You Must Register to Vote, or else, you are officially Castrated!!!

The fuel queues have now stayed with us for over three months. Petrol stations who sell now sell at N80 or N85 (you buy for your car and buy for your generators). The president has been away for over two months and the politicians have continued to play with our collective destinies. MEND is going back to the creeks. Religious violence in Jos. Even in Lagos, the 'godfather' don vex.

The only solution is the ballot box. If you do not register to vote when registration opens, you have simply 'castrated' yourself. If you do not register, you can only bark, you will not be able to bite.

Get as many people as possible to register when they open the register.

The Freedom of Information Bill once Again Rejected by the House of Reps: What Can we do?

The FOI Bill has been rejected for the 8th Time. Here are some options;

1. Begin to Recall Members of the House of Reps and they will begin to consult their constituencies before taking a stand.

Section 69 of the 1979 Constitution says, ' A member of the Senate or the House of Representatives may be Recalled as such a member if-

a. there is presented to the Chairman of the INEC a petition in that behalf signed by more than one-half of the persons registered to vote in that member's constituency alleging their loss of confidence in that member

b. The petition is thereafter , in a referendum conducted by INEC within 90 days of the date of receipt of the petition, approved by a simple majority of the votes of the person registered to vote in that member's constituency.

I wonder what the media houses are waiting for?

Finally, everything begins with registration. Are you registered to vote in your constituency? If not, you must register in the next registration window.

We have the power to ensure that the members of the Senate or House of Reps really represent us and not themselves.

What do you say?

Welcome On Board

Over the years, I have watched as educated Nigerians, the so-called Elites have continued to complain about the way things are going in the country without really making any suggestions. They have continued to complain without really stepping forward to take part in the democratic process. Long fuel queues, no power at home and at work. The discussions have been passionate but they need to be more directional- moving us forward. I also realised that the word 'Revolution' has been echoed over and over again. Yes, I think we need a revolution but I think we need a different kind of revolution- A Civic and Ethical Revolution. Civic because I have realised that a lot of us do not even know our rights based on the constitution and ethical because a lot of us have lost our values and our responsibility to the society. Therefore, I decided to pick up a copy of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to read and to pick out interesting sections that I will throw open for the millions of powerful people who have decided not to use their power. Hopefully, this will create a spark that will combine with other sparks. Please note that I am not a lawyer. I will read the Constitution like a 'layman' and I will explain like a layman. If you are a lawyer and you want to deepen these conversations, please join us, you will be joining the sparks until we can make a fire. Probably, if we all know the power that we have under the law, we may just begin to act to make Nigeria better instead of waiting for others to act.