8 February 2010

LightUpNigeria Outlines Plans for 2010

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Over the past few months, #LightUpNigeria volunteers have strategized and planned steps and events to take the movement closer to its avowed objectives which is to see constant electricity in Nigeria.

In order to energize and organize the campaign, #LightUpNigeria has agreed on the following short, medium and long term objectives:

Overall objective of #LightUpNigeria: 24/7 grid electricity available everywhere in Nigeria, Achieving sustainable development results through social communication.

Short-term #LightUpNigeria Goals:

  • Raising informed awareness about the issue and possible collective action.
  • Building a sustainable Social movement.
  • Starting a national dialogue on the power issue

Medium-term #LightUpNigeria Goals:

  • Sustaining the national dialogue
  • Reaching out to grassroots organization and enlisting their support
  • Making the power problem a recognized election issue for the 2011 elections

Long – term #LightUpNigeria Goals:

  • Providing a veritable precedent for achieving development using effective social communication
  • Creating an issue driven citizen-advocacy machinery
  • Creating a citizen-driven governance environment
  • 24/7 electricity supply to all Nigerians
  • Become an active participant for energy-related planning and development

Means by which #LightUpNigeria seeks to Achieve Constant Power Supply

  • Engaging the citizens
  • Getting the governance aspect right – Government accountable to citizens
  • Proposing workable ideas
  • Debating issues and proposals
  • Supporting sustainable plans

In line with these objectives, #LightUpNigeria proposes the following events and activities for 2010:

Q1

Event:

Objectives Addressed:

Date:

Shooting and Release of #lightupnigeria Advocacy video Building a sustainable Social movement

Reaching out to grassroots

Starting a national dialogue on the power issue

February
Release of #LightUpNigeria Theme Song Building a sustainable Social movement

Reaching out to grassroots

Starting a national dialogue on the power issue

March
Town Hall Meeting with NERC Officials

Lagos/Abuja

Raise informed awareness about the issue and possible collective action. Third week of March
Roadshows/TV Ad launch Mobilize grassroots support

Sustain Social Movement

Raise informed awareness about the issue and possible collective action.

Last Week of March
Q2 TownHall Meeting

Abuja/Lagos

Sustain Social Movement

Sustaining the national dialogue

Raise informed awareness about the issue and possible collective action.

2nd Week of April
Publish Government/Public Officers commitment to providing electricity survey results Sustaining the national dialogue on the electricity Problem

Making the power problem a recognized election issue for the 2011 elections

Creating an issue driven citizen-advocacy machinery

Creating a citizen-driven governance environment

Last week of April
Open Mic Event

Lagos

(Democracy Day)

Sustaining the national dialogue on the electricity Problem

Creating a citizen-driven governance environment

May 29th
Q3

Music Concert

Abuja/Lagos

Sustain Social Movement

Mobilize and sustain grassroots support

3rd Week of July

TownHall Sustaining the national dialogue on the electricity Problem

Creating a citizen-driven governance environment

Last week of August
Open Mic Event Sustaining the national dialogue on the electricity Problem 1st week of September
Q4

March/Rally

Sustaining the national dialogue on the electricity Problem

Making the power problem a recognized election issue for the 2011 elections

Creating an issue driven citizen-advocacy machinery

Oct 1st
Roadshow/Market show

Sustain Grassroots Support

Making the power problem a recognized election issue for the 2011 elections

Sustain National dialog on the electricity issue.

Last week of November

Get Involved!!

#LightUpNigeria requires your support and participation to make these plans a success. If you have the requisite experience to contribute significantly to bringing these events to fruition, kindly contact #LightUpNigeria at info@lightupnigeria.org. We will appreciate your assistance.

Particularly of interest are people with experience in organizing the following types of events in Nigeria:

  1. Concerts
  2. Marches/Rallies
  3. Town Hall Meetings

Additional events will be communicated via the #LightUpNigeria website as and when they become possible.

We continue to appreciate your support and commitment to the cause. Lets #LightUpNigeria together in 2010!!

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8 February 2010 at 9:09 am.

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HexyDre Says:

8 February 2010 at 7:05 pm.

This is really encouraging….scratch that, super encouraging for me. Its good to see achievable goals set out plainly for all to work with. There is hope for posterity! Yes, we can #LightUpNigeria.
May the labor of everyone involved never be in vain

Fred Bardy Says:

8 February 2010 at 8:19 pm.

We @ Project KowaC8 have a CD #LightUpNigeria with over 22 tracks. Our tracks address our social issues with emphasis on Power. Our video is up here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0cvp93V7P4 We can add to the events and shows. Hit me up @ 08087722500. @FredBardy

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LightUpNigeria is a movement which has arisen out of necessity in reaction to the current problem with power supply in Nigeria. The movement aims to highlight the problems caused by the lack of constant power supply in Nigeria and raise awareness of the situation globally.
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