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Green Energy: Osinbajo Frets over Looming Fall in Funding for Gas Says Nigeria will continue frontline advocacy for a just transition to zero emissions Vice President Yemi Osinbajo international bodies and Ministers of Environment, and the Permanent Secretary, Nigeria and other developing He also asserted that Nigeria is worried about the global institutions. Dr. Mohammad Mahmood Federal Ministry of Petroleum countries be sustained during would play a critical role with clamour for green energy As a result, he summoned a Abubakar; Foreign Affairs, Resources, Bitrus Bako Nabasu. the global transition to net-zero other gas exporting countries and the looming reduction virtual meeting on the subject Geoffrey Onyeama; Minister At the virtual meeting, emissions and said Nigeria to stop the defunding of gas in funding for gas and fossil last Thursday, with other top of State, Environment, Sharon Osinbajo maintained his would continue its frontline and fossil fuel projects in fuel projects, especially in federal government officials Ikeazor; Minister of State, position that the funding for advocacy for a just transition developing countries, by in attendance; including the Power, Goddy Jedy Agba, gas and fossil fuel projects in to zero-emission. Continued on page 5 DSS Grills, Cautions Ahmad Gumi over Comments on Bandits, Security Agents… Page 5 Saturday 26 June, 2021 Vol 26. No 9574 www.thisdaylive.com T N250 RU N TH & REASO President Approves Extra 6 Months for APC’s Caretaker Committee Says crisis-ridden party back to life Dates for congresses at all levels ratified Deji Elumoye and Adedayo months tenure extension to the Congress (APC). Committee at the State House, extension after doing 12 The Caretaker Chairman Akinwale in Abuja Mai Mala Buni-led Caretaker/ The President gave the Abuja. months, to enable them and Governor of Yobe State, Extraordinary Convention approval yesterday morning Sources said the Buni-led “put the party in very good Buni presented a summary President Muhammadu Planning Committee of after a closed-door meeting committee requested for shape and conduct a seamless Buhari has granted another six the ruling All Progressives with members of the another six months tenure elective National Convention.” Continued on page 5 Buhari Projects Amina Mohammed as Next UN’s Secretary-General Global organisation’s deputy scribe marks 60th birthday in Abuja Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf wants her as 2nd female African President Olawale Ajimotokan and He said Amina’s recent Emameh Gabriel in Abuja reappointment was one of the testaments of her credentials. President Muhammadu Buhari Gambari said: "It’s not yesterday joined dignitaries surprising therefore that after and world leaders in Abuja completing her first term as to extol the virtues of Amina Deputy Secretary-General, Mohammed, Deputy Secretary- the UN Secretary-General General of the United Nations, graciously reappointed her on her 60th birthday, just as for a second term, the second he projected her to take over African and the first to be done the world's number one civil by a female African, of course, servant's position in six years. a Nigerian. Buhari presented his “On this note, I am optimistic goodwill message at a that she will become the first symposium organised by the female Secretary-General. Who Centre for Public Research and knows, six years is not far from Development to commemorate here.” Amina's 60th birthday. Similarly, former Liberian The President who was President Ellen Sirleaf-Johnson represented by his Chief of called on Nigerian politicians Staff, Agboola Ibrahim Gambari to take a cue from Liberia to congratulated her for the feat elect the first female president she has attained on the global stage. Continued on page 5 Maiduguri-Damaturu Road Shut FOR A SAFER KWARA STATE... Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, with the Commissioner of Police, Kwara State Command, Muhammed Page 38 Bagega, during the inspection of one of the 20 operational vehicles and dozens of bulletproof vests presented to security as RRS Engages Boko Haram... agencies in the state by the state’s government at Government House, Ilorin…Thursday 2 SATURDAY JUNE 26, 2021 • THISDAY SATURDAY JUNE 26, 2021 • THISDAY 3 4 SATURDAY JUNE 26, 2021 • THISDAY THISDAY, THE SATURDAY NEWSPAPER ˾˜ ͺ;˜ͺͺ 5 PAGE FIVE DSS Grills, Cautions Ahmad Gumi over Comments on Bandits, Security Agents Charles AjunwaÓØ ËÑÙÝËØÎ The sources said the cleric said: “These bandits, if you efforts. nowhere in the TV interview said all his interventions with Kingsley NwezehÓØÌßÔË was subsequently cautioned don’t know, are cooperating Onyema Nwachukwu, the when the cleric categorically bandits inside the forest were on his utterances by the DSS with a lot of bad elements in Army’s spokesperson, said: “It accused the entire military of done in collaboration with the The Kaduna State office of the detectives and allowed to go our security