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Friday, December 13, 2019 EiE Nigeria Weekly Update

"The greatest danger to Nigeria today is theinaction of those who should serve and save it."– Olusegun Obasanjo(Former President of Nigeria)

 Nigeria's Troubling State of Affairs   

This week, EiE, Amnesty International, SERAP and others gave Major General Buhari a 14-day ultimatum to respond to 5 demands or face mass action.Speaking on behalf of the coalition, the Executive Director of Enough is Enough (EIE), 'Yemi Adamolekun, said the shrinking of the media and civic space calls for concern, adding that there is a need to resist any government action that will stifle free speech. Read more.

6 Senators #CancelSocialMediaBill!Where does your Senator stand on the social media and hate speech bills?Call your Senator to find out!

 Senate & House of Reps to Probe DSS Invasion of Court   

The Senate has mandated its committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters to investigate Friday’s invasion of a federal high court and rearrest of the publisher of Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore, by operatives of the State Security Service (SSS). The House of Representatives has also mandated its relevant committees to investigate the actions of the SSS.

Justice Simon Amobeda has withdrawn from Agba Jalingo's case.He granted the request of the defence counsel after a secret recording where he allegedly said the journalist would be treated like Ken Saro-Wiwa, the environmental activist and Ogoni leader, who was executed by the Sani Abacha-led military administration on November 10, 1995, was leaked to the press. Listen to the audio.

EiE launched a Missing Persons Register to document missing Nigerians and raise awareness.Is a family member or friend missing? Submit a report.

 #OOTC on Radio   

On #OOTCOndo, Awe Oluwagbenga of Anti-Corruption Team, Oluwagbenga Ajongbolo of Follow The Money Movement and Olamide Omoduni of EiE discussed how corruption is affecting Nigeria. Catch up on the conversation.You can follow the conversations on the #OfficeOfTheCitizen radio programs in 16 states.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.

The NIMC which for years has not been able to register and issue cards to all Nigerians deliberately set a short expiry date of the cards thus causing more problems for the citizens who are desirous of the cards. Read more.

Join us tomorrow, December 14th, as the #BringBackOurGirls Lagos family organize a children's Christmas party at Falomo.

We hope that the missing girls will once again have a reason to dance and smile again.

We will keep demanding until our girls are brought BACK & ALIVE!#EducationIsNotACrime #BringBackOurGirls #5YearsTooLong

UNESCO and the Kingdom of the Netherlands are jointly organizing the World Press Freedom Conference to celebrate the 27th edition of World Press Freedom Day.

Call for proposals and pre-registration for participants now open...Read more

We will observe all public holidays and run skeletal operations until January 8, 2020.Our weekly newsletter will return on Friday, January 10th but we will send out messages if there is a call to action.Have a great weekend!The EiE Nigeria Team