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Nigerian Newspapers Daily Front Pages Review | Thursday 13th October, 2022
Naija News looks at the top happenings making headlines on the front pages of Nigeria’s national newspapers today Thursday 13th October 2022.
The PUNCH: The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof Mahmood Yakubu, has said insecurity may hamper elections in the North-West and South-East states. Yakubu said the insecurity in the country was concerning, noting that the security challenge which was hitherto restricted to the North-East region has now spread to other parts of the country.
The Guardian: Two weeks after the ban was lifted for presidential candidates to begin campaigns for February’s elections, the three leading political parties – All Progressives Congress (APC), Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Labour Party (LP) – are still in a fixed over the composition of their Presidential Campaign Councils (PCCs), slowing down what was anticipated to be a hectic season of rallies.
This Day: For the second time in a week, the meeting between the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, governors of the party, members of the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) and the disputed Presidential Campaign Council (PCC), yesterday, ended in deadlock.
The Nation: All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate Asiwaju Bola Tinubu yesterday laid before the party leadership the draft of his manifesto for next year’s election for review and approval. Members of the National Working Committee (NWC), the Progressives Governors’ Forum and the Presidential Campaign Council (PPC), which received the draft, resolved to work together for the victory of Tinubu, and his running mate, Senator Kashim Shettima.
Daily Trust: Barely four months to the 2023 general elections, a plot to remove the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, is being hatched by top political actors in the country, Daily Trust has gathered.
Thank you for reading, that is all for today, see you again tomorrow for a review of Nigerian newspapers.
