Newspaper Headlines: Sacked LP chair Julius Abure blames APC for party crisis

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Newspaper Headlines: Sacked LP chair Julius Abure blames APC for party crisis

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April 7, 2023

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The position of the military on talks of an interim government and the Labour Party (LP) crisis dominated the cover pages of most Nigerian dailies.

The Guardian reports the state of disarray at the headquarters of the Labour Party in Abuja, which culminated in the replacement of Julius Abure as party chairperson. The newspaper says the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has accused the federal government of planning to cash in on the $800 million petrol subsidy palliatives.

The Nation reports that a US-based observer mission has explained why Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) was elected president. The newspaper reports that President Muhammadu Buhari has informed politicians that there will be no easy route to election victory again.

Punch reports that political parties are in support of the military’s position on calls for an interim government. The newspaper says Julius Abure, the sacked Labour Party (LP) chairperson, has blamed the APC for his predicament.

Daily Independent reports that former President Olusegun Obasanjo says Nigeria is more divided since the elections and that the country needs national reconciliation. The newspaper reports that suspected herdsmen killed 49 in an attack on a Benue community.

ThisDay reports that the World Bank said Nigeria’s growth recovery is still fragile as oil production remains subdued. The newspaper quoted former President Olusegun Obasanjo as saying that the next president must work hard to end ethnic divisions in the wake of the contentious 2023 elections.

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