Imagine a Nigeria where you or millions of other Nigerians are not living in poverty or struggling to survive to achieve their potential.

Imagine a Nigeria with an enabling environment for enterprise and prosperity for all.

Imagine a Nigeria with a government that uses our collective wealth to provide services and world-class infrastructures such as good roads, uninterrupted power supply, and advanced transportation networks; where healthcare and housing are readily available and affordable. Imagine that service delivery is improved.

Imagine a Nigeria with a strong economy and well-managed diversity, where citizens have a high life expectancy and a good standard of living.

Imagine a safe and secure nation with low crime rates.

This Nigeria is possible.

But due to bad governance, Nigeria and Nigerians are stuck with a country that has failed to deliver for them.

How do we change the status quo?

It starts with you activating the power of the Office of the Citizen.

The three arms of government—Executive, Legislature, and Judiciary—are responsible for managing the nation’s affairs but derive their legitimacy and power from the constitution and citizens. The sole purpose of government is to serve the needs of its citizens—in other words, to serve you.

As a citizen, you have an important role to play in influencing the political system because the Office of the Citizen is the highest in the land.

Citizens are legally and constitutionally empowered to:

• Vote to decide who leads at federal, state, and local government levels.
• Remove elected representatives from office if they are not performing responsibly or effectively.
• Influence government policies, spending, and projects.
• Hold those they elect accountable.
• Pay taxes and ensure that the government runs effectively.

Unfortunately, citizens are missing from decision-making tables. Although the Office of the Citizen is the most powerful, the average citizen is unable to occupy a seat. Citizens have abandoned their role for various reasons, including:

• Lack of awareness of their role and power.
• The adoption of a survivalist and individualist mindset.
• The ability of some to provide their own facilities, becoming their own government.
• Fear of being attacked for expressing opinions.
• Repeated efforts by nefarious actors to intimidate and neutralize the power of the Office of the Citizen.
• Social, cultural, and economic factors preventing citizens from wielding collective power.

WE ARE ON A MISSION TO RAISE THE INFLUENCE OF THE ELECTORATE

#FixPolitics WSG 1 has launched the Office of the Citizen Campaign—a social engineering campaign designed to activate and mobilize Nigerians to take up their office as citizens and build a framework that enables them to wield power.

The campaign will focus on:

• Empowering the electorate to participate constructively in the voting process.
• Teaching individuals about good citizenship and the importance of identifying and selecting good leaders.
• Encouraging individuals to speak up about public policies and legislative agendas.