Friday, March 1, 2019
EiE Nigeria Weekly Update

 

On Saturday, February 23^rd, Nigerians went to the polls and in the early hours of Wednesday, February 27th, President Muhammadu Buhari & Vice President Yemi Osinbajo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) were declared winners of the election.

Alhaji Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), rejected the results and plans to challenge it in court.

As part of the Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room, we had issued a statement Tuesday evening raising concerns with the process - cancelled votes; disparity in the number of registered voters and occurrences of voter suppression.

We will work with other civil society organizations and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to review our electoral process and laws.

     

Active citizens, Gubernatorial, State House of Assembly and Federal Capital Territory Council elections will hold on Saturday, March 9^th.

Your vote is your power! Go out and vote!!!

Governorship elections are 8 days away!

Watch gubernatorial debates happening in the following states:

Rivers – Tuesday, March 5^th, 5pm

Benue - Wednesday, March 6^th, 7pm

In Irepodun, Osogbo or Olorunda in Osun State?

Attend the town hall meeting for candidates running for Osun State House of Assembly.

Thursday, March 7^th, 11am.

Niger State joins the OOTC family next week.

You can follow the conversation on #OfficeOfTheCitizen radio programme.

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.

112 #ChibokGirls have spent 2 elections cycle in captivity. Leah Sharibu and Alice Ngaddah are also in captivity.

We will keep demanding till our girls are brought BACK & ALIVE!

#EducationIsNotACrime #BringBackOurGirls #5YearsTooLong

Abuja – Unity Fountain, Daily, 5 – 6pm

Lagos - Noon – 1pm

Ikoyi (Every Saturday) – Falomo Roundabout, Ikoyi.

Ejigbo (2^nd & 4^th Saturdays) - 64, Adewale Adenuga Street, Orilowo Bus stop via Binta International School.