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Nigerian Newspapers Daily Front Pages Review | Saturday, 4th June, 2022
Naija News looks at the top happenings making headlines on the front pages of Nigeria’s national newspapers today Saturday, June 4th 2022.
The PUNCH: The composition of the delegates that will elect the presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress on June 6, 2022 remains a subject of controversy as a Federal High Court in Kano State, on Friday, ruled that Section 84 of the Electoral Act did not prevent statutory delegates from voting.
The Guardian: Indications emerged yesterday that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) might disqualify 10 out of its 23 presidential aspirants ahead of its national convention starting on Monday, June 6. This came to the fore after the Chief John Odigie-Oyegun-led presidential screening panel submitted its report to the Senator Abdullahi Adamu-led National Working Committee (NWC) at the national secretariat of the party in Abuja.
The Nation: All Progressives Congress (APC) frontline presidential aspirant, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, said yesterday that contrary to the insinuations in some quarters, he did not denigrate President Muhammadu Buhari during a political meeting in Abeokuta on Thursday.
This Day: The seven-man All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Screening Committee headed by the former national chairman of the party, Chief John Oyegun yesterday announced that it had cleared 13 of the 23 aspirants screened, while recommending10 for disqualification ahead of the party’s Presidential primary election scheduled for next week.
Saturday SUN: Few days to the all-important Special Convention of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to elect its presidential candidate, confusion and anxiety has continued to reign supreme both in the camps of the aspirants and the national secretariat of the party. The apprehension is not unconnected with the recent report the presidential screening committee submitted to the party’s national leadership on Friday, which disqualified no fewer than 10 of the aspirants, clearing 13 out of the 23 that purchased the party’s N100 million expression of interest and nomination forms. Fresh facts however emerged within the week that 17 of the Progressive governors have agreed to support whoever preferred aspirant President Buhari presents.
Thank you for reading, that all for today, see you again tomorrow for a review of Nigerian newspapers.
