NIGERIA DECIDES
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•NO WAY: Some Nigerians protesting against the likely postponement of the February 14 and 28 elections in Abuja...yesterday
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Revealed: How Council of State rejected polls shift Jega insists INEC ready for Feb 14, 28 From Yusuf Alli, Abuja
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PPONENTS of postponement of the February 14 and 28 elections won a major battle yesterday, with the Council of State giving the green light for the exercise. Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Chairman Prof. Attahiru Jega insisted on going ahead with the general elections, stressing that the com-
WHO IS WHERE FOR SHIFT •Olusegun Mimiko •Godswill Akpabio •Babangida Aliyu •Liyel Imoke •Sambo Dasuki •Service Chiefs mission is better prepared than it was in 2011. It was a major victory for
AGAINST SHIFT •Gen. Yakubu Gowon •Alhaji Shehu Shagari •Gen. I. B. Babangida •Gen. A. Abdulsalami •All APC governors •Chief Ernest Shonekan INEC. Ex-Heads of State and Presidents lined up behind Jega and asked the nation to go
ahead with the polls. Gen. Ibrahim Babangida, Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar, Alhaji Shehu Shagari, Chief Ernest Shonekan, and Gen. Yakubu Gowon supported the elections as scheduled. The overwhelming backing for the elections “caught President Goodluck Jonathan unawares”, a source at the meeting said. He (Dr. Jonathan) accused All Progressives Congress Continued on page 4
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WILL THE CHIBOK GIRLS KIDNAPPED ON APRIL 15 EVER RETURN?
NNPC to pay $1.48bn From Nduka Chiejina, Abuja
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UDITING giant PriceWaterhouseCoppers (PwC) has said $1.48 billion is missing from the treasury —no thanks to the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). Addressing reporters on the highlights of the PwC report as requested by President Jonathan, the Auditor Continued on page 4
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