Newspaper Headlines: State attorneys-general sue Malami over recovered loot
The decision of the state attorney-generals to sue Abubakar Malami, attorney-general of the federation, over remittance of recovered loot and the response of Malami dominated the headlines of Nigerian newspapers.
The Punch reports that President Muhammadu Buhari bowed to the yearnings of majority of Nigerians with the signing of the Petroleum Industry Bill into law. The newspaper says Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) faulted the reintegration of repentant Boko Haram members into society.
The Nation says governors have faulted the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) on six grounds. The newspaper reports that state governments have asked the federal government to give account of the N2.28 trillion recovered loot.
Daily Independent says the loyalists of Ahmed Tinubu, former governor of Lagos state, have kicked against the choice of Christian presidential candidate in 2023 by some chieftains of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
The Guardian says the federal government will retain petrol subsidy, despite signing PIA. Aminu Masari, governor of Katsina, has asked residents to protect themselves against bandits, the newspaper reports.
The Nigerian Tribune says 36 state attorney-generals have sued Abubakar Malami, attorney-general of the federation, over recovered loot remittance. The newspaper reports the federal government has insisted that the host communities got fair deal from the PIA.
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