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  • SF Giants sign Matt Chapman to free-agent contract: reports

    SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — It took until the 116th day of free agency, but one of the most obvious pairings from day one finally came to fruition.

    The San Francisco Giants agreed to terms late Friday night with third baseman Matt Chapman on a three-year contract that includes two opt-outs, according to multiple reports, making one of their biggest splashes of the offseason almost halfway through spring training by bringing in the 30-year-old Platinum Glove winner on a discount deal.

    Immediately supplanting J.D. Davis as the starting third baseman, Chapman will reportedly earn $20 million in 2024, $18 million in 2025 and $16 million in 2026 — a total potential value of $54 million — but will have the ability to opt out after each season.

    The club has not announced the deal.

    Farhan Zaidi, the Giants’ president of baseball operations, was adamant about addressing the defensive issues that led to his club committing 13 more errors than any other team last season, and few free agents fit the mold better than Chapman, who has four times been named the best third baseman in his league and twice the best fielder in the entire sport.

    Never playing fewer than 140 games over a full season, Chapman immediately becomes the Giants’ Opening Day third baseman and should be expected to be a stabilizing force in the lineup day in and day out. He will be one of three members of the projected starting lineup, along with Michael Conforto and fellow free-agent addition Jorge Soler, to hit 30 home runs in a season — a milestone that has eluded Giants hitters since 2004.

    What that means for Davis, the incumbent at the hot corner and one of the hottest hitters early in camp, is a move to the bench or, given that the Giants already possess a right-handed hitting reserve corner infielder in Wilmer Flores, another team.

    In Chapman, the Giants are getting a player with more experience under their new manager, Bob Melvin, than anyone else in the clubhouse.

    The A’s first-round pick in 2014 (and Zaidi’s final draft as their general manager), Chapman debuted in 2017 and played his first five seasons in the majors under Melvin — and new third base coach Matt Williams — in Oakland, earning his lone All-Star selection and three of his Gold Glove trophies. A few months after Melvin took the managerial job in San Diego, Chapman was traded to Toronto, where he hasn’t been quite the same offensive force he was in Oakland.

    Waiting out every other top position player on the market, the contract negotiated by his agent, Scott Boras, was considerably smaller than what was projected at the outset of the offseason.

    But even those figures likely didn’t represent the ceiling of his potential earning power as recently as 2019, when he was 26 and still four years from free agency. He received MVP votes in consecutive seasons, combining to slug 60 home runs and win his first two Gold Gloves.

    In four seasons since, he has totaled only 81 homers while batting .226, an OPS+ 9% above league average, as opposed to 31% better in 2018-19.

    Either version of Chapman should be an upgrade for the Giants’ lineup, which produced the seventh-fewest runs in the majors last season.



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  • Podcast: Discussing The Rhetoric Presidential Candiates Are Using To Relate To African American Voters

    Rhythm & News Podcast interview with Hazel Trice Edney discussing the rhetoric that Joe Biden, Donald Trump, and other presidential candiates use to relate to African American voters. Interview by Chris B. Bennett.

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  • Arizona lawmaker calls O’Connor ‘undistinguished jurist’ in rejecting Statuary Hall honor

    Arizona lawmakers recently rejected a state proposal that would commission a statute of the late Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Conor to sit in Statuary Hall at the U.S. Capitol, according to multiple reports.

    “We cannot allow the distinguished members of this body to have to suffer walking by such an undistinguished jurist when they enter here in the morning,” state Rep. Alexander Kolodin (R) said earlier this week, per the Arizona Mirror, but the statute would sit in Washington, D.C., not the Arizona Capitol.

    O’Connor, the first female justice to sit on the nation’s highest bench, died in early December at the age of 93. She was also a swing vote on many big cases for the court.

    Current and former Supreme Court Justices remembered her for blazing “an historic trail” and making “history.”

    “A daughter of the American Southwest, Sandra Day O’Connor blazed an historic trail as our Nation’s first female Justice, Chief Justice John Roberts wrote after the news broke. “She met that challenge with undaunted determination, indisputable ability, and engaging candor.”

    O’Connor was born in Texas and raised in Arizona, serving in all three branches of The Grand Canyon State’s government prior to being elected to the high court. She died in her home state due to “complications related to advanced dementia, probably Alzheimer’s, and a respiratory illness,” according to the Supreme Court.

