Tag: Atiku Bagudu

El-Rufai, June 12 And Abacha Woken from the Dead, By Festus Adedayo

ADEOLA YUSUF

“Will Abiola be happy that the Lagos Landlord is waking Abacha from the dead by making Atiku Bagudu, Abacha’s bagman and the Chagouris, the goggled General’s financiers, the main engine room of his government? Perhaps, Colonel Frank Omenka will soon become the Chief of Army Staff?”   Yesterday, General Sani Abacha clocked 28 years in the grave. Abacha’s sudden expiration at the thick of his maximal and maniacal rule reminds Nigerians, especially those who were old enough in 1998 when he died, of how human beings should never play god.…

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BREAKING: Buhari Non-committal As APC Govs Beg Him To Allow Old, New Notes Coexist

ADEOLA YUSUF

Buhari reportedly neither said yes or no to the request by Governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for him to allow the old and new naira notes co-exist. President Muhammadu Buhari was said to be non-committal on Friday as Governors elected on the platform of the All Progressive Congress (APC) appealed to him to allow the old and new naira notes co-exist to ease the suffering of Nigerians. The President reportedly neither said yes or no to the request. READ ALSO: Alleged Blackmail Against Military:…

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Finally, APC Picks February for Convention as Govs Meet

Ayobami Adedinni

The Progressives Governors Forum (PGF) has promised that the party’s national convention to elect new leaders will hold in February. The Chairman, Atiku Bagudu addressed journalists after a meeting of the body in Abuja, Sunday night. The Yobe Governor said the February timeframe as approved by President Muhammadu Buhari was sacrosanct and would be respected. He added that APC Caretaker and Extra-ordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) was in the best position to announce the specific date. “We are one group of stakeholders and our party respects institutions. The appropriate organ…

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