Author: Muhammad H Kwalam, Dutse

THE Coalition of Concerned Jigawa State Pensioners has described the planned conduct of local government branch elections by the outgoing executive council of the National Union of Pensioners (NUP) in the state as illegal, unconstitutional, and mischievous. In a joint statement signed by Comrade Abdullahi Muhammad Bulangu and Comrade Habibu Galadi, the coalition urged the National Secretariat of the NUP to immediately dissolve the current state executive council, accusing it of overstaying its mandate. The statement alleged that the proposed elections lacked legitimacy due to the absence of legal and authentic delegates qualified to participate in the process, making any…