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Nigerians On Twitter Trend #StopTheNGOBill And Here's Why by Letenwam: 7:17am On Sep 26, 2017 |
A group of concerned Nigerians took to Twitter yesterday to protest against the controversial Non-Governmental Organisation, NGO regulatory bill which is about to be passed in the House of Representatives, with #StopTheNGOBill. The controversial bill seeks to set up a federal agency to be known as the NGO Regulatory Commission, to regulate activities of NGO's and civil society organisations, CSOs, across the country. The bill proposes that NGOs require permission from the Government before they can raise money, spend money and a total restriction on all their activities. Here's what the convener of the protest on Twitter, Caleb Somtochukwu Okeke wrote; "Why are we not talking about the horrible NGO regulation bill about to be passed by the House of Reps? Perhaps because you think it doesn't affect you? Perhaps the only thing that comes to your mind when we say NGO is a jobless group of people who give food to smiling children asked to pose for a camera? I am thankful that we live in a time where the trifling echo of our voices can in some way matter. I am thankful that however marginal our contributions may be, however vacillating our stance to speak, there is a likelihood that we are being listened to anyway. The NGO regulation bill is one of those things we need to speak against. In this bill, the government would reserve the power to police the activities of all Non Governmental Organizations. To help you out of your confusion, Non Governmental Organizations include churches, mosques, student associations, August meetings, the sport club you founded with your best friend in your apartment in mushin, Catholic Women Organizations, any organization that's Non Governmental and of course the generic charity organizations. Well in our usual hypocrisy the bill is going to exclude religious organizations, but every other institution is at risk. Why this is crazy is because you'd require permission from the Government before you can raise money, spend money and a total restriction of your activities really. Would I worry if this was happening in another country? No. There are positive sides to this bill. A startling number of NGO's have extorted funds and deserve to be answerable to some form of authority. My grouse here is that this authority cannot be the pot bellied man in Abuja, smacking his teeth in a silly attempt at removing cigarette smoke and disregarding the files of people who have failed to "co-operate." It cannot be the lose mouthed government secretary who waves you away and tells you, "Oga is not around, come back tomorrow" day after day as if your entire existence is for shuffling in an out of government offices. There are people with severe health conditions who rely on the activities of these NGO's to survive, and the table of an over fed senator in Abuja is not the right place to deliberate life and death. Scrutiny is good. I believe that sometimes inspection, analysis and accountability does yield good results especially when steered by the right hands. But I also believe in integrity, transparency, in even handedness, in the awareness that we exist to make another's journey easier. I believe in equity, in service, in the infinitesimal actions of kindness and the changes these small deeds can trigger. But you would not find these qualities in Abuja. Not in that office filled with light, smelling of camphor, a globe spinning on its table and a framed impression of the Coat of Arms hanging on its wall. You would not find it there." Here are some tweets; http://www.lailasblog.com/nigeria-trended-twitter-stopthengobill-heres/ 4 Likes 2 Shares
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Re: Nigerians On Twitter Trend #StopTheNGOBill And Here's Why by jay2pee(m): 7:26am On Sep 26, 2017 |
Am I the only one who doesn't really understand these people's problem 10 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Nigerians On Twitter Trend #StopTheNGOBill And Here's Why by malware: 7:32am On Sep 26, 2017 |
