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Newspaper Headlines: PDP fears Wike-Atiku feud may affect chances in 2023 presidential poll

Ayodeji.oluwafemi@thecable.ng'byAyodele Oluwafemi
August 25, 2022 8:13 am

The promise of President Muhammadu Buhari that he will support candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2023 elections dominated the cover pages of Nigerian newspapers.

The Nation says Buhari has promised to work for the victory of the APC in the 2023 elections. The newspaper reports that the World Bank and the US Export-Import Bank have committed $3 billion to Nigeria’s energy transition plan.
The Punch says there are increasing fears in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that the feud between Atiku Abubakar, its presidential candidate, and Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers, may affect its chances in the 2023 presidential election. The newspaper reports Shell and ExxonMobil have agreed to end their lawsuits against Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC).
Daily Independent says the federal government has banned states from intervening in federal roads irrespective of their deplorable condition. The newspaper reports that the Debt Management Office (DMO) said Nigeria needs to earn more revenue and manage its debt profile more efficiently.
Daily Trust says the electricity distribution companies (DisCos) generated N777 billion in the first quarter of 2022. The newspaper reports that Eno Ubi Otu, director of finance and account, Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), is in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over alleged N25 billion fraud.
Daily Sun reports that the feud between Atiku and Wike has taken another dimension as the former vice-president flew to London to see the Rivers governor. The newspaper says the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has asked people of the south-east to bury their dead within three days.

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