Mr Issa Aremu, Secretary General, Textile Workers\u2019 Union of Nigeria ,on
\nThursday hailed the decision of the Independent National Electoral
\nCommission (INEC) not to postpone the Edo Governorship Election.<\/p>\n
Aremu, in a press statement issued in Kaduna, said that the decision had
\nreinforced confidence in the ability of the commission to protect the
\nsanctity of elections.<\/p>\n
The labour chieftain said INEC\u2019s resolve to defend its independence \u201cis a
\npractical demonstration of the fact that \u201cChange truly begins with INEC\u201d,
\nin line with the new national reorientation campaign.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe sanctity of electoral calendar is the minimum requirement for free
\nand fair election.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf the electorate trust that INEC keeps to its announced dates and times
\nfor polls, they have no cause to mistrust and doubt the integrity of its
\nresults,\u201d Aremu said.<\/p>\n
He canvassed support for security agencies to ensure that the plot to
\nscuttle the polls by desperate elements fail.<\/p>\n
\u201cLabour also called on all the contesting parties in the state to
\ncollaborate with the Independent Electoral commission for a free and fair
\npoll.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe hail the decisions of the police and DSS to raise the alarm about the
\nthreats posed by militants and insurgents adding that all must support the
\nsecurity agencies to nullify the threats of anti-democratic forces.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Mr Issa Aremu, Secretary General, Textile Workers\u2019 Union of Nigeria ,on Thursday hailed the decision of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) not to postpone the Edo Governorship Election. Aremu,…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":53032,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-53031","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"\n