On 29 th April, 2024, We the People convened a legal roundtable on the pressing issues of oil company divestment and environmental remediation in the Niger Delta. The roundtable gathered legal scholars, environmental advocates, community representatives, and policy makers to engage in a comprehensive discussion on the legal pathways for ensuring accountability and justice in the…

  Concerned by growing environmental, livelihood and climate change threats facing the Niger Delta region, civil society organizations, oil producing community members, academics and leaders drawn from the Niger Delta gathered in the city of Uyo, the Akwa Ibom state capital on the 23rd of June 2022 to articulate the different issues and develop a strategy…

Following the nationwide #EndSARS protests which has forced the federal and some state governments to re-assess their responsibility of ensuring that law enforcement officers operate within established rules; and that atrocities committed by those tasked to protect are accounted for, different levels of government have established frameworks for investigative processes. Several states have established Panels of…

We the People is deeply concerned about the plight of Street Children in Calabar. For almost 2 decades, Calabar, the capital of Cross River state in southern Nigeria has seen a continued rise in the number of children that live on the streets and provide for themselves without the supervision of adults. While Cross River state…

This video briefly tells the story of hundreds of children in Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria who literally live on the streets and fend for themselves without any support from families or the government. It demands action from the government to protect these kids from exposure to COVID19"