True democracy and good governance depend on the people. In Nigeria, a set of passionate and progressive citizens has started educating themselves and others to make our collective voices count and to take our democracy back. We no longer trust our elected representatives to represent us, rather than their greed and political patrons. We no longer believe that we can make our concerns heard only through the ballot box. We no longer have faith in our so-called democratic institutions, which have become the means for unscrupulous groups to continually loot our national coffers and push our country to the brink of disaster.
Therefore, we can no longer remain passive. Nigerians Demand is a group of citizens who have decided to engage in direct, peaceful democratic action, to Participate, Educate and Disseminate, in order to be heard in Nigeria. We do this to inspire one another to speak up. We also do it to remind our representatives in every sector of government and the moneyed interests that direct them, that: We, the people, still know our power!
Nigerians Demand was born of the principle that, together, we can be the change we want to see in Nigeria. We are one of the movements the larger “Occupy Nigeria” movement, made up of diverse communities and organizations that came together around the January 2012 protests, has given birth to. We are autonomous individuals with no particular political affiliations or affiliation to any other group or organization, volunteering our core skills for the cause, as we believe it is our generational duty to. However, there is involvement by cause groups, civil society groups, and existing social justice organizations. We are committed to democracy, nonviolence, inclusiveness and real change – not just talk – in Nigeria.
The Platform
Our web portal www.nigeriansdemand.com was launched on January 23rd 2012. It allows Nigerians from every demographic to submit and categorize the demands they wish to make of the Nigerian government. These demands will then be authenticated, filtered and geographically mapped, as well as compiled into a Nigerians Demand “Manifesto” that will serve as the voice of the ordinary Nigerian who wants a New Nigeria.
Nigerians can make their demands via:
Our Online Form: on www.nigeriansdemand.com/demand
Twitter: #NigeriansDemand[Demand][#Location][#Category] e.g. #NigeriansDemand[create anti corruption court & empowerment of EFCC to ensure prosecution & adequate sentencing][#Lagos][#Governance]
Email: By sending an email to demands@nigeriansdemand.com. The Email must contain
[Demand][Location][Category]
Nigerians Demand
+234 1 2160475
info@nigeriansdemand.com
www.nigeriansdemand.com
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Nigerians Demand platform (www.nigeriansdemand.com) is an interactive tool for Nigerians to map their
governance demands with the aim of getting the true democracy we deserve. In recent times, Nigerians have
become more and more willing to engage in policy-making processes, due to greater political
awareness. Nigerians Demand is also a movement that allows Nigerians of every demographic, countrywide, to
make their demands known in a unified voice – because our voices must count.
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