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EiE Nigeria Weekly Update Friday,  March 16, 2018

‘As citizens become more educated and aware; data becomes cheaper andmore people can get online, more Nigerians will find their voices.’-‘Yemi Adamolekun (Execuitve Director, EiE Nigeria)

#EiEAt8

Today, March 16th marks 8 years since the historic protest to the National Assembly which birth EiE Nigeria. EiE has evolved into one of Nigeria’s leading voices on good governance and public accountability.We have made significant progress in our campaigns to build a generation of active citizens who understand the rights and responsibilities of citizenship.Click to see our 2017 Highlights. We can do a lot more with your support! Donate to support our work.

EiE Whatsapp Community

EiE is coming closer to citizens! We launched a Whatsapp community to drive more governance-based conversations.Join our Whatsapp community and let’s bring #GovTalk home!

#NotTooYoungToRun

The Office of the Citizen was in action on Wednesday, March 14th as YIAGA, CODE and other partners under the aegis of #NotTooYoungToRun movement marched to Aso Rock demanding for presidential assent to the #NotTooYoungToRun bill. The protesters were addressed by the Minister of State for Aviation, Mr Hadi Sirika. The minister received the letter of intent on behalf of President Buhari and promised the President will assent the bill.

#OfficeOfTheCitizen Radio Programmes

City/Station

Date/Time

Summary

Lokoja

Prime 101.5FM

Tuesday @ 9am

Member of Kogi State House of Assembly, Ahmed Ahmed and Barrister Joel Usman discussed

citizens-focused bills.

Abeokuta

Sweet 107.1FM

Tuesday @ 10:30am

Prof. Olubunmi Ashimolowo of Gender Development Initiative discussed

women empowerment.

Lagos

Nigeria Info 99.3FM

Wednesday @ 10am

Femi Akinbiyi of

INEC

educated citizens on the

Continuous Voter’s Registration (CVR) exercise.

Gombe

Nigeria Info 95.1FM

Thursday @ 11am

Former Permanent Secretary, Umar Mohd and Mohammed Wayas of Coalition of Human Rights Groups discussed

impact of the National Assembly members’ allowances on constituencies.

Kano

Arewa 93.1FM

Friday @ 8am

Civil right activist, Abdulganiyyu Rufai discussed

the effect of the National Assembly members’ allowances on constituencies.

Anambra

Blaze 91.5FM

Friday @ 10am

Clement Umeh, public analyst and Eloka Okafor of Community Empowerment Network (COMEN) discussed the

#OpenNASS campaign.

Never forget, the Office of the Citizen is the highest office in the land!Tweet at @EiENigeria using #OfficeOfTheCitizen to be a part of the conversation.

#OpenNASS: N13.5 million for Running Costs?

Active citizens! Your senators receive N13.5 million as running cost. Visit shineyoureye.org to get their contact details.Engage them on how the money is spent!

Budget Padding: Jibrin Resumes Plenary after Suspension

The House of Representatives has lifted the suspension on the former Chairman of Appropriation Committee, Abdulmumin Jibrin. Mr Jibrin was suspended on September 28, 2016 for accusing principal officers of the House of Representatives of budget padding to the tune of N481 billion. 18 months after the allegation, none of the principal officers were prosecuted. Mr Jibrin had written a letter of apology despite a pending case in court.

 7-Day Ultimatum to #BringBackOurGirls   

The #BringBackOurGirls movement has given President Buhari 7-day ultimatum to rescue the 110 #DapchiGirls and the remaining 112 #ChibokGirls. Failure to rescue them will be followed with a legal action against the federal government for criminal negligence. The legal team will be led by Mr Femi Falana, SAN.

Abuja – Unity Fountain, Daily, 5 - 6pm

Lagos – Falomo Roundabout, Ikoyi, Saturdays, Noon – 1pm

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CNN Freedom Day 2018

On 14th March 2018, students around the world joined the CNN Freedom Project to lend their voice against human trafficking and modern slavery.Nigerian students were not left out as the BBOG group, MMF Foundation, and CNN gathered students in Lagos to advocate for freedom.We hope #ChibokGirls & #DapchiGirls will gets their freedom soon!#HopeEndures

100K Challenge

“Nigeria is OUR country and it’s OUR responsibility to elect responsibleand credible leaders to make it work!”- Banky W (Music artiste & EiE #RSVP Ambassador)

We are looking for 100,000 people to register at least 10 people who are eligible to vote. For every 10 people you register, you get one raffle ticket.If you register 20 people, you get 2 raffle tickets.If you register 100 people, you get 10 raffle tickets.Every quarter you’ll enter a draw for N10,000 (cash), VIP and backstage passes to concerts with Banky W, 2Baba and their friends. The raffle will take place every quarter until the continuous voter’s registration (CVR) exercise ends.Next cycle is March, so get busy!Sign up Now!

Govote Complaints Portal

Don’t just rant, lodge your complaints on the Continuous Voter’s Registration (CVR) exercise and we will engage INEC. The 10 complaints received on govote.ng so far were all resolved.Report to get a resolution!

2018 Elections

Local government elections will hold in Oyo State on May 12th.

Governorship elections in Ekiti & Osun will hold on July 14th & September 22nd respectively.

Open Internet Fellowship

Democracy has always require free flow of ideas. Access to an open internet for all is necessary to strengthen democratic engagement and governance.Open Internet for Democracy Leaders Program is a 9-month non-resident leadership program that empowers emerging leaders from across the globe to build their advocacy and organizing skills to protect internet freedom.Are you interested? Start the application!

Vacancy

• Media Manager

Have a great weekend!

The EiE Nigeria Team