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Scathing criticism has continued to hit the administration of the All Progressives Congress (APC) over the current economic recession, as the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) again described the government of being bereft of ideas and vision to right the trend. It recalled that the previous administration had envisioned the present recession and opted to deregulate the sale of hydrocarbons in 2012 as well as encourage more savings in the Excess Crude Account under the Sovereign Wealth Fund (SWF), but those efforts were resisted and thwarted by the then opposition.  Spokesman of the PDP, Prince Dayo Adeyeye, stated this Monday in a statement in Abuja. Adeyeye was reacting to a statement credited to Governor Abubakar Badaru of Jigawa state, who blamed the current recession on the previous PDP-led government, accusing it of not preparing for the economic mess the nation presently finds itself in.  Quoting some authorities to back up his claim, Adeyeye told Badaru that ...

Edo State secondary school students have called for a postponement in the governorship election to another date because it collide with their GCE Mathematics examination. Apart from clashing with the examination, the students, who stormed the Government House, Benin City in protest. Added that holding the examination and the election on the same day would disenfranchise them. The students also said they would kick against any plan to be moved to other states for the Mathematics examination as planned by WAEC, adding that this would not only disorganise them but also put them at a disadvantage. Spokesman for the students, Iko Emmanuel Moses said: “Our position about the General Certificate Examination (GCE) in Edo State, the scheduled governorship election on the 10th of September.