Happy morning! The summary from Nigerian Newspapers for today is as follows:
1. Dr. Babachir Lawal, a former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), has made it clear that he would never back Alhaji Atiku Abubakar’s bid for the presidency. The former SGF issued a warning, saying that if Atiku got his way, it would signify racial dominance of one ethnic group over another.
2. As the 2023 elections approach, suspected hoodlums launched a wave of violent attacks yesterday, razing the offices of the Peoples Democratic Party in Gombe State and the Independent National Electoral Commission in Owerri, Imo State.
3. If the Central Bank of Nigeria does not reverse the new cash withdrawal policy limiting over-the-counter cash withdrawals by individuals and businesses to N100,000 and N500,000, respectively, per week, point of sale terminal operators and Lagos-based human rights attorney Femi Falana have threatened legal action.
4. The Federal Government referred to a Reuters article as false news when the international news agency accused the Nigerian Army of infanticide. This comes as the news organisation on Monday released a new report in which it accused the Nigerian Army of killing children while waging the current fight against terrorism.
5. The Anambra State Ministry of Women and Social Welfare has rescued a 13-year-old girl who gave birth to a child after reportedly being pregnant by her guardian, Mr. Sunday Muoghalu. Muoghalu was detained on Sunday and turned over to the police, according to Chidimma Ikeanyionwu, the ministry’s spokeswoman, who made the announcement on Monday.
6. Nigeria’s food security and rural development are under jeopardy, according to Mohammad Abubakar, the minister of agriculture and rural development, who made this statement yesterday. He addressed yesterday at a meeting in Abuja.
7. Suleiman Abdul Ahmed, the chairman of the Labour Party in Kogi State, expressed his regret yesterday over the state government’s decision to deny the party the site for its massive gathering on Tuesday with Mr. Peter Obi as its presidential candidate. The Confluence Stadium in Lokoja was to be the location of the demonstration, according to the party.
8. Ahmad Lawan, the Senate President, and Femi Gbajabiamila, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, have pleaded with governors not to halt the process of amending the constitution. The National Assembly and the 36 State Houses of Assembly are conducting the exercise.
9. Hope Uzodimma, the governor of Imo State, has stated that the Independent National Electoral Commission, or INEC, will get enough protection for the scheduled distribution of permanent voter’s cards, or PVC, in the state. The governor blamed local politicians who had vowed to make Imo State unruly and to halt the poll for the attack on the INEC headquarters.
10. Nasir El-Rufai, the governor of Kaduna State, has said that he will never leave office to serve in the National Assembly because he lacks the perseverance and dedication required to carry out legislative duties.
