Newspaper Headlines: PDP NWC divided over calls for Ayu’s resignation

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Newspaper Headlines: PDP NWC divided over calls for Ayu’s resignation

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August 29, 2022

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Reports on the review of the ongoing strike of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) dominated the cover pages of Nigerian newspapers.

The Punch says the national working committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is currently divided over calls for the resignation of Iyorchia Ayu, the party’s national chairman. The newspaper reports that ASUU will, on Monday, decide whether to continue with its ongoing strike.

The Nation says former President Olusegun Obasanjo said he has no special candidate for the 2023 presidential election. The newspaper reports that PDP in Rivers state has backed the position of Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers, on calls for resignation of Ayu.

Daily Trust reports that the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has revealed that Nigeria currently has a doctor-to-patient ratio of one doctor to 4000-5000 patients. The newspaper says the crisis in the aviation sector remains unresolved despite the release of $256 million to foreign airlines.

Daily Independent says scarcity of foreign exchange may push banks into financial crisis. The newspaper says the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to provide a copy of the pact with the US government on the $23 million loot of Sani Abacha, former military leader.

Daily Sun says crisis is brewing in the All Progressives Congress (APC) over allegations that Bola Tinubu, APC presidential candidate, is sidelining loyalists of the Abdullahi Adamu, party’s national chairman, in the composition of members of the presidential campaign council. The newspaper reports that flood has rendered many residents homeless in Makurdi, Benue state capital.

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