    Another Arizona state representative, Neal Carter (R), brought up his distaste for the late Supreme Court Justice, remembering a time in which another justice, who was unnamed, told him that O’Connor was the ‘worst thing that happened to the federal bench,” the local outlet reported.

    “I believe that we should honor people, things and institutions for their merit, and not merely because they came from this state,” Carter said, according to the Mirror.

    The Hill has reached out to Reps. Carter and Kolodin.

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  • Biden Regime Wages War on First Amendment, Comes After Conservative Journalists


    Biden administration brazenly persecuting journalists making his corrupt regime look bad.

    Conservative journalists are finding themselves the targets of oppressive lawfare tactics evidently for exposing Joe Biden’s corruption.

    On Friday, footage showed Blaze journalist Steve Baker being made to do a perp walk as he was taken into custody to face charges over his reporting involving the Jan. 6 debacle.

    Baker, who attended J6 as an independent journalist, has been reporting on the anomalies surrounding the government’s official narrative of what happened that day, including dispelling false narratives spewed by Capitol Police regarding the timeline of events and the mysterious pipe bomb found at the DNC.

    On Friday, after reporting to a federal courthouse in handcuffs, Baker was charged with:

    • Knowingly entering or remaining in any restricted building or grounds without lawful authority
    • Disorderly and disruptive conduct in a restricted building or grounds
    • Disorderly conduct in a capitol building
    • Parading, demonstrating, or picketing in a capitol building

    The arrest was roundly criticized on social media, with many noting the Biden regime’s so-called preservation of democracy appears to include jailing opposition journalists.

    Fortunately, Baker was released shortly after appearing in court.

    Likewise, recently ousted CBS News investigative journalist Catherine Herridge, who was fired by her network last month, was held in contempt in federal court on Thursday after refusing to reveal her sources pertaining to reports she wrote for Fox News in 2017 alleging Chinese-American scientist Yanping Chen was under FBI investigation.

    Of course, safeguarding sources in order to pursue news stories that benefit the public interest is part and parcel of the press freedom protections enshrined in the First Amendment.

    As noted by former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, freedom of the press is ironically under attack by the very administration which claims to champion democracy.

    “Those who pontificate about ‘threats to our democracy’ should take a hard look at the threats to freedom of the press,” Ramaswamy stated on X Friday.



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  • FG Begins Implementation Of Expatriates Employment Levy on March 15, Promises Economic Boost

    Middle, President Bola Tinubu during the launch of EEL handbook at the State House in Abuja

    Nigeria is poised to roll out the Expatriates Employment Levy, a move expected to not only generate revenue but also promote local employment opportunities and skill development.

    The levy, scheduled to commence on Friday, March 15th, 2024, comes as part of the government’s effort to bolster the nation’s economy and empower its workforce.

    President Bola Tinubu last Tuesday launched the EEL handbook in the Council Chamber of the State House in Abuja at a well-attended event that was graced by the Minister of Interior, Hon Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo and Chairman of the Senate Committee on Interior, Senator Adams Oshiomhole, among other dignitaries.

    Initiated by the Federal Government before involving technical partners, the government now mandates companies employing expatriates in Nigeria to pay a levy per expatriate employee per annum.

    This levy aims to encourage local hiring practices and investment in domestic talent while also fostering skill transfer from expatriates to Nigerian employees.

    The Ministry of Interior will oversee the initiative through its implementing agency-Nigeria Immigration Service [NIS].

    In addition to the economic benefits, the levy is anticipated to address concerns surrounding the over-reliance on foreign expertise in various sectors.

    By incentivizing the employment of local talent, the government aims to create a more sustainable and inclusive economy, reducing dependency on external sources for specialized skills.

    The implementation of the Expatriates Employment Levy aligns with Nigeria’s broader economic agenda, which prioritizes indigenous capacity building and job creation.

    It reflects a strategic shift towards fostering a conducive environment for local businesses to thrive and contribute to national development.

    Furthermore, the levy is expected to provide a significant boost to government revenue streams, which can be allocated towards critical sectors such as education, healthcare, and infrastructure development.

    This injection of funds has the potential to drive socio-economic progress and enhance the quality of life for Nigerians across the country.

    Companies operating in Nigeria are urged to ensure compliance with the Expatriates Employment Levy requirements.

    The deadline for compliance is set for Monday, April 15th, 2024.

    Failure to adhere to the levy regulations may result in penalties or legal repercussions, emphasizing the importance of timely and accurate compliance.

