APC Wins House Seats in Lagos, Ondo, Cross River as INEC Suspends Elections in Akwa Ibom, Enugu, Kano Commission postpones elections in Plateau Our Correspondents The All Progressives Congress (APC) yesterday won three
House of Representatives’ seats in Lagos, Ondo and Cross River states just as the Independent National Electoral Commission
(INEC) has suspended re-run elections in some constituencies and polling units (PUs) in Akwa Ibom, Enugu and
Kano states due to violence and irregularities. APC was also leading in the Ebonyi South and Yobe East
senatorial by-elections. In Lagos State, APC’s Fuad Kayode Laguda, emerged victorious in Surulere Federal
Constituency 1. Laguda will succeed the Continued on page 5
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ECOWAS: Don’t Endanger Our Age-long Bonds of Fraternity, Niger Republic Tells Nigeria Says it assisted Nigeria during the civil war Michael Olugbode in Abuja Niger Republic has cautioned
the Nigerian government against intruding on its sovereignty and endangering the fraternal ties
between the two countries. Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger Republic had in a joint statement
issued on January 28 announced their withdrawal from the Economic Community of West
African States (ECOWAS). President Bola Tinubu is the current Head of ECOWAS.
The three countries, who Continued on page 5
FG Shoots Down Report of Plans to Convert $30bn Domiciliary Accounts to Naira Allegation aims to trigger panic in foreign exchange market, says CBN FG determined to stabilise forex, ease living cost, Idris insists Says no political motive behind relocation of CBN, FAAN offices Festus Akanbi in Lagos, James Emejo in Abuja and Laleye Dipo in Minna The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of Economy, Mr. Wale Edun, yesterday angrily shot down a report that the federal government was planning to convert foreign currencies worth about $30 billion in domiciliary accounts of Nigerians to naira as part
of the efforts to stabilize the nation’s currency, describing the report as economic sabotage. Edun’s reaction is coming as the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has also described the alleged plans to convert foreign currencies to naira as absolutely false and an attempt to trigger panic in the foreign exchange market. Continued on page 5
Gbajabiamila: Nigerians will Begin to Reap THE NEW OGBENI OJA OF IJEBULAND… Awujale of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Adetona (left), installing the Co-founder of EKO Hospital, Olor’oogun Sonny Kuku, as the third Benefits of Petrol Subsidy Removal Soon... Page8 The Ogbeni Oja of Ijebuland at his palace in Ijebu-Ode…yesterday