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Friday, November 8, 2019 EiE Nigeria Weekly Update

“Losing one’s voice is not just a matter of fear or the will to remain in strategic silence, it is also the consequence of arrogance because those who wait for the heavens to fall before they are awakened to reality will share from the blame of the state's descent into chaos.’’- Edmund Obilo(Journalist)

 #NoToSocialMediaGag    

The Senate on Tuesday, November 5th reintroduced the bill to regulate social media. The bill, 'Protection of Internet Falsehood and Manipulations Bill, 2019' was sponsored by Mohammed Sani Musa. Our existing laws are sufficient to address all possible crimes in using social media, why do we need to create new ones to silence dissenting voices?Active citizens! If you value your freedom of speech, find out who represents you and engage them.

 #FreeSoworeNow   

The trial of Omoyele Sowore at the Federal High Court, Abuja began this week. Justice Ojukwu adjourned the case until December 5th and 6th.Sowore has embarked on a hunger strike over the refusal of the DSS to set him free despite his lawyers perfecting his bail conditions.Did you miss the judicial proceedings? Catch up.The trial of Agba Jalingo continued this week. The case was adjourned to Tuesday, November 12th.Journalism is not a crime!

Have you been harassed or extorted by the Nigeria Police Force?Join the court action to seek legal redress. 

 Kogi & Bayelsa Decide Next Week   

In Bayelsa State,

State Constituency Supplementary election is also taking place alongside the governorship election.

Kogi West

Senatorial re-run election between

Dino Melaye

of PDP,

Smart Adeyemi

of APC &

22 others

would hold simultaneously with the Kogi governorship election.

 #OOTC on Radio   

On

OOTCEnugu

,

Chukwuemeka Peggy of Voter Club and Ozor Ugonna Kingsley of Rural Engagement & Development Foundation (REDFoundation)

discussed how we can hold elected leaders accountable.

Click

to 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.

I am not for smuggling and practices of unfair trade but if we look deeply, have our own institutions not failed? Is the answer to smuggling solely the closure of borders? 

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We will keep demanding until our girls are brought BACK & ALIVE!#EducationIsNotACrime #BringBackOurGirls #5YearsTooLongAbuja – Unity Fountain, Daily, 5 – 6pm

Lagos - Noon – 1pm

The EiE Nigeria Team