 The United States government has promised to assist the Independent International Electro-Commission, INEC, in building capacity towards the conduct of credible polls in the forthcoming 2023 General Elections. The United States Ambassador to Nigeria Mary Beth Leonard made the disclosure in Yola during a courtesy call on Adamawa State's INEC Resident Commissioner Kasim Gejam. The Ambassador explained that the American government was much concerned about the conduct of credible polls acceptable to all stakeholders. Mrs. Leonard also partook in the AU and matriculation ceremony where she challenged the nation's youths to fully participate in the country's elections. Of course the United States is not only involved in supporting capacity building and technical assistance to such an important institution like INEC. We also work quite a lot with civil society on issues of access and information flow and inclusivity. And with having just visited the IDP camps and seeing the efforts towards durable settlements in resilient places, it's an especially pertinent topic here in Adamawa State where you're working so hard, if I understand, to make sure that IDPs also have the ability to express their vote in the place where they had the time. Thank you so much for that. And all of these engagements by the United States, why is that? It's because fundamentally we believe alongside Nigerians that it's important for everyone to be able to bring their voice to the polls, to let their leaders know what is important to them, and to let them have an important place in selecting those who are in the government. We also recognize the fact that we are involved in camps across all these tech-connected processes in democracy and in political matters. The traditional solutions, the candidates and governments, you know, who they were, the returns and dividends of democracy. Get to hit the notification button so you get notified about fresh news updates.