The PUNCH: The Presidency on Monday slammed former President Olusegun Obasanjo for describing the seven years of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) in office as horrible and hell on earth for Nigerians. It described Obasanjo’s government as corrupt, adding that the former leader was morally bankrupt.
The Guardian: With a rising debt profile and fiscal deficit, Nigerians will, this February, decide the future of subsidy at the polls, after many years of expensive spending that crossed the N3 trillion-mark last year alone, just as inflation continues to sink many into poverty. With the general elections 53 days away, Nigerians will determine at the polls, who takes critical economic decisions for the next four years, amid global challenges that continue to cast aspersions on promises of economic recovery in the country.
The Nation: Former President Olusegun Obasanjo is frustrated, the Presidency said yesterday. The Presidency, which reacted to the ex-leader’s endorsement of Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, and his attack on President Muhammadu Buhari, said Obasanjo’s constant attacks were borne out of jealousy
Daily Trust: Garba Shehu, the official spokesperson to the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, has reacted to the open letter released by ex-president Olusegun Obasanjo, endorsing the Labour Party’s presidential candidate in the forthcoming elections in February
Daily Sun reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has vowed to apprehend underage voters and their parents if they attempt to vote during the elections. The newspaper says gunmen killed four police officers during an attack on the convoy of Ikedi Ohakim, former governor of Imo.
THISDAY reports that the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) has advised Nigerians to freely choose the best candidates and vote for those who would lead with justice, fairness and uprightness. The newspaper says Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers, has mocked Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), over Obasanjo’s endorsement of Peter Obi of the Labour Party.