    As Nigeria prepares to implement the Expatriates Employment Levy, stakeholders across various sectors express optimism about its potential to catalyze positive change in the nation’s economy.

    With a focus on promoting local talent and fostering sustainable growth, the levy represents a significant step towards achieving long-term prosperity and self-reliance for Nigeria and its citizens.

    In recent years, Nigeria has witnessed a growing influx of expatriates into its workforce, driven by globalization, foreign investment, and specialized skills requirements.

    To regulate this trend and ensure equitable opportunities for its citizens, the Nigerian government has decided to fully implement the EEL.

    The EEL serves as a mechanism to encourage the recruitment and development of local talent.

    By imposing levies on companies employing expatriates, it incentivizes organizations to prioritize the training and employment of Nigerian citizens.

    This emphasis on local workforce development not only reduces dependency on foreign labour but also contributes to skill enhancement, job creation, and empowerment within the Nigerian community.

    Revenue generated through the EEL will bolster the government’s financial capacity to invest in critical sectors such as education, healthcare, infrastructure, and social welfare programmes.

    These investments will stimulate economic growth, enhance productivity, and create a conducive environment for sustainable development.

    Additionally, by channelling funds into local initiatives, the EEL fosters entrepreneurship, innovation, and small business development, thereby nurturing a robust and diversified economy.

    The presence of expatriates in key sectors facilitates the transfer of specialized skills, knowledge, and best practices to the local workforce.

    Through mentorship, training programmes, and collaborative projects, Nigerian professionals have the opportunity to gain invaluable insights and expertise, which can enhance their competencies and competitiveness in the global marketplace.

    This knowledge exchange not only enriches the skill pool within the country but also contributes to the overall development of human capital.

    With this influx even low-skill jobs are being denied to Nigerian citizens, including chefs, restaurant, floor managers, supermarket shop floor salesmen, basic sales functions, bricklaying, roadworks, etc

    The EEL serves as a regulatory mechanism to oversee the influx of expatriates and ensure compliance with labour laws and immigration policies.

    By requiring companies to obtain permits and pay levies for employing foreign nationals, the government can monitor the quality and quantity of expatriate workers entering the country.

    This oversight helps prevent abuse, exploitation, and unfair competition in the labour market, while also safeguarding the rights and interests of Nigerian workers.

    In sectors such as oil and gas, construction, and telecommunications, where foreign expertise is often required, the EEL encourages companies to prioritize the utilization of local goods, services, and resources through the implementation of local content policies.

    By promoting the participation of Nigerian businesses and professionals in major projects and contracts, the EEL fosters economic inclusion, industrialization, and value addition within strategic sectors, thereby reducing dependency on imports and foreign expertise.

    The Expatriates Employment Levy in Nigeria is not merely a fiscal measure but a strategic tool for promoting national development, empowering the local workforce, and fostering economic self-reliance.

    By prioritizing the recruitment, training, and retention of Nigerian talent, while facilitating skill transfer, knowledge exchange, and regulatory oversight, the EEL contributes to the creation of a more inclusive, competitive, and resilient economy.

    As Nigeria continues to navigate the complexities of globalization and economic transformation, the EEL remains a vital instrument for shaping a prosperous and sustainable future for all its citizens.

    Recall that at the launch of the EEL handbook in Abuja, President Tinubu said that
    “I’ve been further assured that the project can plug loopholes and gaps that have bedevilled the country in dealing with security challenges, and the movement of foreigners in and out of the country.

    “Interestingly, this scheme will wield the dual fold of revenue generation as well as addressing employment challenges as salary gaps attendant in the remuneration of expatriate workers as compared with their Nigerian counterparts.:

    The President, who lauded the Minister of Interior, Hon Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, for the various progressive innovations he had introduced into the job, earning the government accolades from home and abroad, described the EEL scheme as another game changer.

    He expressed excitement over the various positive advantages of the scheme, including better employment opportunities for Nigerians with foreign companies and bridging the wage gap between Nigerian employees and expatriates in foreign companies operating in Nigeria.

    President Tinubu however warned that the operators of the scheme should be careful not to turn it into another bureaucratic bottleneck, which is capable of frustrating potential investors.

    “I declare my support for the Expatriate Employment Levy scheme and I will continue to encourage the operators, practitioners of immigration matters and expatriate quotas, but don’t use it as a bottleneck, don’t use it to frustrate potential investors.

