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“At least my Edo people, not every time they keep dragging us. We need to commend ourselves for this action. For the past few months, Edo State has always been dragged from one issue to another. The Cityboy movement event held in a stadium, but the stadium was empty, and they did not even feel confident enough to post the video on social media.”

— Mr. CommonSense reacts over the just-concluded Cityboy movement event held in Edo State.

“At least my Edo people, not every time they keep dragging us. We need to commend ourselves for this action. For the past few months, Edo State has always been dragged from one issue to another. The Cityboy movement event held in a stadium, but the stadium was empty, and they did… pic.twitter.com/OJ3T6n35nB

— CHUKS 🍥 (@ChuksEricE) April 25, 2026

A coalition of youth groups in Sokoto, in collaboration with opposition political parties, has staged a protest at the Independent National Electoral Commission’s office.

The group, which converged on Sokoto on Wednesday, called on President Bola Tinubu’s government to take urgent steps to protect Nigeria’s democracy.

The protesters, led by Yusuf Abubakar, marched peacefully from the federal secretariat to the INEC office, holding placards and chanting political slogans.

The rally drew participants from youth, women, opposition party members, representatives from the National Union of Road Transport Workers, and commercial tricycle and motorcycle operators.

Speaking on behalf of the demonstrators, Mr Abubakar demanded the immediate removal of INEC chairman, Joash Amupitan, or his voluntary resignation.

“The federal government must endorse Amupitan’s expulsion, or he should resign voluntarily to save our 27-year democracy,” he said.

He alleged that Mr Amupitan’s leadership was threatening the integrity of Nigeria’s democracy, particularly following INEC’s removal of the African Democratic Congress leadership from its portal.

“INEC’s action is a clear violation of democratic rights. We are therefore calling for justice for transparent and fair democracy to prevail, especially as the 2027 elections approach.

“The federal government must act to preserve the integrity of our democracy. The actions of INEC are undermining the democratic process,” Mr Abubakar stated.

The protesters were received by an INEC official, Yahaya Tanko, on behalf of the resident electoral commissioner in Sokoto.

Mr Tanko acknowledged the peaceful nature of the demonstration and assured the protesters that their grievances would be forwarded to the appropriate authorities.

(NAN)

We have demanded from INEC a certified true copy of the full report of the forensic investigation it conduct in relation to the allegedly fabricated X (Twitter) account of Prof Joash Ampuitan, its Chairman.

We also demanded for the procurement records and metrics used in selecting the said expert. Finally, we demanded the total amount paid by the Commission to the expert or firm for the services rendered, including a breakdown of such payments.

We await INEC’s response.

aswani:
How can you create a movement from within a political party that doesn't encompass all in that party? What kind of divisive stuff is this?

What is the point of joining a Party late in the day to do that, if you don't believe in the Party, then start or takeover your own.

It's meant to be a coalition where all join hands together to achieve a collective aim, not people breaking out in subgroups for their own selfish interests.

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— Sahara Reporters (@SaharaReporters) April 20, 2026