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Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers:

1. The two-day meeting between the Federal Government and the organised labour ended in a deadlock on Tuesday, with the Nigerian Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress leaders vowing to begin a nationwide protest against the removal of fuel subsidy.

2. The Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal has reserved judgment on the petition which Peter Obi, Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP), filed to challenge the victory of President Bola Tinubu in the February 25 election. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had declared Tinubu winner of the election but Obi rejected the outcome and headed for the tribunal.

3. An aircraft on Monday evening, crashed into a building in Ikeja, Lagos State capital. The aircraft burst into flames near the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA. Emergency operatives from the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) rescued passengers on board.

4. Staff of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) picketed the head office of the commission in Abuja on Tuesday. Wielding placards and chanting different songs, the workers demanded payment of seven months’ salaries.

5. The acting Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Kayode Egbetokun on Tuesday warned against violent protests. He ordered police commissioners to beef up security. This is coming as the Nigerian Labour Congress vowed to begin its nationwide protest on Wednesday.

6. Former Kaduna Governor, Nasir el-Rufai on Tuesday threw the Senate into a quagmire when the mode of screening him for his ministerial nomination became an issue. While Senators from his Kaduna State requested for the continuation of the norm, that being a former Governor, he is supposed to introduce himself then take a bow and go, some other senators felt the former Governor should be quizzed due to strong petition against him on Kaduna insecurity and about his capacity to serve as Minister

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Gov’ship-Polls: Stop Frustrating Inspection Of Election Materials As Ordered By Court, PDP Warns INEC
By ETv/diasporaonline - April 14, 20232 0
**apply to headquarters for BVAS’ release, says REC

By Basil Agim Okongor

The People Democratic Party (PDP) Special Committee set up for inspection of election materials used in the conduct of the March 18 Governorship and House of Assembly polls in Cross River State has berated the
Independent National Electoral commission (INEC) for deliberately frustrating the committee from executing its mandate despite a subsisting court order

Governorship Election Tribunal seating in the state had granted PDP and its Governorship Candidate Senator Sandy Onor relief to inspect relevant sensitive materials used in the said-elections.

The relief constituted one of the prayers sought for by the plaintiff in the Petition No:EPT/CR/GOV/03M/2023 dated April 4,2023 duly filed by Sen. Sandy Onor, the PDP governorship candidate, before the four man Tribunal led by Hon Justice J.O. Okeaya Inneh with Hon Justice M.L.Omar and Hon Justice O. O.Olatawura as members

Briefing newsmen in Calabar on Friday on its efforts so far, the
Secretary of the PDP Special Committee Inspection team, Chris Agbor, said all attempts made by his members to inspect the listed materials have been met by brick wall and accused the Resident Electoral Commissioner, Prof Gabriel Yomere, and INEC Head of Operations of playing hide-and-sick-game with them.

Agbor said when they first interfaced with the INEC team after the order was duly served, the REC had promised to give them six days to inspect the materials, “but surprisingly, the commission has deliberately refused us access to the BVAS