Idayat Hassan

Idayat Hassan

Editor In Chief

Idayat Hassan is the Director of the Centre for Democracy and Development and an expert in
development and security studies in the region. Before assuming the directorship, she was a
senior program manager at the Centre.

Her interests span democracy, peace and security, transitional justice, and information and
communications technology for development in West Africa. As the director of CDD, she has
strengthened CDD's position as a civic tech leader with a portfolio of projects—including
analyses of the nexus between social media platforms, election processes, and electoral
outcomes, using an app to identify electoral fraud and analysing the use of personal data in
political campaigning in Nigeria.

Austin Aigbe

Austin Aigbe

Senior Editor

Omoruyi Austin Aigbe is a Senior Program Officer at the Centre for Democracy and
Development (CDD).

His work supports the Centre’s democracy and governance programs. His interest includes,
international politics and development, electoral integrity, countering mis/disinformation in
elections and Leadership and Glocalization. He has worked as Program Manager at the
International Republican Institute (IRI), the American nonprofit organization committed to
advancing freedom and democracy worldwide.

Abiodun Banjoko

Abiodun Banjoko

Fact Checker

Abiodun Banjoko works at the Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) with a focus
on Elections, Research, and data collection. He is also a Fact checker working on the Centre’s
disinformation and misinformation project to counter false narratives bedeviling the
ecosystem. He is also a gender activist who works on improving women's political
participation in Nigeria and also an Ambassador of the Nigerian Prize for Leadership (NPL).

Ebunoluwa Afolabi

Ebunoluwa Afolabi

Fact Checker

Ebunoluwa Afolabi is an Assistant Programmes Officer at the Centre for Democracy and
Development working on governance, democracy, countering mis/disinformation, gender
mainstreaming, and COVID-19 issues. She is an Associate Member of the Institute of
Personality Development and Customer Relationship Management (IPD-CRM). Ebun
previously interned at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) where she worked as
an Administrative Officer. Ebun has a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and a
Diploma in Mass Communication from Lead City University, Ibadan, Nigeria. Her interests
lie at the juncture of writing, gender mainstreaming, human rights, democracy, and good
governance.

Chinecherem Udeh

Chinecherem Udeh

Fact Checker

Chinecherem works in the programmes department of CDD with focus on Data Analysis,
Fake News, and Good Governance. He also provides support to the centre’s research and
communications department. Chinecherem is a native of Enugu and a graduate of Psychology
from the Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT). His interests include
Information Technology, Governance and Countering Disinformation.

Afolabi Adekaiyaoja

Afolabi Adekaiyaoja

Analyst

Afolabi Adekaiyaoja is a Research Analyst at the Centre for Democracy and Development.
His research interests include civil service reform, governance and the development of
institutions. He is an Associate Editor of The Republic journal, Managing Editor of
AFREADA journal and has been widely published on platforms focusing on Africa.