Nigeria’s Economic Direction, Debt Sustainability Depend on Incoming Govt’s Policies, Says IMF Okonjo-Iweala calls for diversification of global supply chains Obinna Chima, Nume Ekeghe and Ugo Aliogo in Washington DC
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has stressed that the future trajectory of the Nigerian economy
as well as the country’s debt sustainability would depend on the reforms and choice of policies
of the incoming administration of the President-elect, Bola Tinubu. The IMF Director, African
Department, Abebe Aemro Selassie, said this during a media briefing to unveil the regional economic
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PDP Lawmakers Rally Opposition Senators-elect for Senate Presidency Favour South-east, North-central for Senate president, deputy PDP House leader says joint task coalition won't weaken opposition
Sunday Aborisade and Udora Orizu in Abuja The race for the Senate Presidency
in the 10th National Assembly has taken an interesting dimension with the 29 senators-elect on the platform of the Peoples Democratic
Party (PDP), forming a formidable coalition with other opposition political parties, who had already secured 12 seats, THISDAY has
learnt. The lawmakers, it was learnt, plan to back a credible South-east lawmaker on the platform of the
All Progressives Congress (APC) for the position of the Senate President and an opposition lawmaker from the North-central for the deputy
Senate president. Other minority parties that Continued on page 5
Fintiri Maintains Lead as INEC Suspends Collation of Adamawa’s Governorship Election Results APC wins more N’Assembly seats in Plateau, Oyo, Kano, Yobe Six feared killed as violence mars elections in Akwa Ibom, Kebbi, Kano EFCC arrests 12 in Kano, Katsina for vote-buying Seriki Adinoyi in Jos, Ibrahim Shuaibu in Kano, Daji Sani in Yola, Okon Bassey in Uyo, and Onuminya Innocent in Sokoto Adamawa State Governor and candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ahmadu Fintiri, yesterday maintained his lead in the supplementary polls held in the state, ahead of his main rival, Aishatu ‘Binani’ Dahiru of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The ruling APC also maintained its lead in the 2023 National Assembly elections as it won more seats in the Senate and the House of Representatives in the supplementary polls held in Plateau, Kano, Oyo and Yobe states. However, no fewer than six persons were feared killed as violence erupted during the conduct of the supplementary elections held in the Ikono/Ini and Abak federal constituencies of Akwa Ibom State. Following the violence, INEC has cancelled the Ikono/Ini Federal Constituency rerun election. The Akwa Ibom State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Dr.
Cyril Omorogbe, who announced the cancellation, described the rerun as abysmal. Omorogbe said the cancellation of the elections in all the 17 polling units that participated in the rerun was due to the incidences of snatching of electoral materials and the Bi-Modal Voters Accreditation Machine System (BIVAS). The supplementary polls in Edo, Ekiti, Adamawa, Rivers and Anambra states were characterised by voter apathy, vote-buying and late arrival of election materials. Many people were also feared killed when thugs invaded the Utai and Achika districts of the Wudil Local Government Area of Kano State to disrupt the elections. Also, a yet-to-be-identified man was shot by soldiers while attempting to snatch a ballot box at Bajida Polling Unit 001, Fakai Local Government Area in Kebbi State just as the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said it arrested 12 persons for alleged vote-buying during yesterday’s Continued on page 5
WELCOME TO GATEWAY STATE… Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun (right), welcoming renowned global aviation investor, Mr. Adebayo Ogunlesi, to the Gateway Agro Cargo International Airport, Ilishan-Iperu Road in Ikenne Local Government Area of the state…weekend