THISDAY Appoints Adebiyi Editor, Sunday Newspaper Adedoja now Editor, THISDAY Digital Olawale Olaleye Editor-in-Chief and Chairman, THISDAY Newspapers Limited, Prince Nduka Obaigbena, has approved the appointment of
Bolaji Adebiyi as Editor, Sunday Newspaper. He replaces Tokunbo Adedoja, who is now Editor, THISDAY Digital. Adebiyi joined the company on September 1, 2005 as Political Editor, Nation’s Capital and was
promoted, two months later, to Deputy Editor of the daily edition of the newspaper. He served in this position until December, 2006 when he took a leave of absence to join the Umaru Yar’Adua Presidential
Campaign Organisation as Special Assistant on Media. Upon his election in 2007 as President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Yar’Adua appointed Adebiyi as Special Assistant (Political). When Yar’Adua died
in May 2010 he was retained by President Goodluck Jonathan, who reappointed him Special Assistant on Media in 2011, a position he held till May 29, Continued on page 8
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In Emerging Political Realignment, PDP Governors, Ooni of Ife Grace Obiano’s Inauguration Gov pledges better life for the people David-Chyddy Eleke in Awka In what appeared an emerging political realignment, five Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governors on Saturday graced the inauguration of Chief Willie Obiano, who took office for
the second time as governor of Anambra State. Also at the impressive ceremony was the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi Enitan; Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige, who represented Vice President Yemi Osinbajo;
and all former governors of the state. The leading opposition party’s governors that marked the register at the event held at state capital, Awka, were Dave Umahi, Ebonyi State; Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, Enugu;
Ifeanyi Okowa, Delta; Ayodele Fayose, Ekiti; and Dr Okezie Ikpeazu, Abia. The sole ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) governor in the South-east, Chief Rochas Okorocha, was conspicuously absent from
the gathering many political observers suggest signposts the shape of things to come in the region as the nation inches closer to the 2019 general elections. There were heavy cheers and jubilation as Obiano, who
was elected on the platform of All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), took his oath of office for a second term. He was sworn in by the Chief Judge of the state, Continued on page 8
Police Tackle Presidency, Say IG Has No Query to Answer “The IGP was not queried… Anybody that said the IGP was queried by the president should bring the copy of the query, let us display it.” Olawale Olaleye in Lagos and Paul Obi in Abuja In an audacious move, the Nigeria Police on Saturday refuted claims by Presidency officials that President Muhammadu Buhari had queried the Inspector General of Police, Mr. Ibrahim Idris, for his alleged disobedience to a presidential directive ordering him to relocate to Benue State in the aftermath of the New Year day massacre in the state. “The IGP was not queried,” Jimoh Moshood, newly promoted Assistant Commissioner of Police and Force Public Relations Officer, said firmly to THISDAY on phone, adding: “There is very clear issue on that, that he was not queried by the President.” The president had, after the murder of 73 people by suspected herdsmen in Guma and Logo local government areas of Benue State on New Year Day, ordered the police boss to relocate to the troubled state to stem the killings and Continued on page 8
WEDDING BLISS ... L-R: Groom’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bakare; wife of the president, Aisha; President Muhammadu Buhari; groom, Oluseun; bride, Damilola; and parents of the bride, Vice President Yemi and Dolapo Osinbajo, during the wedding reception in Abuja …yesterday