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EiE Nigeria Weekly Update Friday, October 27, 2017 

“People's participation is the essence of good governance.”-  Narendra Modi (Prime Minister of India)

#NMCG2018 Media Parley

Following the success of the New Media, Citizens and Governance (NMCG) Conference in 2016 which focused on rights and responsibilities of citizens and government in using new media in a mutually beneficial way, EiE in partnership with Paradigm Initiative (PI) and BudgIT will hold the 2nd edition of the NMCG Conference on October 24–25, 2018. This was announced at the NMCG Media Parley held in Abuja on Tuesday, October 24th. The 2016 NMCG Report was launched at the event and registration for #NMCG2018 has begun.

OfficeOfTheCitizen Radio Programmes

City/Station

Date/Time

Summary

Lokoja

Prime 101.5FM

Tuesday @ 9am

Prof James Spam, Kogi State Resident Electoral Commissioner,

INEC

discussed the

ongoing continuous voter’s registration exercise.

Abeokuta

Sweet 107.1FM

Tuesday @ 10:30am

Kehinde Babatunde of

BudgIT

discussed

updates on 2017 constituency projects in Ogun State

.

Lagos

Nigeria Info 99.3FM

Wednesday @ 8am

Ayomide Faleye & Olaniyi Olaleye of

BudgIT

reviewed

2017 State of States report

..

Calabar

Hit 95.9FM

Thursday @ 8am

Cross River Commissioner of Mineral Resources, George Obenetche   discussed

benefits of constituency projects.

Abuja

Nigeria Info 95.1FM

Thursday @ 10am

Celestina Obiekea of

Connected Development

 (CODE) discussed

citizen’s access to information.

Gombe

Nigeria Info 95.1FM

Thursday @ 11am

Human Rights Defender, Mohd Aliyu Wayas discussed

checks and balances between the executive and legislature.

Kano

Arewa 93.1FM

Friday @ 8am

Harira Wakili of

CITAD

discussed

bridging the gap between citizens and their representatives

.

Anambra

Blaze 91.5FM

Friday @ 10am

Emeka Umeagbalasi of International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law discussed

the expectation of citizens from the gubernatorial candidates.

Ibadan

Splash 105.5FM

Saturday @ 10am

Tayo Adegbemle of Power UP NG & Frank Williams of

Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company

(IBEDC) discussed

electricity issues in Oyo State.

Join us tomorrow, October 27

 as we discuss

the untapped power of citizens in governance.

#OfficeOfTheCitizen in Jos coming soon! 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.

#OpenNASS: 92 Days After #ConstitutionReviewBills

Why is it taking the National Assembly an eternity to make public their voting records on #ConstitutionReviewBills? #OpenNASS demands that the National Assembly makes public their voting records.Over 20,000 Nigerians have signed the petition demanding for an #OpenNASS. Lend your voice and sign the petition.

 #BringBackOurGirls: 113 #ChibokGirls Still Mising!   

113 #ChibokGirls still remain in captivity. We remain committed in our demand for the release of the remaining girls. Our hope endures!

Chibok Girls:276 abducted.57 escaped. 3 found. 103 released. 5 infants with our girls.19 parents dead.We are still missing 113!

Lend your voice in your own way or join our gatherings:Abuja – Unity Fountain, Daily, 5 - 6pmLagos – Falomo Roundabout, Ikoyi, Saturdays, Noon – 1pmSubscribe to get periodic updates.

#AnambraDebate Poll

#AnambraDecides holds on Saturday, November 18th. EiE in partnership with Channels TV will host #AnambraDebates on Sunday, November 12th. Click to vote on the candidates you want to see at the debate.

Governorship elections in Ekiti & Osun will hold on July 14 & September 22, 2018 respectively.

Local Government elections in Akwa Ibom, Kwara, Kaduna, Delta, Osun & Plateau states are soon.

#NigeriaDecides2019 is around the corner!

Have you registered to vote? Visit to know where you can register.

Concert for Active Citizens!!!

Active citizens had fun at the Buckwyld and Breathless concert which was supported by EiE and other organizations. The concert was headlined by one of our #RSVP ambassadors, 2Baba and other artistes including Tiwa Savage, Flavour and Timaya.

Have a great weekend!

The EiE Nigeria Team