Most of these NGOs, mostly the foreign ones operate as espionage agents and they are usually for hostile purposes.... The need to regulate {not total ban} their activities is sacrosanct 11 Likes 3 Shares |
Re: Nigerians On Twitter Trend #StopTheNGOBill And Here's Why by Teacher1776(m): 8:09am On Sep 26, 2017 |
All these funny politicians. The small money ngos are making, they want to receive their own share from them too. 19 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Nigerians On Twitter Trend #StopTheNGOBill And Here's Why by smardray(m): 8:52am On Sep 26, 2017 |
can't they just fear being cursed by multitude for once...haba!!! 3 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Nigerians On Twitter Trend #StopTheNGOBill And Here's Why by Ericaikince(m): 10:08am On Sep 26, 2017 |
Re: Nigerians On Twitter Trend #StopTheNGOBill And Here's Why by Naziridamos: 10:08am On Sep 26, 2017 |
Zoo 6 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Nigerians On Twitter Trend #StopTheNGOBill And Here's Why by Nobody: 10:09am On Sep 26, 2017 |
Interesting |
Re: Nigerians On Twitter Trend #StopTheNGOBill And Here's Why by bumi10(m): 10:10am On Sep 26, 2017 |
draconian bill rubbish 1 Like |
Re: Nigerians On Twitter Trend #StopTheNGOBill And Here's Why by fergie001: 10:11am On Sep 26, 2017 |
Re: Nigerians On Twitter Trend #StopTheNGOBill And Here's Why by donbrowser(m): 10:11am On Sep 26, 2017 |
Ok |
Re: Nigerians On Twitter Trend #StopTheNGOBill And Here's Why by lilpencil: 10:11am On Sep 26, 2017 |
Hmm |
Re: Nigerians On Twitter Trend #StopTheNGOBill And Here's Why by do4luv14(m): 10:11am On Sep 26, 2017 |
Another avenue for corruption, and the greatest stupidity of our reps, and sen in action 5 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Nigerians On Twitter Trend #StopTheNGOBill And Here's Why by RomeSankara: 10:12am On Sep 26, 2017 |
NGOS need to be regulated sha 5 Likes |
Re: Nigerians On Twitter Trend #StopTheNGOBill And Here's Why by Nukilia: 10:12am On Sep 26, 2017 |
This is what we get when we vote greedy bastards who masquerade as the saviour of the masses 9 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Nigerians On Twitter Trend #StopTheNGOBill And Here's Why by wintersnow(m): 10:13am On Sep 26, 2017 |
Savemysoulnow: Send the numbers to the police.. I think you should have created a topic for this.. So it hit FP? I think those guys are just 419ners trying to trick you.. I think you should report to a higher authority 6 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Nigerians On Twitter Trend #StopTheNGOBill And Here's Why by Walelavender(m): 10:13am On Sep 26, 2017 |
As if there are no more pressing needs to fix and legislate for. You see why we don't need the bi-cameral legislature ? |
Re: Nigerians On Twitter Trend #StopTheNGOBill And Here's Why by tayo200(m): 10:14am On Sep 26, 2017 |
OK |
Re: Nigerians On Twitter Trend #StopTheNGOBill And Here's Why by obaataaokpaewu: 10:15am On Sep 26, 2017 |
Nu Savemysoulnow:You need the help of an NGO 5 Likes |
Re: Nigerians On Twitter Trend #StopTheNGOBill And Here's Why by Savemysoulnow: 10:15am On Sep 26, 2017 |
wintersnow: I've created a thread for it sir. |
Re: Nigerians On Twitter Trend #StopTheNGOBill And Here's Why by kelvee(m): 10:15am On Sep 26, 2017 |
Savemysoulnow:Oga.. Kill yourself before u get annihilated |
Re: Nigerians On Twitter Trend #StopTheNGOBill And Here's Why by genxris: 10:16am On Sep 26, 2017 |
malware:How do you mean exactly? So NGO's like SERAP would have to be regulated before they operate in Nigeria and you think the federal government will ever allow them operate unhindered? 3 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Nigerians On Twitter Trend #StopTheNGOBill And Here's Why by dfrost: 10:16am On Sep 26, 2017 |
malware: Spy on Nigeria? Laughable. Everybody knows what Nigerians are up to so who wants to spy on them. Foreign naval ship docked in Nigeria for a long period of time and nobody sniffed them out. Abeg nobody spies on us. Yes spies exist, but on Nigeria? Why waste time on us? 12 Likes 1 Share |
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