FACEBOOK POACHED ONE OF OURS….
- SO very proud of Fatu who worked on Africa’s first-ever social media tracking centre for elections in Nigeria in 2011. She led social at @INECNigeria before setting up Election Network covering elections across the World. FB is lucky to have her!!
- Fatu holds a Bachelor of Law degree from the Nigerian Law School and an LLB from the University of Jos amongst other international qualifications….
- About Fatu Ogwuche:
Fatu Ogwuche is an elections and technology consultant and a Mandela Washington Fellow with expertise in developing technology for elections and situation rooms. She was instrumental in establishing the INEC Citizens Contact Centre (ICCC) at Nigeria’s Electoral Commission, where she developed strategies for citizen engagement using technology and new media. She created partnerships with tech giants Twitter and Facebook to advance citizen engagement and encourage participation in the electoral process. She is currently working on election projects in Ghana, The Gambia, Kenya, Liberia and the U.S.
Some differences between U.S. and African elections that I have observed:
A major difference between the U.S. electoral process and Nigeria’s, for example, is that the states have different electoral laws that guide them. Organizations can aid in conducting voter registration drives in collaboration with secretaries of state to drive engagement in the electoral process. It creates opportunities for more voters to register and lightens the load of the electoral commission. Rock the Vote does a great job in engaging young voters and registering them for the elections by organizing concerts with their favorite stars and bus tours!- https://yali.state.gov/mandela-washington-fellow-fatu-ogwuche-an-international-election-observer-in-washington-d-c/
Happy to share that I joined @facebook London as Politics and Government Outreach Manager for Africa (managing 48 countries). Grateful that I get to do the work of my soul, that I get to work w badass folks who are aligned with their purpose.. pic.twitter.com/f6S56QncIz
— Fatu (@fatuogwuche) December 3, 2018
