BY Ayodele Oluwafemi
The division arising from the consensus plan of some northern presidential hopefuls in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) dominated the cover pages of Nigerian newspapers.
The Punch reports that the plan of some leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to make former President Goodluck Jonathan the party’s consensus presidential candidate has unsettled the party. The newspaper says President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the arrest of illegal refinery operators in Imo state.
The Guardian reports that inflation has increased the 2023 budget of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) by N115 billion. The newspaper says Nigeria records 200,000 deaths and loses N646 billion yearly to Malaria.
Daily Trust reports that despite N4 trillion investment, the completion of the Ajaokuta steel has been hampered by setbacks. The newspaper says northern elders have denied endorsing Bukola Saraki, former senate president and Bala Mohammed, governor of Bauchi, for the 2023 presidency.
The Nation reports that there is division in the Northern Elders Forum over the northern consensus presidential candidate option of the PDP. The newspaper says the death toll in the Imo illegal refinery explosion has risen to 130.
Daily Sun says the presidency has blamed Matthew Kukah, Catholic bishop of Sokoto diocese, for the delay in the delivery of Tucano fighter jets by the US government. The newspaper reports that Aisha Buhari, the first lady, has asked presidential hopefuls to pick women as their running mates.
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