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Friday, May 24, 2019 EiE Nigeria Weekly Update

“I believe in the power of one citizen to stand upagainst any evil in their society and demand accountability.”-  Oby Ezekwesili(Former Minister of Education) 

 National Day of Mourning is Next Week Tuesday!   

At least 27 Nigerians were abducted on Sunday, May 19th.18 farmers were also killed by bandits on Tuesday, May 21st in Batsari local government, Katsina State.At least 7 people were killed on Monday, May 20th by suspected cultists in Khana local government, Rivers State.At least 3 soldiers were killed on Monday, May 20th in an attack by Boko Haram in Gubio, Borno State.In honour of the over 1,000 Nigerians who have died across the country in the 1st quarter of 2019, join us next week Tuesday, May 28th  to remember those we have lost!The EiE Office will be closed.

S/N

State

Location

Time

1

Adamawa

Adamawa State Poly

10am

2

Kwara

Post Office, Murtala Muhammed Way, Ilorin

11am

3

Lagos

42 Montgomery Road, Yaba

11am

4

Niger

Mobil Roundabout, Minna

9am

5

Ogun

NUJ Office

11am

6

Ondo

Akure City Hall

9am

Visit www.nigeriamourns.org for activities in other states.We are all we have. From Abia to Zamfara, everybody has lost somebody.

 President Buhari's 2nd Term   

Wednesday, May 29th 

will mark

20 years

 of continuous democracy and the inauguration of President Buhari's 2nd term. 

Mr. President and the state governors should translate the flowery words in their speeches to action! 

It's also a

public holiday

 so enjoy your day off!

Over 1,200 active citizens have shown interest to join SERAP, EiE and BudgIT to file a lawsuit to challenge the legality of N4.68 billion ‘Welcome Package’ for members of the 9th National Assembly.What are you waiting for? Click to join the suit. 

Metering Made Easy   

The Meter Asset Provider (MAP) scheme has kicked off!You can now go to your various DISCOs to pay for your meter. Meters would be installed 10 working days after payment.Visit your DISCO office for more information.#LightUpNigeria

 #EiEat9 Survey   

Hurray! We have a winner from the raffle!Yusuf Umar from Adamawa State has won a brand-new phone!Active citizens, stay tuned for other freebies from EiE!

You can follow the conversations from the #OfficeOfTheCitizen radio programmes.

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.

 Supreme Court Affirms Fayemi as Ekiti State Governor   

The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal filed by the PDP governorship candidate in Ekiti State in the July 2018 governorship election, Olusola Eleka.Mr. Kayode Fayemi was affirmed as the duly elected governor of Ekiti State.

 APC Loses Zamfara as Supreme Court Nulls All Party's Votes   

Today, May 24th, the Supreme Court nullified the elections of all the candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Zamfara State in the 2019 general elections. The Court ruled that the party did not conduct primary electionsThe first runners-up in the 2019 general elections in the state are declared winners of all the positions earlier won by the APC candidates.

Yesterday, May 23rd marked 1,865 days of the remaining 112 #ChibokGirls in captivity. Leah Sharibu and Alice Ngaddah are also in captivity.We will keep demanding until our girls are brought BACK & ALIVE!#EducationIsNotACrime #BringBackOurGirls #5YearsTooLongAbuja – Unity Fountain, Daily, 5 – 6pm

Lagos - Noon – 1pm

Have a great weekend!The EiE Nigeria Team