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Buhari: I will End Insecurity Before Bowing Out Deji Elumoye in Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday vowed to end all forms of insecurity in the country before bowing out of office on May 29. The President, who spoke from his country home in Daura, Katsina State, while virtually inaugurating

700 Ashok Leyland’s Troop-Carrying Vehicles assembled in Lagos, said his regime remained committed to winning the war against terrorism and other forms of insecurity and would stop at nothing to ensure citizens have a new Nigeria free from insecurity. He pledged more support for

the welfare of the military, while assuring that their labour will not be in vain. President Buhari, who scored Nigerian security agencies very high, based on their performance during the polls last Saturday, said the sacrifices of the Armed Forces remain appreciated by Nigerians.

He said: “I wish to commend the resolve of our armed forces towards the defeat of insurgency and its support in maintaining law and order as was demonstrated in the just concluded Presidential and National Assembly elections.” The President said the war against terrorism and criminality

in the country will be sustained, and boosted with supplies of hardware and better care for the security outfits. “Moving forward, I charge you to consolidate on the gains we have achieved, towards sustaining the peace and stability of the country. “Let me firmly assure Nigerians that the federal government remains

steadfast and committed to winning the war against insurgency and other criminalities. Surely, the federal government will not rest on its oars until Nigeria and indeed Nigerians both at home and in the diaspora are free from the menace of terrorism Continued on page 5

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S’Court Declares Old Naira Notes Valid Till December 31 Apex court: Buhari’s disobedience of court order, a demonstration of autocracy El-Rufai, Gbajabiamila: It’s victory for all Alex Enumah, Adedayo Akinwale and Udora Orizu in Abuja It was jubilation galore across the

country yesterday following the ruling of the Supreme Court that the old N1,000, N500 and N200 bank notes should remain in circulation

till the end of the year. The CBN had in October 2022 announced the redesign of N200, N500, and N1,000 notes, and asked

Nigerians to deposit their old notes before January 31, 2023 when they would cease to be legal tender. The deadline was shifted to February

10 following difficulties obtaining the new notes. Thereafter, governors of Kaduna, Zamfara and Kogi states dragged the

federal government and the CBN to the Supreme Court over the time Continued on page 5

APC: Electronic Transfer of Results Complaints Not Supported By Law Constitutes legal team, says Atiku, Obi will meet waterloo at Tribunal A'Court orders INEC to allow PDP, LP presidential candidates inspect election materials Alex Enumah and Adedayo Akinwale in Abuja The Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) yesterday claimed that complaints about the botched electronic transmission of the results by the candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar and that of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, in the February 25 Presidential election was not supported by law. The APC PCC also applauded the decisions of Atiku and Obi to challenge the result of last Saturday’s presidential election, adding that the two candidates will meet their waterloo in court. It further announced that a legal team had been constituted to defend the mandate given to the party and the president-elect, Bola Tinubu at the Presidential election Petition Tribunal. The media team of the APC PCC

stated these at a press conference in Abuja. The Special Adviser on Media and Communication of the APC PCC, Mr. Dele Alake, said Section 38 of the Electoral Act 2022 referred to by the PDP and LP has nothing to do with transmission of election results. Alake said: Section 60, Sub-section 2 of the Act deals with transmission of results and it is at the discretion of INEC. The Act does not contain any mandatory provision regarding the transmission of results. "In any case, the process of transmitting results from polling units, whether real-time, two days later or at any time, cannot in any way change the results that have been announced right after the counting in the presence of the parties’ agents and to the hearing of the voters. It is, therefore, nonsensical to insinuate that Continued on page 5

SEEKING ALLAH’S DIRECTION… L-R: Governor Nasir el-Rufai of Kaduna State; Governor Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi State; President-elect, Bola Tinubu, and others observing Jumat prayers at the Central Mosque, Abuja…yesterday

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