system. This is a is essential to remind ourselves aiding bandits. support of the government and Department of State Services, home. business. So many people are that this same military, being The spokesman explained security agencies, hence he did DSS, yesterday invited and Spokesman of the DSS, Dr. involved, you’ll be so surprised. accused of connivance, are the that what Gumi said was “what not commit any offence. questioned controversial cleric, Peter Afunanya, confirmed “They were caught in ones who recently put their people have been saying and “Nobody Invited me for Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, over his the invitation of Gumi by Zamfara; they were caught lives on the line to rescue even the soldiers have been questioning or any arrest, I can recent allegations, during an the service, adding, “It may everywhere, how do these big abductees of the Government saying is that there could be say that categorically,” the Sheik interview on Arise Television not be unconnected with his weapons cross our borders? Secondary School, Birnin Yauri, some bad eggs among them.” said, adding, “since I ventured that some security agents were claim that security agencies How can these big weapons from kidnappers. into the forest, I went there aiding and benefiting from were colluding with bandits cross our borders and get “While the Nigerian Army Gumi: I was Never with full security, the police, bandits ravaging communities in the spate of kidnapping for into the forest without the will not attempt to excuse Quizzed By DSS with the knowledge of the DSS, in the North. ransom afflicting the nation.” cooperation of some bad the possibility of black sheep traditional rulers and the Fulani At the DSS office, sources Afunanya said further: element of the security amongst its fold, it must be But the Kaduna-based cleric leaders, I never went alone”. close to Gumi said he was “Gumi was invited as a person operatives assisting them? It’s stated unambiguously that it yesterday evening debunked He also insisted that he never questioned on his statement of interest. The service invited not possible. If I give you the will not condone any form of reports that he was either made any disparaging remarks during the interview, “and the Sheikh Gumi. It is not out of same amount of guns, can you sabotage or aiding and assisting quizzed or invited for against the military during his cleric clarified his declaration, place for it to invite any person take them to the UK? You can’t the enemy by any personnel.” questioning by the DSS over his recent live interview on national saying he did not accuse the of interest." because the security is alert.” Also, Gumi’s spokesman, remarks on security agencies. television. entire military and other During the Arise TV The Nigerian Army kicked Tukur Mamu, in an interview Speaking after presiding According to him, there was security agencies of aiding interview last Wednesday, against the cleric’s claims and with the VOA yesterday, over a Jummat service at nowhere in the TV interview bandits but “the bad eggs in the cleric, who is known to warned that it would not dismissed the allegation the Sultan Bello Mosque in that he categorically accused the security agencies.” have access to the bandits, condone acts sabotaging its against Gumi, saying there was Kaduna State, Sheikh Gumi the entire military. GREEN ENERGY: OSINBAJO FRETS OVER LOOMING FALL IN FUNDING FOR GAS fuel projects in developing on defunding of gas/fossil on Climate Change, led that reflects Nigeria’s(EU), led by its Executive the planned restrictions on countries. fuel projects as it does not by the Federal Ministry of advocacy on defunding of Vice President, Mr. Valdis financing of gas projects in The Vice President noted benefit developing countries Environment, to finetune gas projects. Dombrovskis, the VP African countries as a potential that it was vital that the especially. Nigeria’s position for COP26, Before now, Osinbajo had, reaffirmed Nigeria’ssetback. Forum of Gas Exporting He noted that it was vital while the Federal Ministry of at different forums in the past commitment to the global At the UN Dialogue on Countries (GEC) join forces Nigeria plays a significant Petroleum Resources would months, raised the issue of green energy initiative, but Food Systems, also in February, to prevent the defunding of role in achieving a consensus focus on strengthening the financing of gas projects called for a just transition the Vice President stressed the gas and fossil fuel projects, with the GEC Forum on these country’s strategy, particularly in developing countries, to zero-emission. need for the international especially from developing issues, even as the 26th United in its initiative to use gas as especially Nigeria, advocating At another meeting held community to consider, as countries, by international Nations (UN) Climate Change a transition fuel. a just transition and more in February with the British an option, the use of gas and bodies and institutions.