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Just days after the Nigerian national assembly and presidential elections garnered praise from international observers, Nigeria's next polls face losing the bulk of its workforce - the youth corps members - who have threatened to boycott the governorship and state assembly elections scheduled for Tuesday following last week's riots in which many of them were targeted in some northern states.

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"International observers have applauded the conduct of Saturday's presidential election but have cited several areas that need to be improved upon ahead of the governorship polls next week.

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"Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has commended Nigerians for the peaceful, orderly and all-inclusive conduct of last Saturday's presidential elections...

"Speaking with a delegation of the Washington DC, United States (US) based National Democratic Institute for International (NDI) Senator-Elect for the Lagos East senatorial district, 'Gbenga Ashafa, said Nigeria was already on the threshold of electoral history."