Edo State Declares 7-Day Mourning in Honour of Ogbemudia Obaseki: He laid the foundation for the infrastructural, social and economic development of Edo/Delta
Adibe Emenyon in Benin City
mid-night in Lagos after a prolonged illness. He would have been 85 in September. Ogbemudia who was born September 17, 1932, was first, Military Governor (1968-1975) of
The former governor of defunct Midwest and Bendel State (now Edo and Delta states), Dr. Samuel Osaigbovo Ogbemudia is dead. Ogbemudia died Thursday
the Mid-West State, and civilian governor of Bendel State from October 1983 to December 31, 1983 when the military led by Major-Gen Muhammadu Buhari swept them out of power.
The last public engagement of the octogenarian soldier turned politician was in November last year when he was honoured by the first set of graduates of University of Benin, an institu-
tion, he established. Confirming the sad incident yesterday, eldest son of the deceased, Samuel Ogbemudia Junior., described his late father as a great man, who would be
greatly missed. Ogbemudia junior who spoke with journalists at his father's country home on Iheya Street, Benin City, confirmed that his Continued on page 8
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Ambode Commits N30bn Sinking Fund to Transform Lagos Public Transport Obinna Chima In line with its plan to phase out the yellow buses, popularly known as ‘Danfo’ from Lagos
roads, the state government said it is working towards setting aside a N30 billion sinking fund to transform public transportation.
Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, who said this during an interactive meeting with elect Editors in Lagos, disclosed that the aforementioned
amount would help to instill credibility and confidence in a N100 billion public transportation bond that the state would float later in the year.
He said already, the state decided not to touch its share of the Paris Club refund of N14.5 billion, which has since been kept in the sinking fund. He
also anticipated that the second batch of the Paris Club refund would be paid next month and Continued on page 8
Buhari Resumes Work Monday, Spends Quality Time with Family Couldn't recall being so sick in the last 70 years, plans follow-up treatment in few weeks
Omololu Ogunmade and Onyebuchi Ezigbo in Abuja
President Muhammadu Buhari who returned to the country yesterday is expected to resume presidential duties on Monday, after transmitting a letter to the Senate, notifying it of his intention to take back power. This is coming Fifty-one days after Buhari left the shores of the country supposedly on vacation. He arrived Nigeria through Kaduna Airport. The President was flown to Abuja in a helicopter where he was received by Acting President Yemi Osinbajo, governors, service chiefs and full members of his cabinet after which he read a thank you speech to the audience before retiring to spend quality time with his family after being away for over seven weeks. On arrival in Abuja, Buhari personally confirmed that he had been ill all the while contrary to weeks of denial about his ill health. He declared: "I have rested as much as humanly possible. I have received, I think the best of treatment l could receive. I couldn't recall being so sick since I was a young man, Continued on page 8
BUHARI SPENDING TIME WITH FAMILY...
President Muhammadu Buhari surrounded by wife Aisha, daughter, Zahra and other family members ...yesterday
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