    “There will be clear lines of implementation and effective acceleration of aims and objectives of this programme. Immigration matters expatriate quotas, and relevant stakeholders, have to be effectively guided to make Nigeria the focus of the objective of this EEL. Therefore, it is my honour that the handbook of the Expatriate Employment Levy is hereby launched”, he said.

    Earlier in his remarks, Minister of Interior, Tunji-Ojo, highlighted some of the features in the EEL scheme, built in to create employment opportunities and competitive advantages for Nigerian workers working in foreign companies in the country.

    FG Begins Implementation Of Expatriates Employment Levy on March 15, Promises Economic Boost is first published on The Whistler Newspaper

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  • Fact Check: Tuberville’s claim that Olympics decided ‘men can box women’ misses the mark

    At the Conservative Political Action Conference in Maryland, the gloves were off. 

    Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., talked about transgender athletes at the Olympics during a session called “No Woke Warriors.” 

    “The Olympic Committee has decided this year coming up that all the Olympic sports can make their own decisions to let men play in women’s sports,” the retired Auburn University football coach said Feb. 22. “Well, the first one decided the other day, that the boxing committee decided this year that men can box against women in the Olympics.” 

    The audience gasped.

    But did his claim hit the target? Has an international boxing committee for the Olympics changed its policy regarding transgender athletes? The short answer is no — a U.S. boxing group did. 

    The international group that currently oversees Olympic-level boxing does not have an official policy regarding the participation of transgender athletes. A spokesperson for the International Olympic Committee told PolitiFact that its rules regarding transgender athletes are unchanged from the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and registration in men and women’s boxing categories is based on what gender is listed on a participant’s identifying documents, such as a passport. 

    It is possible for people who change their gender to successfully apply for a U.S. passport that reflects that change. 

    But none of this is new. A handful of transgender or nonbinary athletes have competed at the Olympic level, and none in boxing. We found no news reports that any transgender women have qualified for this year’s Olympics in boxing, or were on the USA Boxing team.  

    On Feb. 1, Tuberville introduced a bill that would prohibit the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee from recognizing national sports governing bodies that allow transgender women to compete in amateur athletic competitions that are “designated for females, women, or girls.”

    National boxing group requires surgery for trans women to box

    A Tuberville spokesperson told PolitiFact that his CPAC comments referred to a policy from USA Boxing, the national governing body of Olympic-style amateur boxing.

    USA Boxing in 2022 established a new transgender policy. It said minors under 18 must compete according to their “birth gender.”

    For athletes age 18 and older, transgender women — people who were assigned the male sex at birth but who identify as women — are permitted to compete in the female category under four conditions: 

    Similar requirements for surgery and hormone levels apply to transgender men. 

    Testosterone monitoring in female athletes has been employed for many years at the Olympic level to regulate transgender athletes’ participation. Athletic governing bodies see it as a way to mitigate any unfair advantages, though some people argue it unfairly discriminates against intersex athletes or cisgender women with high testosterone levels. 

    USA Boxing helps athletes compete at several international Olympic qualifying events, governed by Olympic-level rules. But USA Boxing is a national governing body, not international.

    USA Boxing Executive Director Mike McAtee told PolitiFact that USA Boxing “does not have any authority regarding which sports are allowed to participate in the Olympic Games and the rules by which they participate.”

    Olympics rules for transgender athletes are made by international groups in each sport

    The 2024 Summer Olympics will take place in Paris starting in July. The Olympics are organized by the International Olympic Committee. The IOC does not dictate the rules or eligibility requirements for each sport it oversees — that responsibility is left to international federations.

    In 2021, the IOC released new guidance for sporting bodies that choose to develop criteria around transgender athletes; it is not mandatory for international federations to follow. 

    Some international governing bodies have issued their own guidelines limiting the participation of transgender female athletes. But TransAthlete.com, which tracks transgender athlete policies, notes that most international federations have “no known policy.” 

    Very few openly transgender and nonbinary athletes have competed at the Olympic level. 

    So what about boxing? It’s complicated.

    The amateur sport used to be governed by the International Boxing Association, until the IOC suspended it in 2019 over issues related to funding, leadership and judging integrity. (The IOC fully revoked the group’s recognition in 2023.)

    In the group’s absence, an IOC task force organized boxing for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, which took place in 2021 because of the pandemic.

    The IOC then established the Paris 2024 Boxing Unit to run the qualifying events and competition in Paris. In April and June 2023, the unit published its event regulations and medical rules, neither of which mention transgender athletes’ eligibility. 

