Nigeria, Feb. 8 -- The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State has suspended its campaigns for the general elections amid protests over the effects of the implementation of the naira re-design policy and fuel scarcity.

A youth group and students carried out protests in Akure, the state capital, on Wednesday.

A similar protest on Tuesday had grounded activities in Ore, disrupting traffic flow along the busy Benin-Ore-Lagos road.

The youth group, Active Citizens of Nigeria, barricaded the Akure/Ilesha road and vented their frustrations on motorists.

Waving placards with different messages, the youth said they could no longer bear the hardship caused by the scarcity of cash and fuel.

The protest was joined by social media influenc...