Domestic and international observers accredited by INEC for the 2023 General Election.
Nigeria's electoral process cannot depend only on formally accredited election observers to protect the integrity of elections.
Engagements, press releases and operational updates.
Speaking at INEC's 100 days to the 2027 election world press conference in Abuja on 6 October, YEGO set out the Early Warning and Rapid Response Mechanism.
The Department of State Services reaffirmed its commitment to supporting YEGO, including technical assistance and experienced resource persons for training.
Man O' War Nigeria has committed to collaborating with YEGO on electoral security synergies, peaceful participation and violence prevention.
Institutional, youth, civil-society and technology partners strengthening national coverage and early warning.
Guards are trained to observe opening, accreditation, voting, counting and collation, and to file structured reports that pass through human verification before anything is published.
Become a member
Apply and be screened as an applicant.Get verified
An authorised officer confirms who you are.Get certified
Pass the Academy and earn your guard code.Observe and report
Be deployed and file reports for verification.YEGO coordinates through six zonal structures down to polling-unit level across the 36 states and the FCT. See national reach.
