Get involved!
Dear Active Citizen, The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has finally extended the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR). INEC’s initial deadline for voters’ registration was June 30, 2022. If you are yet to participate in the ongoing CVR exercise (new registration, transfers, information update, lost/damaged cards), you still have the opportunity to do so but don’t […]
Humans not Numbers
Dear Active Citizen, Eighty-eight days after the terror attack and abduction of 61 known passengers on the Kaduna-bound train, 50 men, women, and children are still languishing in the bandits’ den. On June 11, 2022, 11 of the victims were released “following negotiations”. How many more Nigerians can our nation afford to lose because of […]
We won’t stop until they #BringBackOurGirls
Dear Active Citizen, On Tuesday, June 14, troops of 26 Task Force Brigade on patrol around Ngoshe in Borno State found two of the yet to be rescued #ChibokGirls, Hawa Joseph & Mary Dauda. Both of them were kidnapped on the same day (April 14, 2014) and lived in the same camp for eight years without recognising […]
Meet ‘Yemi Adamolekun, the Global Citizen Prize Winner Fighting for Citizens’ Rights in Nigeria
‘Yemi Adamolekun is the Executive Director of Enough is Enough (EiE) Nigeria, which turns 12 years. The year was 2010 and a young Nigerian woman, who’d just arrived back in Nigeria after pursuing a Masters of Business Administration (MBA) in the United Kingdom, was undergoing the mandatory year of service that all Nigerian graduates […]
Global Citizen Prize Winner – 2022 Citizen Award Nigeria, ‘Yemi Adamolekun Used Her Acceptance Speech To Share A Very Important Message
Good evening everyone!
I am honored to stand before you today to accept this award.
The late Archbishop Desmond Tutu said, “If an elephant has its foot on the tail of a mouse, and you say that you are neutral, the mouse will not appreciate your neutrality.”
I am grateful for the opportunity to be part of this community of Global Citizens who have chosen not to be neutral.
#EkitiDecides2022
Dear Active Citizen, #EkitiDecides2022 holds in a few days. Now that debates have been held and campaign promises have been made, we appeal to electorates in Ekiti, especially the young and first-time voters, to come out in large numbers and cast their votes on Saturday, June 18, 2022. Do not vote for a candidate you do not know anything […]
Wickedness 100
Dear Active Citizen, All the presidential primaries are done and we now know those who want to be interviewed {debates} for the Office of the President! Every PVC is a potential vote, so that’s at least 90 million possible votes. Over 40 worshippers were killed in Owo on Sunday, but Mr President still hosted a […]
Sòrò Sókè Generation and The 2023 Elections!
Dear Sòrò Sókè Generation, Let’s rap! This is Nigeria! Look how we’re living now. 62 years after independence we are still struggling with democracy. This is Nigeria! Look how we living now! Delegate sell vote, politician buy am; Wetin we go call them nau?
‘Yemi Adamolekun: The Power of #OnePerson
Dear Active Citizen, Did you miss the news? Last month, our Executive Director, ‘Yemi Adamolekun was recognised by Global Citizen, an international advocacy organisation and named a Global Citizen Prize Winner – 2022 Citizen Award Nigeria. ‘Yemi started her advocacy journey in 2010 during her National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), when a friend invited her to a […]
The Electorate Have INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, on the Hot Seat!
ISSUED ON THURSDAY 2nd JUNE 2022 [aux_row columns=”2″] [aux_col]+234 (0) 7087784788 info@eienigeria.org +234 (0) 816 940 1359 info@yiaga.org [/aux_col] [aux_col]+234(0) 9077007057[/aux_col] contact@electoralcollng.org +234 (0) 810 419 8112 info@thecjid.org [/aux_row] June 2, 2022 Abuja, Nigeria For Immediate Release The Electorate Have INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, on the Hot Seat! “Votes don’t […]