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PERUSE Newsletter, May 12, 2023
*|FNAME|*, Our Daughters, Sisters, and Friends are Still Missing
Friday, May 12, 2023
“Change is brought about by people like us! We all have a voice and what matters is how we use it and that we do use it
.”
-
Aisha Oyebode
(CEO, Murtala Muhammed Foundation)
Dear ,
As you may already know, the campaign to demand President Buhari to keep his promises and secure the release of the remaining
89 Chibok Girls, Leah Sharibu
, and others before he hands over power on
May 29
is already in full swing. But we need more people to join us in this crucial mission.
Remember how a
On April 23, 2014, the #BringBackOurGirls campaign started with a lone tweet from @Abu_Aaid, who coined the now-popular hashtag in response to what he describes as the Nigerian government's unsatisfactory reaction to the situation.
#KeepYourWordPMB— EiE Nigeria (@EiENigeria)
10:14 AM • May 9, 2023
by Ibrahim Abdulahi kickstarted the
#BringBackOurGirls
movement and drew global attention to the plight of the abducted girls?
Well, we need to do the same thing. Your tweets, posts, WhatsApp statuses - they can make a difference. It might just be what forces the President to deploy all his constitutional powers to bring these girls back. Let's remind President Buhari using the hashtag
that he made a promise to the Nigerian people and that he must keep it.
#OsunDecided: BVAS to the Rescue
On Tuesday, May 9
, the Supreme Court upheld
Ademola Adeleke
(PDP) as the rightful Governor of Osun State. The court rejected Gboyega Oyetola's over-voting claims in
774 polling units
, as he couldn't produce any evidence of
BVAS machine usage
to prove his allegation.
Meanwhile, a panel of five justices is hearing petitions against the 2023 Presidential election results.
Atiku Abubakar (PDP) and Peter Obi (LP)
are challenging
Bola Tinubu's
victory.
The proceedings are adjourned till Wednesday, May 17.
Watch out for a weekly update on the tribunal proceedings.
Kindly click
to apply or nominate an enterprise.
Stay safe this weekend.The EiE Nigeria Team