Being a ministration by Chude Jideonwo, Managing Partner of Red Media Africa at the RCCG Jubilee Christian Centre Democracy Day Service – 31 May 2015, Lagos,

Nigeria

1. Understand

8. VoteBe ready to vote again even if you are disappointed. You have no other choice.

Your role - #OfficeOfTheCitizen - the most important office in a democracy. Governments don't always do right all

by themselves. See: #OccuptNIgeria

#BringBackOurGirls

Loyalty to country always, loyalty to government only when it deserves

It’s your country - Read the news, stay informed., join the ongoing conversation especially now that power has changed hands to citizens

2. Monitor

Have high standards, your government owes you

3. Demand - complain!

Join a party or a civil society group

4. Engage

What about your community?

5. Support the government when needed

6. Organise

Letters, protests etc.

- without ceasing7. Pray

A New Thing

James 5:16

8. VoteBe ready to vote again even if you are disappointed. You have no other choice.

Esther. Daniel. Elijah. John – examples of active citizens

How did Nigeria change?

Anger

Desperation

Thus, prayer?

Citizens on the streets, in orgs, Gen Voices - protesting etc. not your parents who say Nigeria

will not change

Leaders like accountability crusader Oby Ezekwesili, who connected with that duty…

Noisemakers - social media etc.

Voters

Media

Civil society

You do this #WithJOY - Neh 8.10

Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send

portions unto them for whom nothing is prepared: for this day is holy unto our Lord: neither be ye sorry; for the joy of

the Lord is your strength.

Where there is joy, the people do not go weary

For you shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing,

and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.To appoint to them that mourn in Zion, to give to them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the

spirit of heaviness: that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that He might be

glorified.

Thank you