Today’s Headlines: You can’t buy Nigerians with money your govt stole from them – ADC to Tinubu; OBJ Agreed to Serve One Term but…

The Presidential Campaign Council of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, on Wednesday condemned the growing spectacle of the All Progressives Congress, APC, members distributing cash, gifts and food at campaign events in what appears to be an attempt to manufacture support for President Bola Tinubu.

The Director of Strategic Communication of the ADC’s Presidential Campaign Council, Phrank Shaibu, said Tinubu cannot buy Nigerians with the same money his administration stole from them.

In a statement he signed, Shaibu said: “At a time when millions of Nigerians are struggling to afford food, transport and necessities, flaunting wads of cash at political gatherings is an insult to their hardship. It exposes a ruling party that has lost the confidence of the people and is now relying on inducements to create the appearance of enthusiasm.

‘𝗢𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗮𝗻𝗷𝗼 𝗮𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗺, 𝗯𝘂𝘁…’

The Senator representing Abia North, Orji Kalu, has said former President Olusegun Obasanjo agreed to serve one term in 1999 before handing over to the North.

Kalu made this revelation on Monday, during an appearance on Arise PrimeTime, the flagship evening current affairs programme of Arise News Television.

Kalu’s account of an alleged political understanding involving Obasanjo and former military President Ibrahim Babangida ahead of the 1999 presidential election came up during the interview.

Responding to questions about why his once cordial relationship with Obasanjo eventually collapsed, Kalu disclosed that their disagreement was rooted partly in what he described as “an agreement that Obasanjo would serve only one four-year term before power returns to the North”.

𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗲 𝗷𝗼𝗯 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀, 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀 — 𝗩𝗖

Stakeholders in the education and business sectors have urged Nigerian universities to equip students with entrepreneurial skills, technological knowledge and innovative thinking to create jobs rather than depend solely on available employment opportunities.

They made the call at the 8th International Conference on Entrepreneurship of Mountain Top University, Ogun State, on Wednesday, with the theme, “Entrepreneurship in a Rapidly Changing World: Innovating the Future.”

The speakers included the Vice-Chancellor of Ajayi Crowther University, Oyo, Prof. Ebunoluwa Olufemi Oduwole; Managing Director of Efunpo Pharma Limited, Mrs Omorinsola Ipaye; and Managing Director of Spectrum Limited, Dr Catherine Adesomoju.

The upper chamber said it would invite the minister and the operators if a scheduled meeting between the Senate Committee on Communications and the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) failed to address Nigerians’ concerns satisfactorily.

The motion was sponsored by Tahir Monguno (APC, Borno North) but presented on the floor by Oyelola Ashiru (APC, Kwara South).

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