Tinubu to Brazilian President Da Silva: We're Removing All Encumbrances to Boost Agriculture in Nigeria
Deji Elumoye in Abuja
President Bola Tinubu has told Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva that all the bottlenecks hindering the realisation of the agricultural
sector's potential, including livestock production in Nigeria, will be removed to enable food sovereignty and export. Speaking yesterday at a bilateral meeting with Da Silva and some members of both countries'
cabinets at the Copacabana Forte, President Tinubu noted that bureaucracy contributes to delays in realising the agricultural sector's potential. Tinubu, in a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Information
and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, informed the Brazilian leader and delegation that Nigeria was already undergoing reforms to reposition the economy for global competitiveness, particularly in agriculture, where it already has
a competitive advantage. President Tinubu stated that all technicalities in agreements between the two countries will be streamlined and fast-tracked in trade, aviation, energy transition, food and agricultural
development, mining, and natural resources exploration. The president stated that Brazil's research and development services had been exemplary for most Continued on page 5
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Ribadu: Tinubu Rescued Nigeria from Dangerous Crossroads, Determined to Overcome Insecurity Proposes active engagement of military veterans in tackling security challenges
Linus Aleke in Abuja The National Security Adviser (NSA), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, has said Nigeria was at a dangerous
crossroads in 2022, facing multiple crises that threatened its unity, stability, and future, until President Bola Tinubu assumed office in 2023.
Speaking in Abuja at the 50th anniversary celebration of the Nigerian Defence Academy’s 18 Regular Course, Ribadu described the situation of the
country as dire, with security threats cutting across all regions of the country. In a lecture titled “Veterans As Significant National Assets”,
Ribadu also proposed a National Veteran Security Initiative to leverage the expertise of retired officers in intelligence, training, and peacebuilding.
He said the challenges spanned across the country — from the insurgency-ravaged North-east Continued on page 5
Forget 2027 Elections, Prepare for 2031, Presidency Tells Opposition Coalition’s ADC ADC guided by national interest, not desperation, Atiku tackles Wike, presidency Vows to resist electoral fraud, bad governance Bolaji Abdullahi: We will provide better alternative to APC’s misrule Deji Elumoye and Chuks Okocha in Abuja The Presidency has dismissed the opposition coalition and its African Democratic Congress (ADC) as a desperate and disjointed attempt to unseat President Bola Tinubu, and urged them to forget the 2027 general election and prepare for the 2031 polls. But former Vice President Atiku Abubakar stated that ADC is a patriotic movement that is genuinely guided by national interest, as against desperation being postulated by Tinubu’s
administration. Atiku also vowed to resist electoral fraud and oppose bad governance in the country. This is just as the Interim National Publicity Secretary of the ADC, Malam Bolaji Abdullahi, said the mission of the party is not merely to remove President Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress (APC) by 2027, but to prove to Nigerians that there is a better alternative to the ruling party’s planned one-party structure and destruction of all valued national Continued on page 5
EXECUTIVE-LEGISLATIVE HARMONY… Chairman, Conference of Speakers/Speaker, Oyo State House of Assembly, Hon. Adebo Ogundoyin (left); and Chairman, Nigeria Governors' Forum/Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, during the Speaker’s courtesy visit to the Ahmadu Bello House, Ilorin, Kwara State…recently