§ Baroness Coxasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they are providing any assistance to enable Nigeria to implement procedures to ensure free and fair elections. [HL2498]
§ Baroness AmosThe British Government have been closely involved in the election process throughout, providing extensive assistance to both the Independent National Electoral Commission and to civil society organisations. Assistance has been in such different areas as information dissemination to the public, training the media in election reporting, production of guidelines and training programmes for domestic monitors and international observers, advising on codes of practice for police conduct during elections and guidance to political parties in resolving disputes through the process of law.
In collaboration with other donors, we have supported the Commonwealth International Observation Group and training programmes for election officials.