Good morning, Nigeria. Welcome to the Naija News roundup of top newspaper headlines in Nigeria for today, Sunday, 8th September, 2024. 1.
‘You Always Talk Before You Think, You Are A Tailor’ – Ighodalo Replies Oshiomhole The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo State, Asue Ighodalo, has taken a dig at former governor, Adams Oshiomhole. This comes after Oshiomhole claimed that Ighodalo is not electable and familiar with the people of Edo State ahead of the September 12 governorship election. Ighodalo, in his response during an interview with BBC Pidgin, said Oshiomhole was a tailor while he was a board chairman.
The host asked, “ The former governor of Edo state, someone weh you work for his economic team, to offer your expertise and your experience, Adam’s Oshiomhole.” He said, “Asue Ighodalo is not electable, he doesn’t understand the people, he doesn’t know Edo state. He can’t speak the language of his own village.
Wetin go be your response to that?” Ighodalo countered that Oshiomhole’s remarks were thoughtless, asserting that if Oshiomhole could govern for eight years with minimal experience, he as a seasoned board chairman who has employed ten thousand people, could certainly do better. 2. We Never Imagined Buhari, Tinubu Would Be Such Colossal Failures – Former APC Chieftain A former National Vice Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Salihu Lukman, has said that erstwhile President, Muhammadu Buh.
