Atiku: My Drug-free Record is Reason I’ve Been Contesting Polls Obi: INEC's Objection, Reply to My Petition, Biased, Embarrassing Chuks Okocha and Alex Enumah in Abuja The presidential candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the last
general election, Atiku Abubakar, has told the president-elect, Bola Tinubu, that unlike him, he has consistently contested presidential elections because he has no drug-related record
or identity issues. Atiku stated this in his reply to Tinubu's Notice of Preliminary Objection against his petition challenging the outcome of the February 25 presidential
election, where the latter mocked the former vice president as one who had repeatedly contested the presidential election and had always failed.
The presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP), Mr Peter Obi, also faulted the objection of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to his petition
against the election of Tinubu as president. Obi, in his reply to INEC’s Continued on page 39
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Sudan: FG Says Evacuation of Women, Children to Be Given Priority Hires 40 buses at cost of $1.2m Declares Nigeria has not recorded any casualty in ongoing crisis Hints that diplomats will be on ground to coordinate evacuation Air Peace to begin airlifting via Egypt Friday Deji Elumoye in Abuja, Emma Okonji and Nosa Alekhuogie in Lagos
The federal government yesterday said it would prioritise the evacuation of Nigerian women and children
trapped in war-torn Sudan. This was just as the Chairman of Air Peace, Mr. Allen Onyema,
disclosed that Air Peace would begin airlifting of Nigerians who are stranded in Sudan from Friday.
Also, the government which formally reacted to the ongoing crisis in Sudan, revealed that no
single Nigerian soul has been lost Continued on page 39
Again, Tinubu Meets APC NWC, N'Assembly Members over 10th Legislature’s Leadership Ex-lawmakers warn against interference in selection of principal officers Caution against zoning positions alongside executive offices President-elect to inaugurate flyover, court building in Rivers Adedayo Akinwale, Udora Orizu in Abuja and Blessing Ibunge in Port Harcourt The president-elect, Bola Tinubu, yesterday, met with the leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC), National Assembly members, and other stakeholders in furtherance of consultation and lobby over the zoning of principal positions of the 10th Assembly. But a group of former National Assembly members cautioned against zoning of legislative positions alongside those of the executive arm of government. They urged Tinubu and the governorselect not to interfere in the election of the legislative officers. In another development, Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike invited Tinubu to inaugurate the Rumuola-Rumuokwuta flyover and Magistrates Court building Continued on page 39
L–R: Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice , Abubakar Malami ; National Security Adviser to the President , Major General (retD) Babagana Monguno; Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika; Minister of State for Niger Delta Development, Sharon Ikeazor; Minister of Environment, Mohammed Abdullahi and the Minister of Communications and Digital PHOTO: GODWIN OMOIGUI Economy, Isa Ibrahim at the Federal Executive Council meeting held at the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa, Abuja…yesterday
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