    An IOC spokesperson told PolitiFact “there has been no change with regard to people with sex variations and different gender identities in the rules for Tokyo 2020 and for Paris 2024.”

    We did not find an explicit policy regarding the participation of transgender athletes. The Tokyo rules were taken largely from the rulebook of the suspended International Boxing Association, which stated that “gender tests may be conducted” as a part of athlete medical examinations. We were unable to get clarity about that rule’s meaning, but no such rule was included in 2024.

    An IOC spokesperson said that registration in the men or women’s boxing categories are “confirmed in accordance with the gender shown” on required identifying documents like a passport or refugee identification document. It is possible to change one’s gender description on U.S. passports, but the spokesperson did not explicitly respond to PolitiFact’s follow-up questions about whether a transgender athlete who has changed how their gender appears on their passport would be allowed to participate in an Olympic boxing competition in the category that aligns with that gender. 

    PolitiFact could find no rule prohibiting it, but the IOC did not answer our questions about whether it would be allowed.

    Our ruling

    Tuberville said that the Olympic boxing committee “decided this year that men can box against women in the Olympics.”

    Tuberville told PolitiFact he was referring to a 2022 policy change made by USA Boxing, which oversees the sport in the United States. USA Boxing sends athletes to international qualifying competitions, but does not make the rules for those competitions or for the Olympics. The recent policy change applies nationally in the United States, not internationally as Tuberville said. 

    Based on the information provided to us by the International Olympic Committee, it remains unclear whether transgender women would be allowed to compete in the women’s boxing category at the Olympics. 

    That uncertainty leaves open the possibility that there is an element of truth here, but we did not find evidence that backs up Tuberville’s overall claim. We rate it Mostly False.



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  • Sleepless Warriors take charge in second half to beat Toronto

    Sleep is overrated. The Warriors, on the other hand, are pretty good.

    How else to explain Golden State’s 120-105 road win over the Toronto Raptors on Friday night, which came after a nightmarish escape from New York that included a six-hour wait on an airport tarmac?

    The win was the eighth in a row on the road for the Warriors – tied with Boston for the longest such streak in the NBA this season — and 13th in the last 16 games.

    Being sharp and crisp at the outset even after two wins was out of the question following a nightmarish six-hour wait to depart New York and get to Toronto for the Warriors’ second game in two nights and third on the road trip.

    It didn’t stop the Warriors (32-27) from picking up steam and pulling away in the second half, with Stephen Curry scoring 25 points and Jonathan Kuminga adding 24.

    Klay Thompson scored 14 points as a starter, all in the second half, with Moses Moody scoring 17 and Chris Paul 13.

    “We had an eventful night. Couldn’t get out of New York,” Paul told NBC Sports Bay Area. “But this team, there’s a lot of resilient guys. We could have found every excuse in the book to come out and lay down tonight. But we’ve got a lot of guys who aren’t built like that.”

    R.J. Barrett had 23 points to lead Toronto (22-38), which was held to 42.3 percent shooting from the 3-point line.

    A Warriors team source confirmed the club sat on the runway in Newark, N.J., for several hours after the conclusion of their 110-99 win Thursday over the Knicks, awaiting a new chartered flight because their original one had mechanical issues.

    By the time the Warriors got their new plane and departed, it was after 5 a.m. They landed in Toronto approximately an hour later and didn’t get into their team hotel until 7:15 a.m.

    “Fantastic win. I mean, last night was brutal,” Warriors coach Steve Kerr said. “The worst travel circumstances I’ve ever been involved in in the NBA.

    “It was pretty rough, but really I’m proud of the group for the way they competed. After that slow start, we really locked in and did a good job.”

    Forward Draymond Green, who finished with six points, five assists and 13 rebounds, expected nothing less.

    “A few hours of sleep, but we got two wins in the last 24 hours and that’s always great,: Green said. “We’re a resilient team. We’ve been through the storm already this year. To play the game we played says a lot about the group. I had no doubt we would play the game we played.”

    Even with NBA charters having ample room for players to stretch out and get some shut-eye, it was far from an ideal scenario regarding rest and recovery.

    It didn’t help that one of their main suppliers of energy, rookie guard Brandin Podziemski, missed the game after injuring his right knee diving for a loose ball against the Knicks.

    Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) drives past Toronto Raptors centre Jakob Poeltl (19) during the first half of an NBA basketball game Friday, March 1, 2024, in Toronto. (Arlyn McAdorey/The Canadian Press via AP)
    Warriors guard Stephen Curry drives past Toronto center Jakob Poeltl Friday night in a 120-105 road win for Golden State.

