Tinubu Requires More Time to Perform, Gowon Pleads with Angry Nigerians Wants ECOWAS to lift sanctions on Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso, withdrawal of exit notice
Deji Elumoye and Michael Olugbode in Abuja
Former Head of State, General Yakubu
Gowon, has appealed to Nigerians to give President Bola Tinubu more time to deliver dividends of democracy to the citizenry.
Gowon, who spoke with newsmen yesterday after meeting with Tinubu at State House, Abuja, said the relatively new government at the centre was
doing its best to solve the country’s problems. The meeting between the former head of state and the president was
the first since Tinubu assumed office nine months, on May 29, 2023. Gowon advised Tinubu not to be discouraged by the criticisms of his
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Edo APC Guber Primary Crisis Claims Uzodimma, Party Picks Otu as Replacement As Labour Party National Chairman, Abure, arrested in Edo by Police, DSS
Deji Elumoye, Chuks Okocha and Juliet Akoje in Abuja
The crisis trailing the inconclusive governorship primary of the All
Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo State, yesterday, claimed its first casualty as the party leadership has removed Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State, as chairman of the seven
man Committee. In his place, the party has appointed the Cross River State Governor, Senator Bassey Out, as the new chairman to conclude the
February 22, 2024 All Progressives Congress' governorship primary election in the state. This was believed to have followed a petition to President Bola
Tinubu, by some of the aspirants of the party, who demanded the removal of Uzodimma as Chairman of the Election Committee. A document signed by the APC
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National Organising Secretary, Sulaiman Muhammad Argungu, however, disclosed the latest development. Continued on page 32
Who Will Save the Naira? Manufacturers Cry Out, Want Preferential FX Allocation Say less than 20% of FX requirement available in banks Concerns mount over crypto speculation as naira sustains free fall at parallel market, now N1920/$ EFCC arrests BDC operators in Kano, Ibadan ABCON blames FX volatility on market forces, liquidity challenges Emmanuel Addeh, James Emejo in Abuja, Dike Onwuamaeze, Nume Ekeghe in Lagos, Ahmad Sorondinki in Kano and Kemi Olaitan in Ibadan About 24 hours after the Nigerian Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA), advised the federal government to review its floating exchange rate regime in order to save
the country from monetary collapse, the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), yesterday, cried out over the fate of the naira, saying for Nigeria to boost its production base, priority FX allocation must be given to the sector. MAN, which claimed that a 60 Continued on page 32
WELCOMING GENERAL GOWON TO THE VILLA...
Former Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon (l) being welcomed by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu during Gowon's visit to the Presidential Villa, PHOTO: GODWIN OMOIGUI Abuja...yesterday