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FORMER FEDERAL MINISTER OF TRANSPORTATION, ROTIMI AMAECHI, HAS JOINED THE PROTEST OVER ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION OF ELECTION RESULTS TODAY AT THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF NIGERIA, ALONGSIDE POPULAR ACTIVIST, AISHA YESUFU.
IN THE MIDST OF SEVERAL NIGERIANS WHO CONGRAGATED OUTSIDE THE LEGISLATIVE COMPLEX, YESUFU ECHOED THE SENTIMENTS EXPRESSED ON SEVERAL PLACARDS, NOTING HER DISPLEASURE AT THE AGGRESSIVE POSTURE OF THE SECURITY PERSONNEL ON GROUND.
AMAECHI, WHO JOINED THE PROTEST WITH HIS SON, REVEALED HIS DISSAPOINTMENT IN THE LOW TURNOUT OF PEOPLE FOR THE PROTEST WHICH HE SAID CONCERNS EVERY CITIZENS.
AS CHANTS CALLING FOR QUICK PASSAGE OF THE ELECTORAL REFORM BILL WENT ON, THE FORMER MINISTER CLARIFIED THAT WHILE THE SECURITY AGENTS ON THE SCENE WERE DOING THEIR JOB, PROTECTING THE LAW MAKERS, OVERWHELMING CITIZEN TURNOUT WOULD REMOVE THE INTIMIDATING EFFECTS THE POLICE POSED.
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