2. 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

3. 1. Understand

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

5. Your role - #OfficeOfTheCitizen - the most important office in a democracy. Governments don't always do right all by themselves. See: #OccuptNIgeria #BringBackOurGirls

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

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

8. 2. Monitor

9. Have high standards, your government owes you 3. Demand - complain!

10. Join a party or a civil society group 4. Engage

11. What about your community?

12. 5. Support the government when needed

13. 6. Organise Letters, protests etc.

14. - without ceasing 7. Pray

15. A New Thing

16. James 5:16

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

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

19. How did Nigeria change?

20. Anger

21. Desperation

22. Thus, prayer?

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

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

25. Noisemakers - social media etc.

26. Voters

27. Media

28. Civil society

29. 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.

30. 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.

31. Thank you