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Election security: Stakeholders' perspectives
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Alhaji Usman Yasin Najeem party of his or her choice, but the name and resources of the union should not be used by any member to advance their political party interests." d. That there is daily announcement on Ekiti Radio and Television from the National President warning that no member should fly the name of our union with any political party. Our aggrieved members who did this in political rallies in Ekiti state have been reported to the national headquarters Abuja, the commissioner of police and the director of SSS Ekiti state. We the members of NURTW must critically look into the areas of misgivings to avoid any bad name from the public, this includes allowing the populace to note that: a. There is a co-union not affiliated with Nigeria Labour Congress(NLC) and called Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria(RTEAN). This group recently got affiliated with Trade Union Congress(TUC) and are employers of labour and not workers like NURTW. Some unscrupulous elements, enemies of progress, who are not drivers, are presently in various garages in Ekiti state as members of RTEAN with the encouragement of those politicians desperate to rule. b. We should please sound this warning to the general public that the proportion of NURTW to RTEAN in terms of populate is 80% to 20%. c. This is important to avoid unnecessary clash of interests. We want progress and success of INEC and Ekiti state generally. xxxii Election Security: Stakeholders' Perspectives OUR PRAYER i. We want to remind INEC and its officials that elections cannot succeed without the efforts of drivers. ii. All vehicles to be used by INEC should pass through our State Headquarters for good accountability and free flow of election materials by our drivers. iii. We, the members of NURTW, are longing for one-man one­voteNo RIGGING. iv. We have competent and responsible men who can assist INEC in the 16 Local Government Areas. On this note sir, we are grateful for this opportunity given to us and we wish this gathering happy deliberation. xxxiii