The main headlines of the mainstream Nigerian newspapers for Thursday, April 5, are focused on President Muhammadu Buhari's refusal to support the tenure extension of All Progressives Congress (APC) national executives.
This Day reports that after a flurry of meetings spanning over 24 hours, the All Progressives Congress (APC) Wednesday finally caved in to President Muhammadu Buhari’s rejection of the tenure elongation approved for the elected and appointed executives of the party at all levels, and resolved to go ahead with congresses and a convention for the election of new party executives.
This Day Newspaper
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Vanguard reports that barely 24 hours after the meeting between President Buhari and governors of theAPC, in Abuja, ended in deadlock on Tuesday, the governors appeared to have had a change of mind and agreed to conduct fresh congresses for officers in the three tiers of government.
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The Nation reports that the governors met on Tuesday night and agreed to back the President’s position, leading to the collapse of the Lalong technical panel. It had to hurriedly wind up with a report in favour of an elective convention in June.
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The Nation Newspaper
The Punch reports that President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the purchase of equipment worth $1bn for the military.
The Minister of Defence, Mansur Dan-Ali, stated this in an interview with State House correspondents at the end of the meeting that Buhari had with security chiefs at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Wednesday.
The Punch Newspaper
The Guardian reports that the Ekiti state Governor Ayodele Fayose has queried Buhari’s approval of the $1 billion for the procurement of security equipment.He described the approval as “pooling of public funds for the purpose of funding President Buhari’s reelection as well as the coming governorship elections in Ekiti and Osun states.”
The governor demanded to know whether or not the $1 billion is from ECA.
The Guardian Newspaper
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