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Friday, March 15, 2019 EiE Nigeria Weekly Update

“It is clear that until Nigerians understand their rights and responsibilitiesand use that knowledge to hold government accountable,our society will continue to be unjust.”- ‘Yemi Adamolekun(Executive Director, EiE Nigeria)

Tomorrow, March 16th marks 9 years since the historic protest to the National Assembly which birth EiE Nigeria. For nine years, we have made the case for a civic engagement revolution in Nigeria through our various campaigns that advocate for active citizenship and public accountability of our elected officials to administer our commonwealth for our common good. 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 2018 Highlights. We can do a lot more with your support! Donate to support our work. 

 ‘She Is’ Opens Today!   

She Is, a movie produced by EiE #RSVP Ambassadors, Waje and Omawumi, portrays the story of an average young woman who is successful in her career and the challenges she encountered in finding ‘Mr Right’. The movie opens today, March 15th. Visit cinemas across Nigeria to see the movie.

Nigeria lost a rare gem, a sage, good governance advocate, Prof. Pius Adesanmi to the Ethiopian Airline crash on Sunday, March 10th. He spoke truth to power, and he was a voice to the voiceless. We will miss him in the civic space!

Join us tomorrow, March 16th for reminiscences of Prof. Pius Adesanmii.

Gani Fawehinmi Park, Ojota, Lagos

4pm

#RiPPiusAdesanmi

Have a great weekend!

The EiE Nigeria Team