You Are Appointment Seekers, Osinbajo Tells Protesters of Marginalisation Paul Obi in Abuja Acting President Yemi Osinbajo yesterday took a swipe at those complaining about the marginalisation of their ethnic groups, saying they were opportunists seeking political appointments.
The acting president who spoke at a seminar on Unity and National Security, organised by the Institute of Security Studies, Abuja said most of the agitators were fighting for personal interest rather than the good of their ethnic groups.
“It is also not true that those who make marginalisation charges are altruistic. Often what they are saying is: I am marginalised, appoint me," Osinbajo said. He spoke against the background of the prevailing groundswell of agitations for
the restructuring of the country, which many people and groups claimed was caused by the marginalisation of their ethnic groups. The agitations had led to hate speeches from separatists groups that had sprung up all over the country.
But the acting president cautioned against the trend, saying those complaining about marginalisation were insincere and were only using it as a bargaining chip to feather their self-serving interests. He berated the agitators for resorting to hate speeches,
saying that it was inimical to the unity and development of the country. While insisting that hate speech was not an exercise of freedom of speech, he warned: “Hate speech precedes tragedies Continued on page 8
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IMF: Nigeria’s Economy Remains Challenging Despite Signs of Relief Calls for coherent policies to enhance recovery Ndubuisi Francis in Abuja and Jonathan Eze in Lagos The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has declared that Nigeria's economic backdrop remains challenging, despite some signs of relief in the first half of 2017. It also noted that near-term
vulnerabilities and risks to economic recovery and macroeconomic and financial stability remained elevated. These were part of the preliminary findings following the visit of an IMF staff team to Nigeria. Continued on page 10
Energy-starved Nigeria Plans to Extend Gas Supply to Cote d’Ivoire As electricity to grid drops to 2,901MW Manufacturers spent N66.99bn on generators Jonathan Eze in Lagos and Chineme Okafor in Abuja Nigeria will extend gas supplies from its Escravos region in the Niger Delta all the way to Cote d’Ivoire through the West African
Gas Pipeline (WAGP), the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has disclosed. NNPC disclosed the fresh plan to extend gas supplies to Continued on page 8
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CONDOLENCES... L-R: National Leader of All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Bola Tinubu; Governor of Osun State, Mr. Rauf Aregbesola; and former National Chairman of APC, Chief Bisi Akande; during a condolence visit to Aregbesola over the death of his mother, at the Government House, Osogbo... yesterday