Then about thirty minutes into the interview on Tuesday, the governor had to jet out to Abuja for the emergency Council of States Meeting. That was the meeting that discussed the appalling security situation in the country, the controversial ceasefire issue and (skipped) attempt at debating one of the most controversial political issues in the country at the moment: The Tambuwal Saga.
That Tuesday, after Abuja had gone to sleep, our team, which had tailed the Comrade Governor to the federal capital, sat down for the second and final session of the interview. Onabanjo said “We found him witty and willing to take any question.” The result of that encounter is what we serve you in this edition, “Boko Haram Is Beyond Politics”.
Prior to that journey by Onabanjo’s team, Iseribor Okhueleigbe, assistant copy editor had gone to Port Harcourt, Rivers State to cover the Book Festival. But the editorial board asked him to also gauge the political temperature there over the race for the Brick House, the government House in Port Harcourt. What he came back with is packaged in “The Battle For Amaechi’s Crown”.
By the way, have you done the biometrics with your bank? Whatever your response is, the next story will interest you. The story, The Challenge of Bank ID Scheme, chronicles the experiences of bank customers who are striving to obey the call for the bank number verification exercise. It is written by Abiola Odutola, staff writer. On the political front, the defection of Aminu Tambuwal, speaker of the House of Representatives continues to give the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP some migraine. How will the party tackle it? PDP’s Tambuwal Dilemma is written by Gboyega Odumesi, reporter.
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