Enough is Enough (EiE) Nigeria yesterday marked its 16th anniversary, renewing its call for active citizen engagement as Nigeria approaches a critical period ahead of the 2027 General Elections.

A statement noted that in a video address released to mark the day, the Executive Director of the group, Ufuoma Nnamdi-Udeh, reflected on EiE’s sixteen-year journey, acknowledging the pressures facing civil society while reaffirming the organisation’s commitment to building a more accountable Nigeria.

Reflecting on 16 years of civic advocacy, she highlighted the impact of civic advocacy, citing wins in communities in Nasarawa, where citizens gained access to clean water through EiE’s #OfficeOfTheCitizen HelpDesk initiative, and young Nigerians nationwide, who have engaged their elected representatives through the shineyoureye.org platform to resolve governance issues.

She also acknowledged current operational pressures and a generation of young Nigerians, who remain politically aware but increasingly disengaged from formal governance processes.

“Sixteen years is long enough to lose faith,” she said, “but the citizens who kept showing up remind us why EiE must keep showing up too.”

Nnamdi-Udeh emphasised institutional continuity, while acknowledging the 15-year leadership of the founding Executive Director, Opeyemi Adamolekun, saying: “EiE’s impact today stands on the shoulders of those who built it before us. Democracy is a relay; one generation builds the foundation, and the next carries the baton forward.”

Describing 2026 as EiE’s “Bridge Year,” Ufuoma explained that it was a deliberate period of consolidation ahead of the 2027 electoral cycle.

He said: “This year, EiE is deepening civic infrastructure through the #OfficeOfTheCitizen HelpDesk network at the local government level, sustaining citizen engagement and education programmes that equip Nigerians with knowledge and motivation to participate in governance, strengthening democratic access and accountability through shineyoureye.org, and leveraging creativity, innovation and technology to mobilise women and young Nigerians ahead of the Ekiti and Osun governorship elections and in preparation for the 2027 General Elections.

As part of its anniversary, EiE said it would release One Voice, Many Echoes, a short film tracing three eras of citizen-led civic action in Nigeria – 1993, 2010, and 2020, and the threads that connect them. First screened privately at EiE’s 15th anniversary event, where it received strong acclaim, the film will be available to the public later this month.