Corruption Fighting Back, Buhari Tells Kerry Tobi Soniyi in Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday lamented that his government’s war against corruption had been gruelling and tough, saying
the perpetrators of the social malaise were viciously fighting back. The president, according to his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, spoke during a meeting with
the American Secretary of State, John Kerry, on the margins of the Conference on Climate Change (COP22) in Marrakech, Morocco. Assuring Kerry, however, that Nigeria was determined
to emerge victorious, Buhari explained that corrupt people had accumulated a formidable arsenal of illicit wealth, which they were deploying against the government on diverse fronts. "But it is a war we are
determined to win, and which we will win. People of goodwill are behind us, countries like America and many others are with us, and we will surely win," the president said. Buhari also updated
Kerry on the war against insurgency and efforts being made to tackle the attendant humanitarian problems in the North-east of Nigeria. Continued on page 8
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Saraki: I won’t Compromise N’Assembly’s Position on $30bn External Loan Omololu Ogunmade in Abuja and Yekini Jimoh in Lokoja The President of the Senate, Dr. Bukola Saraki, yesterday said he remained committed to the position of the National Assembly rejecting the $29.9 billion External Borrowing Plan of President Muhammadu Buhari, explaining that as the head of the legislative arm of government, he could not compromise its stance on any national issue. Continued on page 8
FORTE OIL PLC RAISES N9BN 5YEAR FIXED RATE BONDS
L-R: General Counsel/Chief Compliance Officer, Forte Oil, Mr. Akinleye Olagbende; Group Chief Executive Officer, Forte Oil, Mr. Akin Akinfemiwa; Group Chief Executive Officer, United Capital Plc, Mrs. Oluwatoyin Sanni; and Group Executive Director, Finance and Risk, Forte Oil, Mr. Julius Omodayo-Owotuga, during the signing ceremony of the N9 billion five-year fixed rate bonds… yesterday
Tinubu, Mimiko Adopt Alternative Plans over Ondo Governorship Contest Onyebuchi Ezigbo in Abuja Leading candidates in the tussle for Ondo State governorship have intensified horse trading and power-sharing to shore up support for their aspirations, 10 days to the electoral contest. THISDAY gathered that due
to the bad blood and acrimony that trailed the emergence of the governorship candidates of the main parties — the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) — the contest has become characterised by high level intrigues.
Aggrieved incumbent governor of the state, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko, is reported to be holding talks with the candidate of the APC, Chief Rotimi Akeredolu. Mimiko and his preferred choice, Prof. Eyitayo Jegede (SAN), have been having a
running legal battle with businessman Jimoh Ibrahim over the ticket of the PDP. Mimiko has reportedly told the PDP supporters not to join the Alliance for Democracy (AD) if the legal fireworks did not favour Jegede before the November
26 governorship election. It was learnt that in order to firm up the arrangement, Mimiko held a preliminary meeting with the Chairman of the APC Governors' Forum and Imo State Governor Rochas Okorocha on Tuesday. The meeting, which had the
APC candidate, Chief Rotimi Akeredolu (SAN), in attendance, took place at the Akure Airport. A source close to the Ondo State governor told THISDAY that although no firm commitment was reached, Continued on page 8
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