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- EiE Nigeria Weekly Update Friday, August 25, 2017
EiE Nigeria Weekly Update Friday, August 25, 2017
PMB Returned After 103 Days
EiE Nigeria Weekly Update Friday, August 25, 2017
“Change will not take place without political participation.”- Bernie Sanders (United States Senator)
PMB Returns After 103 Days of Medical Leave
President Buhari returned to Nigeria on Saturday, August 19th after several protests in Nigeria and the diaspora. He spent 103 days on medical leave although, he is yet to resume work in his office due to ongoing renovation from damage done by rodents according to the Presidency.The President is entitled to leave but the question is, ‘How long is too long?’
OfficeOfTheCitizen Radio Programmes!
City/Station
Date/Time
Summary
Lokoja/Prime 101.5FM
Tuesday/9am
Hamza Aliyu of
discussed the expectations of citizens towards the State House of Assembly.
Abeokuta/Sweet 107.1FM
Tuesday/10:30am
Adewole Adejola & Osiyemi Joshua of
discussed the execution of constituency projects in Ogun State.
Lagos/Nigeria Info 99.3FM
Wednesday/8am
Jude Feranmi of
and Dayo Israel of APC discussed the expectations of citizens towards President Buhari’s return.
Missed the conversation?
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Calabar/Hit 95.9FM
Thursday/8am
Aide to Cross River State Governor, Austin Ibok and APC Chieftain, Francis Ekpenyong discussed the role of opposition parties in governance.
Abuja/NigeriaInfo 95.1FM
Thursday/10am
After a break of 5 months, the programme resumed on Thursday, August 24
. Ayisha Osori, author of
Love Does Not Win Elections
discussed the citizens’ guide to hate speech.
Anambra/Blaze91.5FM
Friday/10am
Anambra kicked off today with Cyprian Nwankwo of Anambra State Civil Society Network discussing the concept of ‘Office of the Citizen’.
Kano/Arewa 93.1FM
Friday/10am
We also went live in Kano today with Isha Garba of
(CITAD) discussing the concept of ‘Office of the Citizen’.
Ibadan/Splash 105.5FM
Saturday/10am
Olabisi Sangodoyin of Women’s Association for Leadership and Governance discussed the role of women in political participation.
Join us again
tomorrow, August 26
as we discuss the President’s recent address to the nation.
#OfficeOfTheCitizen in Gombe coming soon! 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.
Office of The Citizen with Chude Jideonwo: Political Candidacy Lies Beyond Candidates
The way people see a candidate is understandably simple: a man or woman runs for office, and he/she is the person we are voting for when we step at the polling booth. It all rises and falls on the candidate. A candidate can be a simple matter of bad or good. But, far from this uncomplicated assumption, there is a difference between a candidate and a candidacy, and it is an important one. A candidate is the man or woman running for office, and that person’s character and personality; as well as legacy and record while a candidacy however is the collectivity of what that person stands for and represents, and the convergence of people, ideas and institutions that power his or her run…Read More
4th Volunteer Day in 2017
Our 4th Volunteer Day for 2017 took place last Saturday. It was a big success!Volunteers came out to support our R|S|V|P(Register |Select |Vote not Fight |Protect) and #OpenNASS campaign as we visited Abeokuta North & South Local Government Areas of Ogun State to encourage citizens to register so they can vote during upcoming elections. A big thank you to all our volunteers!
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#RescueChibokGirls: 1,230 Days Around the Corner
It will be 1230 days on Saturday, August 26th since 276 #ChibokGirls were abducted. We will not stop demanding for the release of the remaining 113 #ChibokGirls. Our hope endures!
Chibok Girls:276 abducted.57 escaped. 3 found. 103 released. 5 infants with our girls.19 parents dead. We are still missing 113!
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#NigeriaDecides2019 is Around the Corner!
INEC has started countdown to 2019 general elections – have you registered to vote?
Local Government elections in Akwa Ibom; gubernatorial elections in Anambra, Ekiti & Osun and the 2019 elections are around the corner.
Visit to know where you can register.
Constituents Threaten to Recall Ben Murray–Bruce
The people of Bayelsa East Senatorial District threatened to initiate a recall process against Senator Ben Murray–Bruce for neglecting his constituents. They gave him a 10–day ultimatum to change his ways.The constitution allows for the recall of federal & state legislators if you are dissatisfied with their conduct and/or performance.
Laughs for Active Citizens!!!
Gbenga Adeyinka, the 1st will host the 8th edition of Laff Mattazz in Ilorin on Sunday, September 3rd. The show will feature other acts like Gandoki, Omobaba #1 and our RSVP ambassador, Reminisce!
Have you registered to vote? The first 100 people to show their voter's card at SLOT outlets in Ilorin get 50% off courtesy of EiE! N3k tickets for N1,500, N5k tickets for N2,500 and N10k tickets for N5k!
Don't dull - go and register now and get rewarded with good laughs!
Have a great weekend!
The EiE Nigeria Team