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Friday, December 20, 2019 EiE Nigeria Weekly Update

"May I remind this government that disobedience calls to disobedience, and that disobedience of the orders of the constitutional repository of the moral authority of arbitration – the judiciary – can only lead eventually to a people’s disregard of the authority of other arms of civil society."– Wole Soyinka(Nobel Laurette)

By Monday, December 23rd, if the government fails to accede to these demands,  join us to occupy the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) offices in Abuja & Lagos.

 Misplaced Priorities!   

President Buhari approved N37 billion for the renovation of the National Assembly complex. It should be noted that only the sum of N48 billion was budgeted for education in 2020. Obviously, something is amiss.

 #MoreWomen Protest in Ogun State   

Ogun  State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has allayed the fears of women in the state, assuring that more women will be brought into the state executive council, as well as agencies and boards.The governor, who gave this assurance in a statement released after meeting with the coalition of #MoreWomen in Ogun state who staged a protest to demand inclusion of more women in the commissioner-nominees forwarded to the State House of Assembly. Read more.

 We have 2020 Budget   

This week, President Muhammadu Buhari has approved a record 10.59 trillion naira ($34.6 billion) budget for 2020, marking his first spending plan not affected by major delays.The government will send the National Assembly a borrowing plan for 2020-2022 to help finance the deficit budget, Buhari said, without giving further details.

6 Senators #CancelSocialMediaBill!Where does your Senator stand on the social media and hate speech bills?Call your Senator to know his/her stand on the bills.

 #OOTC on Radio   

On #OOTCLagos, Tope Akinyode, human rights activist, discussed Nigeria’s troubling state of affairs. 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 land is brimming with prosperity at the moment and word is that neighbouring kingdoms are sending spies and working with saboteurs to cart away some of this prosperity. Read more.

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

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 and a Merry Christmas!The EiE Nigeria Team