    That meant Thompson, who had responded well in the previous six games as a reserve, was back in the starting lineup. Thompson was scoreless in 15 minutes in the first half, missing all three of his shots.

    Kerr wasn’t sure when Podziemski would return.

    “I think he had an MRI today and I have not heard any results of the MRI yet,” Kerr said. “We don’t think it’s serious and it probably will be day to day.”

    Thompson had achieved a comfort level in six games as a reserve, averaging 19.2 points in 27.1 minutes per game, shooting 46.1 percent from the floor and 44.1 percent on 3-point attempts with 3.7 rebounds and 2.0 assists.

    The Warriors outscored Toronto 32-19 in the third quarter to take a 93-83 lead into the fourth quarter. Thompson, who was scoreless at the half, had eight points and seven rebounds in the quarter. The Raptors were 0-for-9 on 3-point attempts in the quarter.

    With Kuminga getting 13 points in the second quarter after going scoreless in the first, the Warriors went into halftime trailing 64-61. Moody led all scorers with 15 points and Curry had 14.

    Barrett had 37 points when the Raptors blew out the Warriors 133-118 at Chase Center on Jan. 7 and had 14 for Toronto.

    The Raptors lost leading scorer Scottie Barnes in the first half after hitting his hand on the rim after scoring 10 points.

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  • Podcast: The 2024 Women In Wine Celebration Dinner

    Rhythm & News Podcast interview with the founder of Urban Connoisseurs, Marcia Jones, about the upcoming 2024 Women in Wine celebration event and how you can have the opportunity to experince diversity in the wine industry. Interview by Chris B. Bennett.

    Tickets for the 2024 Women in Wine Celebration Dinner event are live on the Seattle Medium’s Tickets and Deals site now. The event will take place at Osteria la Spiga, Seattle, WA on Mar 24, 2024 at 5:00 PM.

    Get tickets or donate to the Black Winemakers Scholarship Fund to support the next generation of Black winemakers now.

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  • MUST WATCH: Funeral Home Director John O’Looney Exposes The Secret COVID Holocaust


    Mortician explains since the vaccine rollout he’s been extracting strange blood clots from corpses.

    UK funeral home director John O’Looney joins Alex Jones to discuss the strange blood clots he’s discovered in cadavers ever since the COVID vaccine rollout.

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  • NLC To Tinubu: Stop Threatening Us, We Want Results, Not Empty Promises

    L-R NLC President Joe Ajaero, President Bola Tinubu

    The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has issued a stern warning to President Bola Tinubu following his speech at the launch of the Red Line Rail Project in Lagos on Thursday, February 29, 2024.

    THE WHISTLER reported that the President flayed the NLC for calling workers out for a series of strike actions.

    “The NLC is not the only voice in Nigeria and it should wait till 2027 if it is interested in joining the electoral process,” he had said.

    But in a statement signed by the NLC President Joe Ajaero on Friday and made available to THE WHISTLER, he said, “President Tinubu’s insinuation that Labour lacks the moral ground to challenge his administration, merely nine months into office, is deeply troubling.

    “Moreover, his focus on partisan issues and the distant 2027 election cycle, rather than the urgent needs of the populace, further underscores a disconnect from the realities faced by Nigerians daily.

    “It is regrettable that the President seems oblivious to the profound hardships endured by millions of Nigerians.

    “Yet, instead of addressing these pressing concerns, President Tinubu appears preoccupied with political calculations and future electoral prospects.

    “Furthermore, the use of divisive language and veiled threats against Labour by President Tinubu is unacceptable. It is incumbent upon all stakeholders to foster constructive dialogue and collaboration in addressing the myriad challenges facing our nation.

    “Violence and intimidation have no place in a democratic society, and any attempts to suppress dissent will only exacerbate tensions and undermine our collective efforts towards progress and prosperity”.

    The Congress urged President Tinubu to redirect his efforts towards fulfilling this fundamental duty of public office, rather than engaging in political rhetoric.

    Reiterating the Congress stand Ajaero said, “Once again Mr. President, these are the issues and not an election or perhaps seeking to take over your job or does the government want to tell Nigerians that we do not have the right to ask that it complies with the agreement it willingly reached with us?”

    NLC To Tinubu: Stop Threatening Us, We Want Results, Not Empty Promises is first published on The Whistler Newspaper

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