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evoid of quorum yesterday, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) resolved to woo back its founding fathers ahead of the general elections yet more than three years away. The party believes that to reverse its already lost fortune in the 2019 general elections, it needs the support of its founding fathers who had either left the party in disillusionment or are largely disinterested in its aͿairs. That was the decision of the party’s Board of Trustees (BoT) at its meeting in Abuja yesterday. But to Àrm up that strategy, the BoT - an advisory body of the party - plans to hold yet another meeting on January 14 next year, to elect a new chairman for the board, who will steer its aͿairs to eldorado. Although the founding fathers being targeted were not named, Newswatch Times >>Continued on Page 2
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Delivering a keynote address titled “Towards the economic liberation of Nigeria, Bala Usman’s enduring relevance at the memorial conference organized in honour of the Late Bala Usman by the Centre for Democratic Development, Research and Training, Zaria, Tinubu said his call for subsidy removal is not mere talk but a call to action by those in authority. His words: “In a perfect world, I wish we could sanitize the subsidy regime and thus continue it. However, I have reached the conclusion that
there are too many demons in the system for that hell to be turned into heaven. “Better that we remove it, not for the austere purpose of saving money, but to use the money more wisely that we might better save the people. Let us begin a process of a thoughtful but decisive subsidy phase-out. “While this is occurring, we should simultaneously phase in social programmes beneÀting the poorest, most vulnerable among us. >>Continued on Page 3