Again, Foreign Observers Knock 2019 General Election IRI, NDI say it didn’t meet previous standards INEC: We will study the reports Iyobosa Uwugiaren, Chuks Okocha and Udora Orizu in Abuja Like the European Union Election Observations Mission
(EU-EOM) that recently slammed the conduct of the 2019 general election, two United States’ institutes that monitored the elections said yesterday that the election did
not meet previous standards and the expectations of Nigerians. In their Joint report, presented in Abuja, the National Democratic Institute
(NDI) and the International Republican Institute (IRI) said that 2019 elections were marred by irregularities, such as intimidation of voters/ electoral officials, vote buying
and election-related violence. They also condemned the suspension of the former Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen, saying the judiciary plays a crucial role
in post-election matters. "Although many new political parties nominated candidates for the 2019 Continued on page 8
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Officers, Men at the Frontlines Not Sufficiently Committed, Says Buratai Kingsley Nwezeh in Abuja The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Yusuf Buratai, yesterday called out his officers and men, saying their deficient loyalty to set courses was responsible for the setback the Nigerian Army has had in recent operations. He spoke at a "Transformational Leadership Workshop" held at the Army Resource Centre, Abuja and
said insufficient commitment of frontlines soldiers was the reason for the reverses the Army had suffered in its operations. Although he acknowledged that the Army had scored resounding successes in the past, producing military leaders that had performed exceptionally well at Continued on page 9
"It is unfortunate, but the truth is that almost every setback the NA has had in our operations in recent times can be traced to insufficient willingness to perform assigned tasks: or simply insufficient commitment to a common national/military course by those at the frontlines"
APC Govs Back Off, Say Ministerial Appointments, Buhari’s Prerogative Omololu Ogunmade in Abuja Governors on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) yesterday in Abuja described the process of constituting a new cabinet by President Muhammadu Buhari as the president's exclusive preserve. The governors made the disclosure while answering questions from journalists after meeting with the president behind closed-doors in the State House over the outcome of last week's National Assembly leadership elections.
The meeting started at 11.37 a.m. and lasted for only about 27 minutes. The governors are perceived to be putting pressure on the president to allow them make input into the selection of his cabinet. But speaking after the meeting, the forum chairman and Kebbi State Governor, Senator Atiku Bagudu, said the governors visited the president to congratulate him on the victory of the party's candidates at last Continued on page 9
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VICTORY VISIT... L-R: Governors Abubakar Bello (Niger), Kayode Fayemi (Ekiti), President Muhammadu Buhari, Dapo Abiodun (Ogun) and Godwin Obaseki (Edo) during the visit of All Progressives Congress governors to the president in Abuja… yesterday godwin omoigui