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December 12, 2022

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Political issues ahead of the 2023 elections dominated the cover pages of Nigerian newspapers.

The Punch reports that political parties have kicked against the new cash withdrawal limits introduced by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), saying the move could choke political processes. The newspaper says the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has increased the number of major oil marketers in Nigeria from seven to 20 in order to tackle lingering petrol scarcity.

The Nation says Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers, said there is no justification for retaining the presidency in the north in 2023. The newspaper reports that the presidency has defended Godwin Emefiele, governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), over allegations that the apex bank cannot account for about N89.1 trillion collected as stamp duty charges.

Daily Trust reports that the five-day sit-at-home order declared by the Simon Ekpa-led faction of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has led to arson and bloodbath in the south-east. The newspaper says Muhammadu Sanusi II, former Emir of Kano, said the new cashless policy of the CBN will discourage election rigging by politicians.

Daily Independent says the fiscal policies of the federal government that would be implemented in 2023 will put businesses on the edge. The newspaper reports that President Muhammadu Buhari’s attitude towards the 2023 polls is causing anxiety in the All Progressives Congress (APC), especially among the allies of Bola Tinubu, the party’s presidential candidate.

THISDAY reports that Tinubu said he will be president for all Nigerians, and be fair and just if elected president in 2023. Samuel Ortom, governor of Benue, said the PDP national leadership is failing to take advantage of the crisis within the party to make it stronger, the newspaper says.

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