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Set up interim govt now, conduct fresh poll, protesters besiege NASS

•Say votes of Nigerians must count •Call for arrest of INEC chair, Yakubu for subverting will of Nigerians •Want Truth, Reconciliation Committee set up in Lagos, other states over threat, intimidation of voters PROTESTERS, under the aegis of Free Nigeria Movement, yesterday besieged the National Assembly gate in Abuja, demanding the establishment of an Interim National Government, ING, pending the determination of all litigations arising from the 2023 presidential and National Assembly elections held on February 25. The protesters said the elections fell short of every electoral standard, even as they accused Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Professor Mahmoud Yakubu. Wielding placards with the inscriptions such as ‘Save our Democracy’, “INEC + Corruption, Politicians are killing our Democracy,” and “INEC killing the Nigerian Democracy'', the protesters called for annulment of the election. The demonstrators were not granted access into the Natio...

Set up interim govt now, conduct fresh poll, protesters besiege NASS

•Say votes of Nigerians must count •Call for arrest of INEC chair, Yakubu for subverting will of Nigerians •Want Truth, Reconciliation Committee set up in Lagos, other states over threat, intimidation of voters Protesters, under the aegis of Free Nigeria Movement, yesterday besieged the National Assembly gate in Abuja, demanding the establishment of an Interim National Government, ING, pending the determination of all litigations arising from the 2023 presidential and National Assembly elections held on February 25. The protesters said the elections fell short of every electoral standard, even as they accused Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Professor Mahmoud Yakubu. Wielding placards with the inscriptions such as ‘Save our Democracy’, “INEC + Corruption, Politicians are killing our Democracy,” and “INEC killing the Nigerian Democracy'', the protesters called for annulment of the election. The demonstrators were not granted access into the Nation...