PVC Collection Ends Sunday, January 29
Dear Active Citizen, This is a reminder that the collection of Permanent Voters’ Cards (PVC) will end on Sunday, January 29th. If you have not yet collected your PVC, please do so before the deadline to ensure that you are able to vote in the upcoming election.
Your PVC; Your Voice!
Dear Active Citizen, In the last election, only 35% of the voting population actually voted, which is at cross-purposes with the idea of majority rule, one of the basic tenets of democracy. Many times, due to the willful negligence of the electorate, instead of majority rule being upheld, the minority rule where the ruling few […]
#NigeriaDecides in 35 Days!
Dear Active Citizen, In 35 days, all validly registered voters with Permanent Voters’ Cards (PVC) will be presented with an opportunity to decide the next President, 469 members of the National Assembly, all state houses of assembly members; and for some 28 state governors.
PVC 101
Dear Active Citizen, Yesterday, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Kano State, Ambassador Zango Abdu declared an alarming 60% of the Permanent Voters’ Card that are yet to be collected in his state. Uncollected PVCs are no better than citizens who didn’t register to vote! Rant but act! Why bother […]
Have You Collected Your PVC? Stop Playing!
Dear Active Citizen, The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), yesterday bowed to citizens pressure and extended the timeframe for collection of Permanent Voters’ Cards (PVCs) across the country by eight days. Instead of ending on Sunday, January 22nd, 2023, the collection of PVCs will continue until Sunday, January 29th, 2023.
PVC Pick Up: Ward Drive!
Dear Active Citizen, Nigerian youths have the opportunity to use their voting power to guide this nation towards a better future. INEC added 9.5 million new voters to the 84 million it had in 2019. What’s more intriguing is that 76.56% of these new registrants are young people. Young people should not just remain as […]
Welcome to the Year of the #OfficeOfTheCitizen
Dear Active Citizen, As we enter the new year, we are excited to continue our work promoting democracy, citizen engagement and supporting credible elections. Last year was tumultuous, and we are grateful for your support as we navigated the challenges and fought for the values that we hold dear.
Footprints Reflections
Dear Active Citizen, We want to take a moment to throwback to the launch of our book, ‘Footprints: Past. Present. Future.’ It was an exciting and memorable event, full of inspiration and celebration. We hope that you had as much fun at the event as we did!
Everything You Need to Vote
Dear Active Citizen, Yeah! The “Office of the Citizen” ChatBot has made its debut! 💃 The new addition to the EiE portfolio was unveiled to the public at the book presentation, ‘Footprints: Past. Present. Future,’ and fundraising to mark our 12th anniversary.
Go Get Your PVC!
Dear Active Citizen, The long wait is over! Thank you for your patience as we counted down to the release of Footprints: Past. Present. Future on Monday, December 12th, 2022 (12-12-2022). A very exciting release day to say the least.