Northern Elders Urge Buhari to Ensure Credible Elections

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The Northern Elders Council, NEC, has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to ensure a fair, transparent and rancor free elections.

A statement signed by the President of the Council, Tanko Yakasai, warned Buhari-led administration to be wary of non-state actors in the corridors of power, who will stop at nothing to sabotage the electoral process for personal gain.

The statement cautioned Nigerians against falling for the traps of groups and political parties with ethnic agendas as well as those parading candidates with corruption blemishes on their identities.

It noted that the Council would be working with progressive forces to ensure that Nigerians did not make mistakes during the upcoming elections.

Written by: Helen Obih

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Labor Congress Order Workers to Sit at Home Over naira Scarcity

Rivers State Chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has ordered its members to sit-at-home from today, until government addresses the lingering fuel and cash scarcity in the state. NLC State chairperson, Beatrice Itubo, noted that civil servants were directed to stay at home because the scarcity of fuel is affecting workers income. The Chairperson stressed that their members were facing untold hardship and would not continue living in such a condition.

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