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EiE Nigeria Weekly Update Friday,  May 18, 2018

“Active and involved citizenry is the action plan to make Nigeria great.”- Charles Omole (Political strategist and author)

National Assembly Passes 2018 Budget

The 2018 budget at N9.12 trillion was eventually passed by the National Assembly on Wednesday, May 16th, 190 days after it was presented by President Buhari at N8.61 trillion.

#OfficeOfTheCitizen Radio Programmes

City/Station

Date/Time

Summary

Abeokuta

Sweet 107.1FM

Tuesdays @ 10:30am

Adewole Adejola of

BudgIT

discussed

taxes and service delivery.

Lokoja

Prime 101.5FM

Tuesdays @ 9am

Ahmed Biambo of

INEC

discussed

the ongoing continuous voters’ registration exercise.

Lagos

Nigeria Info 99.3FM

Wednesdays @ 10am

Adetayo Adegbemle of PowerUP discussed

rejected loads by electricity distribution companies.

Gombe

GMC 95.1FM

Thursdays @ 11am

Special Adviser to the Governor on Small Scale Industries and Executive Director of Responsible Citizenship and Human Development Initiative, Dudu Poloma Manuga discussed

the

role of women in politics and economic development.

Kano

Arewa 93.1FM

Fridays @ 8am

Badariyya Rabi’u Abubakar of

FIDA

discussed

citizens’ rights and unlawful arrest.

Awka

Blaze 91.5FM

Fridays @ 10am

Okafor Ijeoma of Idikacho Women in Governance Network, Igbokwe Anabel of Girls Voice in Governance and Ololo Onyekachi of JDPC Awka discussed

women and youth inclusion in politics

.

Uyo

Planet 101.1FM

Saturdays @ 9am

(except last Saturday)

Join us tomorrow, May 19

as we discuss

Open Government Partnership (OGP)

Osogbo

OSBC 104.5FM

Fridays @ 1:30pm

Starting Soon!

Ilorin

Unilorin 89.3FM

Wednesdays @ 10:30am

Starting Soon!

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 Leah Sharibu Marks 15th Birthday in Captivity   

On Monday, February 19th, a splinter group of Boko Haram abducted 113 children from Government Girls Science & Technical College, Dapchi.  5 are reported to have died in captivity, 106 of the girls and 1 boy were released after 31 days in captivity. Leah Sharibu still remains in captivity because she refused to renounce her faith. She marked her 15th birthday on Monday, May 14th. We will not stop demanding for the release of the remaining 112 #ChibokGirls, Leah Sharibu and other kidnapped victims who are still in captivity. Abuja – Unity Fountain, Daily, 5 – 6pmLagos – Falomo Roundabout, Ikoyi, Saturdays, Noon – 1pm

Kaduna & Oyo LG Elections

Kaduna made history as it adopted electronic voting system for the local government elections held on Saturday, May 12th. The All Progressives Congress (APC) won 17 chairmanship seats, People’s Democratic Party (PDP) won 4 chairmanship seats and the results of Kaura and Jaba council areas were declared inconclusive. In Oyo State, APC won all chairmanship seats in 33 local governments and 35 local council development areas during the just concluded local government elections held on Saturday, May 12th.

Upcoming Elections

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

INEC’s Continuous Voters’ Registration (CVR)

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is rotating registration in local governments in all states. Schedules for Lagos, Ogun, Abuja, Ondo and Rivers States are now available. You can also report your challenges with the CVR process.

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Have a great weekend!

The EiE Nigeria Team