Shun hate speech, CITAD tells Nigerians

Center for Information Technology and Development has called on Nigerians to refrain from any act of hate for the continued unity and peaceful existence of the country.

CITAD Project Manager, Malam Hamza Ibrahim made the called while presenting a survey report titled “Extinguishing Hate Speech, Roles that Politicians, Religious and Community are to follow in combating the menace.”

common among Nigerian populations.

Ibrahim said going by what happened in the history of Nigeria, joining hands in mitigating the problem of inciting comments by different sections of the society should be encouraged.

He added that, it is high for all the stakeholders, politicians, religious and community leaders to lead the masses in promoting peace.

According to him, “This is an outcome of our research finding conducted in various states which we engaged all stakeholders including the media, to come up with something that will be a yardstick in discouraging anything of this nature by enlightening different community groups.”

He emphasised the need for mutual respect and tolerance among Nigerians, describing that as a catalyst for peaceful coexistence of the country.

“We strongly call on Politicians, Religious and Community Leaders at their different levels to use the opportunity they have in preaching for peace, good values, and shun away from any comments that are capable of bringing hatred among their followers with other groups or section of the public.

“Reports shows that hate speech can cause many unwanted things especially chaos among others.

“Religious leaders from Islam and Christianity, should adopt the system of promoting positive advantages of peace in their places of worship.

“Jama’atul Nasril Islam (JNI) and Christians Association of Nigeria (CAN) are suppose to be at the forefront of sensitizing their members as it’s in the teachings of the two major religion,” Ibrahim stated.

 

 

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CITAD trains 18 Northern youths on COVID-19 vaccine campaign

The Centre for Information Technology and Development, CITAD, in collaboration with MacArthur Foundation, has launched a two-day training for eighteen youths from Northern Nigeria on awareness campaign against misconceptions on COVID-19.

Speaking at the launching of the training in Kano state on Monday, Executive Director of CITAD, Zakari Ya’u, said the training became imperative in a bid to fight misinformation and disinformation against COVID-19 vaccine and vaccination.

According to him, the only way to fight the pandemic is to get everybody vaccinated, noting that misinformation and disinformation surrounding the vaccine was what discouraged people from taking the jabs.

Mr Ya’u noted that the centre had noticed the level of disbelief and mistrust against the vaccine, that is why it conducted research on how to come up with strategies to counter the misconceptions.

The strategies, according to Mr Ya’u, include awareness campaigns on radio stations in some northern states.

The executive director explained that 98 candidates applied for the training, but only 18 were selected across Kano, Kaduna, Bauchi, Kogi, Plateau and Borno states.

He said: “We carefully selected the candidates after following due process. They are here in Kano state for a two-day training for campaign against misconceptions about COVID-19 vaccine.

“People have called on the government to give them palliative to accept the vaccination. This is not a good point. The point is that, you have to be healthy if you want to agitate for your right.

“We have to get everybody vaccinated if we want fight this pandemic to the end. Let everybody get vaccinated. But the level of mistrust and misconceptions is too high. That is why we have come with this strategy,” he added.

Mr Ya’u said after the training, the participants would engage in massive campaigns for the vaccine in their respective states, adding that they would be given some stipends every end of the month for a period of one year.

While charging the participants to discharge their duties diligently, Mr Ya’u also announced that there would be competition as part of the awareness campaign and winners would get handsome gifts.

 

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CITAD Introduces ‘We-You Pro’ for Women, Youth Participation in Politics, Election

By Yakubu Salisu, Kano

The Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) has introduced a project tagged ‘We-You Pro’ geared towards the inclusion of youth and women in political governance process.

Isah Garba, senior programe officer CITAD, unvailed the project during a courtesy call at the Youth Progressive Party (YPP) office in Kano to brief them about the project and other activities of the Centre.

According to him, the project which would be implemented in Kano State, requires direct engagement of political parties and politicians and CITAD deemed it necessary to start with YPP being a youth party.

“The project is focusing on women and youth participation in politics/election, the project is implemented by CITAD with the support from Action Aid to implement and manage the inclusion of youth and women in political governance process.

The project will be working in Kano Munincipal, Dala, Tarauni, Nasarawa, Gwale, Fagge, Bichi and Sumaila Local Government Area of Kano State.

Under the partnership, CITAD will participate actively and build partnership with campaigners in Local and State Governments with the support from Action Aid and other civil society organizations”, he added

Garba further stated that the specific objections of the intervention is to mobilize critical mass of young people and women in leading campaign towards translating citizens demand into policy action in Kano State, and also ensure gender balance in decision making at political process that reflect the priorities of the Youth and women in Kano State.

He said that this would be done through three pronged of Human rights approach into empowering person’s at the grassroots to be given rights consciousness, capacity building of local institution and incentives for political parties to take account of the views of young people and women in political process all with the view to empower campaign development, and the voices of excluded person are listened to and their rights are respected accordingly.

Shortly after, the Chairman YPP party, Alhaji Salisu Salisu Umar, said the party had already been engaging youth and women in it’s political activities, where a young lady of 25 years of age contested for vice president sit in 2019 general election, and the party also contested and won senate seat in Anambra South.

He also revealed that the party is also aiming at given more youth and women chances to participate in politics and election, to show their views on politics to enable them develop there community/society in the future.

Umar, described the project as something already embedded in the party’s manifesto which provides avenue for women and youth participation in politics.

He assured of working hand in hand with CITAD in other to achieve the objectives of the project.

 

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CITAD Partners PRP on Project for Inclusion of Youth, Women in Politics

In it’s effort to educate women and youths in politics and democratic processes, Center for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) with support of Action Aid Nigeria on Sunday paid an advocacy visit to the leadership of People’s Redemption Party in kano to seek for it’s partnership in its new program title “We you pro” which aimed at educating and enlightening the youths and women on issues concerning politics.

Citad with the support of Action Aid Nigeria introduced the project to educate youths and women to participate and involve in politics for the development of their society.

During the visit ,the senior program officer Malam Isah Garba stated the manifestation of the visit and seek the support of the party leadership to partner with them in the cause of carrying out the gigantic action.

He added that youths are the roots of every society therefore, they need to be encouraged and involve in politics for the betterment of the society.

Garba said that the project is going to be carried out in Kano and to be conducted in Gwale , Nassarawa, Kano municipal ,Bichi, Sumaila, Fagge ,and Dala local Government.

Malam Isah said that, with the approaching of 2023 elections, youth and women need to be educated and encouraged to take part in electoral activities.

On his part the chairman of PRP expressed his gratitude on the introduction of the new project noting that it’s already in the manifestation of their party to involve the youths and women while carrying out their camping activities with out showing any differences.

Also, he assured of all his support and contribution to CITAD while carrying out the project.

He also challenged the youths who have not been taking part in Politics but allowed the aged persons to continue ruling them to wake up.

He advised the organisers of the program to include women and youths in remote areas because they are easily manipulated during elections.