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Saturday, March 19, 2022

“Stop looking to ANYONE to ACT for YOU. It is now time to ACT for your own sake. Don’t tweet at me to Act. YOU have the power to act. ACT!

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- Dr (Mrs) Oby Ezekwesili

(Founder, #FixPolitics Initiative)

Dear Active Citizen,

CVR is Closer To You

Good News! INEC has devolved Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) to the ward level. This process will end on Tuesday, March 22, and will be followed by a 2-week break for citizens to review the voters register at INEC LGA centres. CVR will resume on April 10, 2022, and will be devolved to the wards towards the end of the second quarter.If you have not registered to vote, take advantage of this and start your registration. If you have not completed your physical registration, don’t dull! Visit the closest centre to complete the process. Remember to tell your friends and acquaintances.

Let’s Talk Debates

Cleared your calendar yet?EiE's 12th anniversary symposium titled 'On Debates & Democracy' will hold on the 5th of April.The conversation will explore how political debates contribute to democracy via citizens' engagement; whether or not debates should be mandatory; the role of the media and the role of political parties.Looking to attend? Register now!

As part of the activities to commemorate EiE's 12th anniversary on March 16, 2022, EiE hosted a Twitter Space Debate titled, 'Youths and the Future of Party Politics' for 3 candidates (Dayo Israel, Olusegun Dada and Rinsola Abiola) vying for the position of APC National Youth Leader. The conversation was moderated by Tolulope Adeleru-Balogun. Unfortunately, Rinsola Abiola could not join the conversation due to unforeseen reasons. Twitter Spaces also had technical issues which affected the flow of the conversation.Join us next Thursday at 6pm for another exciting conversation.

#NigerianWomenOccupyNASS

This week, active citizens continued to #OccupyNASS to demand for the #ConstitutionWomenWant. Recall that the National Assembly voted against the proposed gender bills in the 5th Constitution Alteration Bills. The gender bills are aimed at addressing the discrimination in citizenship and indigeneship as well as the current under-representation of women in politics.Active citizens! If you can't make it to Abuja, you can engage your Senator and House of Representatives member wherever you are. Don’t know who represents you? Visit www.shineyoureye.org. Then call, send texts and emails to let them know your position on the gender bills. You can also visit their constituency offices.

2Baba Donates Music Studio to OAU

2Baba, one of EiE's RSVP ambassadors, donated a brand new music studio to the School of Music, Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile Ife. He also promised to replicate this in other schools across the nation.Congratulations OAU!Kudos to 2Baba and his team!

Have a great weekend!The EiE Nigeria Team