Adelabu: FG to Review $2bn Siemens Deal, Targets 1,300 Rise in Transmission Capacity Minister says everybody to blame for power sector failure
Emmanuel Addeh, James Emejo in Abuja and Funmi Ogundare
The Minister of Power, Mr Bayo Adelabu, last night said the federal government was set to review the
Siemens power deal with Nigeria, which would have seen the incremental rise in supply from the current
4,000mw to 25,000mw by 2025. Speaking on Arise Television, THISDAY’s broadcast arm, Adelabu
argued that the prevailing conditions when the contract was signed had changed and would be requiring
a review. Continued on page 10
Towering Academic, Constitutional Lawyer, Ben Nwabueze Dies at 94...
Page 8
Tuesday 31 October, 2023 Vol 28. No 10429. Price: N250
www.thisdaylive.com TR
UT H
& RE A S O
N
Tinubu: I've Implicit Confidence in My Chief of Staff, Gbajabiamila... Page 10
Atiku: I'm Not Quitting, I Will Remain in Politics as Long as I Breathe
Says Supreme Court judgement has eroded trust in electoral system, Nigeria’s democracy Recommends six-year rotational presidency, insists electronic voting, collation of results mandatory Tinubu declares former VP self-anarchist for delegitimising institutions Deji Elumoye, Chuks Okocha and Adedayo Akinwale in Abuja
Expectations that former vice president and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate
in the February 25 elections would announce his retirement from partisan politics were dashed yesterday, as
Alhaji Atiku Abubakar announced that he was not quitting politics. However, Atiku said the future
battle should be in the hands of the younger generation of Nigerians. Addressing a world press confer-
ence on the outcome of the Supreme Continued on page 10
Tension in Rivers as Massive Protest Cripples Activities over Plan to Impeach Fubara
Ehie emerges new Speaker Youths drum support for Fubara PDP, elders, Ada-George, Abe call for caution Clark, Ijaw National Congress warn Wike, security agencies Ask Tinubu to call FCT minister to order House of Assembly adjourns sine die
Story on page 10
public presentation of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) enabled buses by Governor Abiodun...
L-R: Former Deputy Governors of Ogun State, Mrs. Yetunde Onanuga and Alhaja Selimot Badru; Chairman, Ogun State Council of Obas, Oba Babatunde Ajayi; Governor Dapo Abiodun; his Deputy, Engr. Noimot SalakoOyedele; Ogun State Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Yemi Sanusi and the Chief Whip of the House of Representatives, Hon. Dewunmi Onanuga, during the unveiling and public presentation of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) enabled buses by Abiodun at the Arcade Ground, Governor's Office, Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta... yesterday
Afreximbank’s Rene Awambeng Named in Powerlist Black Excellence Awards... Page 33