Newspaper Headlines: G5 governors may endorse Peter Obi on January 5
BY Ayodele Oluwafemi
December 28, 2022 7:50 AM
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The planned endorsement of a presidential candidate by the aggrieved governors of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) dominated the cover pages of the Nigerian newspapers.
The Punch reports that the five aggrieved governors of the PDP may endorse Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), in compliance with the counsel of former President Olusegun Obasanjo. The newspaper says the senate has proposed the establishment of 376 new agencies and institutions despite moves by the federal government to restructure the public service.The Nation says Chris Ngige, minister of labour and employment, says plans are underway for an upward review of salaries for civil servants by the federal government. The newspaper reports that the Independent Petroleum Marketers of Nigeria (IPMAN) said the lingering scarcity of petrol could only abate if the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) increases its supply.Daily Trust says camps of Bola Tinubu, presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), and Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers, are set to meet regarding electoral pacts for the 2023 elections. The newspaper reports that President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the prosecution of Drambi Vandi, an assistant superintendent of police, over the death of Bolanle Raheem, a female lawyer.Daily Sun reports that the LP presidential council has named Akin Osuntokun, a former managing director of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), as its new director-general. The newspaper says the Independent People of Biafra (IPOB) has insisted that the group is not responsible for attacks on facilities of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in the south-east zone.The Guardian says any hope of a new national carrier taking off during the tenure of Buhari is fast dimming as the process is battling ligations. The newspaper reports that Kashim Shettima, APC vice-presidential candidate, has faulted the opinion poll released by a national newspaper, which ranked Atiku Abubakar, PDP flagbearer, ahead of Tinubu.