Nigerian Newspapers, read top Naija News headlines today, 3 October 2022 below.
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Nnamdi Kanu not acquitted- Abubakar Malami
Abubakar Malami the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice has explained the judgement on Nnamdi Kanu case .
Naija News NG reports that Abubakar Malami has said that Nnamdi Kanu was discharged but not acquitted.
READ : BREAKING : Court Discharges Nnamdi Kanu
In a statement signed by spokesperson, Dr. Umar Jibril Gwandu, Mr Malami said the appeal court only discharged Kanu and did not acquit him.
“The Office of the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice has received the news of the decision of the Court of Appeal concerning the trial of Nnamdi Kanu,” the statement said. “For the avoidance of doubt and by the verdict of the Court, Kanu was only discharged and not acquitted.
“Consequently, the appropriate legal options before the authorities will be exploited and communicated accordingly to the public.
“The decision handed down by the court of appeal was on a single issues that borders on rendition.
“Let it be made clear to the general public that other issues that predates rendition on the basis of which Kanu jumped bail remain valid issues for judicial determination.
“The Federal Government will consider all available options open to us on the judgment on rendition while pursuing determination of pre-rendition issues.”
Lekki Massacre: Peter Obi Removes Gen. John Enenche From Presidential Campaign List
After an uproar by Nigerian youths against the appointment of General John Enenche in Peter Obi Campaign Council, he has been removed .
Naija News NG reports that Major General John Enenche (retd.), described the Lekki shooting incident in October 2020 as being “photoshopped” and “cropped” .
Making the list of the 1,234 members of the presidential campaign council reminded Nigerian youths of the Lekki massacre .
Recalls that General Enenche appeared as Defence spokesman, while addressing a press conference after the October 20, 2020 incident, said, “These videos were cropped and photoshopped.
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“If not that I am not permitted, I would have forwarded it to you. Up till this morning, I got analysts to analyze the video and they said it was cropped and put put together,” he had said in the now-trending Arise TV video.
Two years after General Enenche’s dismissal of the Lekki massacre, his name appeared on Labour Party Presidential Campaign Council as a representative of the North-Central part of the country.
Moments after the list went viral, Peter Obi’s supporters, christened ‘Obidients’, clamoured for the removal of General Enenche’s name from the campaign council over his alleged role in the defence of the Lekki shooting by the Nigerian Army on October 20, 2020, during the popular #EndSARS protest.
After the outcry by ObiDients and some Nigerians, Naija News NG can report General Enenche has been removed from Peter Obi Campaign List for the 2023 election according to a tweet on the micro-blogging site, Twitter on Thursday evening by Peter Obi Grassroots Mobilization.
Peter Obi Grassroots Mobilization tweeted: “BREAKING: Gen. John Enenche has been removed from the Labour Party PCC. Dear Obidients, we are here for you because you’re our strength 💪 your voices does matter to us. Thanks so much.”
Insecurity In South East, North-East And North West May Hamper 2023 Election- INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission has expressed fear of elections in the South-East, North-West and North-East region of the country being hampered by insecurity.
Speaking at an event organized by National Endowment for Democracy and the International Foundation for Electoral Systems at the NED Headquarters, Washington DC, United States of America, INEC Chairman, Prof. Yakubu Mahmood noted that while insecurity has spread to some parts of the country, he has received assurances from the service chiefs that they would secure the voting environment during the 2023 polls.
He said;
“Are there concerns about the 2023 general election? I’ll be the last to say there are no concerns. The first concern is the perennial issue of insecurity in different parts of the country, compounded by the traditional issues of thuggery during elections organized by some of the political actors.
“I say it is a perennial issue because, at the end of the day, it is nothing new. However, the dimension of the insecurity is concerning in the sense that in the past, it was localized or confined to a particular part of the country, the northeast. But now, it is more widespread and we are keeping our eyes, particularly on the northwest and the southeastern parts of the country.
“Elections are conducted by human beings. We worry about the security of our officials, voters and the materials to be deployed. Without them, we cannot conduct elections. We have spoken to the security agencies and they have assured us that the situation will improve before the elections.
“So, fingers crossed. Those who are supposed to secure the environment have assured us that they will secure the environment for us to conduct elections. Our responsibility is to conduct elections.”
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On the introduction of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS), Yakubu said the technology has eliminated the flaws in previous elections, including identity theft and multiple accreditations.
He also said the commission has dispatched the BVAS to over 23 states of the federation. Yakubu said;
“The BVAS has eliminated multiple accreditations that were observed in previous elections. Now, you are sure that the person who is accredited is the voter and the bearer of the card.
“It has increased public confidence in the outcome of elections as shown in the recent off-cycle elections. People tend to be more confident now with the protection of the process of accreditation using technology.
“It has eliminated the use of the Incident Form. For those of you who have been following our elections for a long time, when the Card Reader was introduced, the machine would read the card but it may not read the biometrics.
“So, when it fails to read the biometrics, they then say – give the voter the Incident Form. And through that, many people voted using identity theft. We have eliminated the Incident Form.
‘’So, every registered voter must go through the biometric and the facial, and we jokingly say that the only way the two processes can fail, particularly the facial, is when the voter forgets his or her face at home on election day. The system of using the BVAS for the conduct of elections has come to stay. There’s no going back.”
Kenneth Okonkwo Celebrates Obi-Datti Campaign Spokesperson Appointment
Kenneth Okonkwo has excitedly accepted his appointment as a Spokesperson for the Obi-Datti Campaign Council .
Naija News NG reported that the likes of Aisha Yesufu, Tanko Yunusa, Moris Monye etc got appointed into the Obi-Datti Campaign Council .
READ : Obi-Datti Presidential Campaign Council Full List
Kenneth Okonkwo responding to the appointment wrote on Twitter :
“Kenneth Okonkwo appointed a Spokesperson of Peter Obi Presidential Campaign Council.
I give special thanks to God Almighty for this appointment. More importantly, my special love and thanks to all the obedient family for your prayers, love and support for this appointment.”
