Oyegun: I Will Not Join Issues with Tinubu on Ondo Primary Onyebuchi Ezigbo in Abuja and Adibe Emenyonu in Benin City The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief John OdigieOyegun said yesterday that he would not be drawn into a war of words with one of the National Leaders of the party, Senator Bola
Ahmed Tinubu, over the allegations levelled against him by the latter on the Ondo State governorship primary until after the governorship election in Edo State. Tinubu on Sunday took a swipe at Oyegun over the
outcome of the Ondo State governorship primary of the APC, declaring that the chairman must step down for rejecting the report of the Appeal Panel set up by the party to review the outcome of the primary
in the state and instead submitted the name of Mr. Rotimi Akeredolu (SAN) as the governorship candidate of the party to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Oyegun who spoke in
Benin City, the Edo State capital, said: “Asiwaju is a well respected leader of the APC and as such, I cannot be heard speaking evil against him,” adding that he had to consult properly with other leaders of the party
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before making any definite statement because “you know we have a crucial election here in Edo which is my priority right now”. According to Oyegun, “I don’t want to lose focus and I know Asiwaju also wants us to win because we all worked Continued on page 8
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Buhari Not Keen on Asset Sale, For Soludo, It Will be a Historic Mistake NLC threatens nationwide protest AfDB announces $2bn support facility Tobi Soniyi andPaul Obi inAbuja and Obinna Chima in Lagos As the debate over the proposed sale of national assets rages, THISDAY can exclusively confirm that President Muhammadu Buhari is not in the least bit keen on the disposal of Nigeria’s strategic assets as a means of shoring up foreign exchange reserves
and/or ending the economic recession in the country. Buhari’s position which he has kept very close to his chest, came to light just as a former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Charles Soludo, faulted the proposal that has been flaunted by members of the federal Continued on page 6
FG Ends Appointment Drought, Names New Heads for 13 Agencies Olawale Ajimotokan in Abuja The drought of federal appointments receded yesterday, as President Muhammadu Buhari approved the appointment of chief executives for 13 parastatals and agencies. A statement by the Director of Press, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF), Mr. Bolaji Adebiyi, indicated
that the president appointed Alhaji Usman Abubakar as Chairman of Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC). Others who got jobs in the fresh wave of appointments are: Princess Gloria Akobundu, named as the National Coordinator and Chief Executive of New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD); Mr. Ahmed Bobboi, Continued on page 8
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo welcomes the President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr. Akinwunmi Adesina, when the latter visited the VP at the Presidential Villa, Abuja… yesterday godwin omoigui