The Nigerian government has just announced a public vote on a bill designed to take away the freedoms of Nigerian people. And if we don’t act now and vote against it before the 14th December, when the public hearing finishes, it could be too late.
The government has tried to make it sound like this ‘NGO bill’ is just about restricting the freedom of NGOs. But a quick Google search shows the public outrage this bill has already caused. It will have devastating effects on Nigerians - which is why they’re trying to pass it as quickly as possible, before too many people take action to stop it.
This so-called ‘NGO’ bill will keep Nigerians from freely sharing their opinions, holding open discussion forums or organising people to protest. The effects of this bill will be far wider than just on NGOs: this bill will shrink the freedoms of Nigerians and allow the government to control them.
The people in power are trying to rush this bill through, in order to quickly silence us.
Don’t let them.
Sign this petition to stop the NGO bill passing and we will take it, in person, to the public hearing in Abuja on the 13th and 14th December to represent your voice, show how much your freedoms of expression, speech and association matter to you - and stop this NGO bill in its tracks.
https://www.amnesty.org/en/get-involved/take-action/urgent-stop-ngo-bill-nigeria/?utm_source=FBPAGE-IS&utm_medium=social&utm_content=1214530866&utm_campaign=Other_issue
The government has tried to make it sound like this ‘NGO bill’ is just about restricting the freedom of NGOs. But a quick Google search shows the public outrage this bill has already caused. It will have devastating effects on Nigerians - which is why they’re trying to pass it as quickly as possible, before too many people take action to stop it.
This so-called ‘NGO’ bill will keep Nigerians from freely sharing their opinions, holding open discussion forums or organising people to protest. The effects of this bill will be far wider than just on NGOs: this bill will shrink the freedoms of Nigerians and allow the government to control them.
The people in power are trying to rush this bill through, in order to quickly silence us.
Don’t let them.
Sign this petition to stop the NGO bill passing and we will take it, in person, to the public hearing in Abuja on the 13th and 14th December to represent your voice, show how much your freedoms of expression, speech and association matter to you - and stop this NGO bill in its tracks.
https://www.amnesty.org/en/get-involved/take-action/urgent-stop-ngo-bill-nigeria/?utm_source=FBPAGE-IS&utm_medium=social&utm_content=1214530866&utm_campaign=Other_issue
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