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May 17, 2021

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NLC In Kaduna State Begins Five-Day Warning Strike To Protest Sacking Of Workers

The Nigerian Labour Congress and its affiliate unions in Kaduna state has made good their threats by embarking on a five-day warning strike over the recent disengagement of civil servants by the state government.

Already the state has been thrown into total black out as the Management of Kaduna Electric said it was due to the planned NLC strike.

This was contained in a statement issued by ABDULAZEEZ ABDULLAHI, Head of Corporate Communication of the company in Kaduna.

He said the Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN knocked off all our 33KV lines in Kaduna State in compliance with the NLC directive.

In April, Kaduna state Governor NASIR EL-RUFAI, disengaged 4,000 workers across the 23 Local Government Areas of the state, citing the state's high wage bill as reason.

But the NLC Chairman in Kaduna, AYUBA SULEIMAN, kicked against the move and resolved to ground activities in the state with the warning strike.

But reacting, the Kaduna State Government defended its decision, saying it is in the interest of over 10 million citizens of the state.

The State Commissioner for Local Government Affairs, JAFARU SANI, said not even the threat of industrial action or blackmail by the union will make the state government to reverse its decision.

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May 14, 2021

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Fire Razes INEC Office In Enugu

The office of the Independent National Electoral Commission in Obollo-Afor, Udenu local government area of Enugu State has been razed down by midnight fire.

The cause of the fire, which was said to have occurred late on Thursday is not known yet.

The police confirmed the fire incident In a statement by the Enugu police spokesman, Daniel Ndukwe, titled, ‘Fire incident at INEC office in Obollo-Afor: CP orders the conduct of the thorough investigation to ascertain the cause of the fire outbreak and damages incurred’.

The statement noted that the combined effort of the state fire service, residents, and security agents prevented the fire from razing other offices.

The statement read in part, “Following a distress call received at Udenu Police Divisional Headquarters of Enugu State Command on 13/05/2021 at about 2140hrs, alleging that there was fire outbreak at the Obollo-Afor Office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Udenu L.G.A. of the State,

“Operatives attached to the Division immediately raced to the scene, while contacting Fire Service Office in the area to promptly put out the fire.

“Preliminary investigation suggests that the fire, which was eventually put out before it could spread to other offices around the building, through the combined efforts of the State Fire Service, the Police and law-abiding citizens, may have been caused by power surge due to sudden power supply to the building.

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May 14, 2021

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Femi Adesina: Like Man City, Nigeria Will Overcome Security Challenges

Adesina says some people are laughing at Buhari's government due to unrelenting security challenges that were possibly instigated by them.

The Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the President, Femi Adesina, says despite the current security challenges in Nigeria, peace will be restored under the President Muhammadu Buhari administration.

Adesina likened the present situation of the country to how Manchester City FC moved from the bottom of the league table to become the champions of the 2020/21 English Premier League (EPL).

In an article titled, “Lessons for Nigeria from EPL”, Adesina said some forces who know what President Muhammadu Buhari can achieve, have positioned themselves to sabotage his administration.

He said many critics of Buhari are focused on setting themselves against the government just like other English clubs challenged Man City at the beginning of the 2019/20 EPL season, because of the team’s overwhelming success in the previous season.

Adesina wrote; “Recall what happened in the 2019/2020 season. Man City was eyeing a treble. Three back-to-back seasons as champions, and a record in English football. But the adversaries knew the record that was to be set, so they arrayed themselves against the team. Just as some forces knew the record that was to be achieved by Muhammadu Buhari as Nigerian President, and which he had begun to show since 2015 when he got into office, and they positioned themselves against the government.

“Every team, big or small, strong or weak, set its sights on Man City last season, flexed muscles, summoned superhuman skills and strength whenever they were meeting the champions attempting a treble.

“The lesson? When you are high-flying, the centrifugal forces will come against you, and it would only take the grace of God for you to attain.

“Yoruba people call those forces Aiye. When Aiye is on your case, as it was against Man City, and it is against the Buhari government, you need God, and God alone. Aiye (meaning ‘the world,’ if freely translated) is the negative part of mankind. The pernicious, baleful, sly and scheming part of humanity. If Aiye gets on your matter, you need God and God alone.

“Aiye was in full force against it. And the 2020/2021 season was initially not looking promising either. Eight weeks gone, the team was placed 13th on the table. It had lost 2–5 to Leicester City at home in Etihad Stadium, Tottenham drubbed it by two goals, played a draw with teams that couldn’t hold a candle to it in the past, and was generally forlorn and limp. Aiye was having a ball, laughing Man City to scorn. Aren’t they doing the same thing against the government in our country today, due to unrelenting security challenges, some of them possibly instigated by Aiye themselves?

“Victory came after victory, to the extent that the team was unbeaten in 21 consecutive games in the different competitions it was involved in. From the ashes, the Salamander had risen. Fire could not consume it, and today, Man City are champions, fifth time in 10 years.”

Adesina's posts on social media, especially on Facebook, usually get Nigerians talking.

In one of his articles in 2020, the presidential spokesperson asked Nigerians to count themselves lucky to be blessed with a leader like Buhari.

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