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Nigeria Breaking News Today Wednesday, September 5 2018
This is a roundup of some of the breaking news in Nigeria for Wednesday, September 5 2018.
Breaking News: IGP Idris Apologies For Raid On Edwin Clark
The Inspector General of Police, Idris Ibrahim has conveyed his sincere apologies to Chief Edwin Clark’s for the raid allegedly carried his resident by some policemen on his house in Abuja.
The police boss has sent a delegate led by a DIG and some commissioners to convey his apology, adding that the four policemen who carried out the illegal raid have been detained.
Osinbajo Replies Atiku Over Comment On Restructuring
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, in obvious response to the opinion of former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has insisted that Atiku’s concept of restructuring was vague.
Osinbajo, who accused the former Vice President of playing politics with the matter, said that he was misconstruing good governance and diversification of the economy with his argument on restructuring.
You Left No Legacy In Eight Years – Delta State Government Mocks Uduaghan
Delta State Government, have today mocked the immediate past Governor of the State, Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan, saying his eight years in government left no legacy.
While briefing newsmen in Asaba in reaction to recent media report credited to the erstwhile Governor, the State Commissioner for Information, Mr Patrick Ukah, said Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan’s “dreaming claims of legacy projects will not fly”.
Indirect Primaries Will Breed Corruption – Sen. Sani Tells APC
Sen. Shehu Sani, a Nigerian Senator, has admonished the All Progressive Congress (APC) to forfeit the idea of an indirect primaries, describing it has “breeding ground for corruption in the country’s democracy”.
The Senator representing Kaduna, made this known while submitting a petition to the party’s National Chairman, Mr Adams Oshiomhole, in Abuja on Tuesday.
2019:I Will Support Any Candidate That Emerges PDP Presidential Aspirant If I Lose
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential hopeful, Alhaji Attahiru Bafarawa, has vowed to support any presidential aspirant in the party that wins the party primary election for the 2019 general elections.
This is on the condition where he lost out in the race to win the presidential ticket of the party.
I Will Ensure Saraki Is Sacked From The Senate – Omo-Agege
Senator representing Delta Central senatorial district, Ovie Omo-Agege, has vowed that he would join other All Progressives Congress, APC senators, to ensure the sack of Senate President and senator representing Kwara central, Dr. Bukola Saraki from the senate.
Omo-Agege also accused Dr. Saraki of plans to impeach President Muhammadu Buhari adding that “as long as him and other APC senators are in the Senate, any attempts to impeach Buhari, would not succeed.”
