Labour Party Kicks as Onanuga Accuses Obi’s Supporters of Plotting Anti-Tinubu Protests We're not involved in 'EndBadGovernance' protests, party insists Allegation orchestrated to arrest Obi, says media office INEC denies monitoring LP’s convention that produced Abure
Deji Elumoye and Chuks Okocha in Abuja
The Labour Party (LP) has distanced itself and its presidential candidate in the 2023 presidential election, Mr.
Peter Obi from 'EndBadGovernace’ and ‘Tinubu Must Go’ protests being planned nationwide against President
Bola Tinubu’s administration. While the party described the allegation by the Special Adviser to
the President on Information and Strategy, Mr. Bayo Onanuga, that Obi’s supporters were behind the planned
protest as a figment of his imagination, Continued on page 5
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Tinubu: My Administration is Determined to Ensure Food Security, Economic Growth Deji Elumoye in Abuja President Bola Tinubu yesterday said his administration was determined to ensure food security and stimulate
economic growth across Nigeria. Tinubu spoke during the launch of the Yobe State Agricultural Empowerment Programme in Damaturu, the state capital.
The initiative, which includes the provision of agricultural machinery and implements, was part of a broader national strategy to revolutionise the nation's agricultural
sector. President Tinubu, who was represented by Vice President Kashim Shettima, said the programme was at the heart of his administration's
ongoing efforts to enhance food security, create jobs, and diversify Nigeria's economy through agriculture. The president stressed the critical
role of agriculture in national development and security, saying "food is the heart of security in Continued on page 5
Dangote Debunks Ahmed’s Allegation of Substandard Products, Says His Fuels Better than Imported, Offers Proof Challenges NMDPRA on its testing laboratories Says refinery to hit 550,000 bpd, 85% output this year Insists only five of 15 expected crude oil cargoes received from NNPC Analyst insists refinery can sell products at pre-commissioning stage Emmanuel Addeh in Abuja President of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, yesterday debunked the allegation by the Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), Farouk Ahmed that the petroleum products from his refinery were substandard, insisting that his products are better than imported ones. Dangote, who provided evidence to back up his claim with test results of samples of diesel collected from two different filling stations and another one from his refinery, called on the NMDPRA to review its testing laboratory. According to him, the testing at high sea, which the industry regulator largely relies on, cannot be trusted. He further disclosed that his refinery will hit production of 550,000 Continued on page 5
TOUR OF DANGOTE REFINERY… L-R: Deputy Speaker, House of Representatives, Hon. Benjamin Kalu; President of Dangote Group; Alhaji Aliko Dangote; Speaker, House of Representative, Hon. Tajudeen Abbas; and Deputy Chief Whip of the House, Hon. Adewumi Oriyomi Onanuga, when the leadership of the House visited Dangote Refinery in Lekki, Lagos…yesterday