Enough is Enough Nigeria (EiE), a non-partisan network of individuals and organisations, has launched an Office of the Citizen (OOTC) WhatsApp enabled bot known as CHATBOT to further engage Nigerians on their rights as citizens in the forthcoming 2023 elections.
It is launched to demand for good governance, probity, accountability from representatives Nigerians in all level of government.
The new addition to the EiE portfolio was unveiled to the public at the organisation’s book presentation, Footprints: Past. Present. Future and fund raising to mark its 12th anniversary in Lagos yesterday.
Addressing the gathering the EiE Nigeria’s executive director, Yemi Adamolekun stated that “Nigerians need to understand the importance of the office of the citizen hence this new assistant on civic engagement. It is a WhatsApp bot and it will assist citizens to know their elected officials such as governors, senators, House of Representatives members, State House of Assembly members, Local Government chairmen and councilors.”
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CHATBOT “would also assist on registration, PVC collection, polling unit (PU) locator and debates. To get started send ‘hello’ via WhatsApp to 017006381 or scan the QR code,” She added.
A democracy is driven by people, she said. “Now that you know your rights and understand how to engage in the electoral process, it’s time to occupy your office of the citizens because an active citizen should solve problems and hold government officials accountable.”
On what can be done, Adamolekun urged citizens to identify a problem that upsets them enough to solve, then find others in the community to work with, because it is hard to do it alone.
Speaking further she called on citizens to identify the duty bearers, which is the government official/office is responsible for this issue and search online or send EiE a message while engaging the duty bearer till result is achieved.
Apart from the launch of CHATBOT, EiE used the opportunity to present a book titled FOOTPRINTS: Past. Present. Future, which represents inter-generational voices. The foreword of the Book is written by revered Dr. Christopher Kolade and the Book has 47 contributors some of them are Oby Ezekwesili, Aisha Yesufu, Adeola Williams, Tunde Bakare to Innocent Idibia also known as 2Baba and Seun Onigbinde.
