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Air Force: Super Tucano Fighter Jets Depart US for Nigeria Kingsley Nwezeh in Abuja their way to Nigeria. expected to fly through five in earlier statements, had said where the attack aircraft would questions over the delay in The fighter jets, bought countries, notably Canada, six of the fighter aircraft were be domiciled. the delivery of the fighter jets. The Nigerian Air Force said following the award of a $329 Spain, Greenland, Iceland to be delivered by July while A delegation of the House A statement by the Nigerian yesterday that the long-awaited million foreign military sales and Algeria before arriving the remaining six would be of Representatives had some Air Force Headquarters said first batch of six A29 Super contract to SNC by the United in Nigeria. in Nigeria by December. weeks ago visited the United the first batch of the fighter Tucano aircraft, ordered by States government to build The jet fighters were billed The air force had also States to ascertain the state of jets departed the United States the federal government from 12 A-29s for the Nigerian Air for delivery to Nigeria between completed construction of a the fighter jets. the United States, were on Force in November 2018, are 2021 and 2022. The air force, hangar in Jaji, Kaduna State, The delegation had raised Continued on page 10 COVID-19 Impedes FG's Economic Diversification Drive, Says Ahmed ... Page 6 Friday 16 July, 2021 Vol 26. No 9594. Price: N250 www.thisdaylive.com T R U N T H & R E ASO Emir Bayero Tells Buhari to End Nigerians’ Suffering Kasim Sumaina and Ibrahim Shuaibu in Kano The Emir of Kano, Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero, yesterday told President Muhammadu Buhari to step up efforts by his administration to end the sufferings of Nigerians. DIAMOND FOR NGIGE... The emir told the president L-R: The celebrant, Chief Emeka Ngige (SAN); his wife, Ogochukwu; Ondo State Governor, Mr. Rotimi Akeredolu (SAN); and former Governor of Anambra State, Mr. who paid him a courtesy call Peter Obi, at a thanksgiving to mark Ngige's 60th birthday in Lagos…recently Continued on page 10 Afraid of Defeat in 2023, APC Senators Weaken e-Transmission of Election Results How senators voted Commotion forces House to adjourn decision till today New law may be unconstitutional Deji Elumoye, Chuks Commission (INEC) by Assembly before deploying arm of government. party, with two opposition electronically during the 2023 Okocha, Alex Enumah, the 1999 Constitution (as electronic transmission of The senators, with lawmakers who broke general election. Adedayo Akinwale, Udora amended), on the conduct election results in any area. marching orders from ranks with their party, at Twenty eight other senators Orizu in Abuja, Christopher of elections, the Senate By the decision, the their party, All Progressives the consideration of the were absent to cast their Isiguzo in Enugu, John yesterday passed the National Assembly, Congress (APC), buckled Electoral Act Amendment votes. But THISDAY gathered Shiklam in Kaduna and Electoral Act Amendment statutorily designed as and deployed their majority Bill, voted 52 to 28 to amend that many of them were in Kemi Olaitan in Ibadan Bill, which requires the a law-making organ of in the Senate to weaken clause 52 of the bill that the chambers before voting commission to seek clearance government, seeks to the quest for electronic would have empowered begun. Despite the independence from the Nigerian National assume powers to approve a transmission of poll results the Independent National The senators' tactical conferred on the Independent Communication Commission decision exclusively within in the 2023 election cycle Electoral Commission (INEC) National Electoral (NCC) and the National the purview of the executive Senators from the ruling to transmit election results Continued on page 8 Alakija: My Transition from Fashion to Oil Industry Was God Ordained... Page 5 2 FRIDAY JULY 16, 2021 •THISDAY FRIDAY JULY 16, 2021 • THISDAY 3 4 FRIDAY JULY 16, 2021 •THISDAY FRIDAY, ;˜ͺͺ˾THISDAY 5 Group News Editor Ejiofor Alike NEWS Email [email protected], 08066066268 Alakija: My Transition from Fashion to Oil Industry Was God Ordained Kingsley Nwezeh in Abuja about when we get back to three years to secure the oil the licence, she found out multinational (Texaco) a to God, give me this, give Nigeria." licence. that it was an oil block that company before the eventual me that. We should also ask Oil mogul and richest woman Alakija added: "When we Alakija, who was named nobody wanted. signing of the papers. God, what can I do for you in Africa, Mrs. Folorunsho got back to Nigeria, she Forbes Magazine's richest "Nobody in the industry On her philanthropy, she today?". Alakija, yesterday recounted brought some bid documents woman in Africa in 2020, wanted it. It was deep said it was anchored on the On that premise, she set how she transited from being and said that we are looking said after securing the oil offshore, it was 5,000 feet principle of giving. about rendering assistance a fashion entrepreneur to an to lift crude oil from Nigeria licence, oil exploration and technology had not "I know that the more you to widows and children. investor in the oil industry, and she wanted to know if companies declined reached that water depth. give, the more God gives Speaking on her N1 billion saying her path was designed I can speak to some of our involvement owing to the It was too expensive to back to you. That's for donation to CACOVID, she by God. clients, one of whom was the fact that it was "offshore explore and nobody knew sure but that shouldn't be stated that her foundation Alakija, who joined late Mrs. Mariam Babangida. and about 5,000 feet." what was deep under. Only the reason why you should sought assurances of the septuagenarian club "I said okay, I will go and Alakija added: "The rest God knew and He closed give", she said. judicious application of the yesterday, in an interview see what she can do about it was what God wanted to do. the eyes of every human On the activities of her donation before it was made. on ‘The Morning Show,’ a and I got there and she (Mrs. What He wanted to at first being on earth to it," she foundation, Rose of Sharon "We requested that when it programme on ARISE NEWS Babangida) said I can book by giving me that opening added. Foundation, she said: "I gets to CACOVID, it will get Channel, the broadcast arm an appointment for you to through my friend because According to her, it took asked God if there's any to the right quarters, where of THISDAY Newspapers, see the petroleum minister. I would have never looked another three years for her way, He will want me to we wanted our money to gave glory to God for her I went to see the petroleum at the oil industry." to find technical partners. help Him. As Christians, go. We donated N1billion," successes in the oil industry, minister and what they She said when she got She recalled meeting with we should not be going she said. fashion and her humanitarian wanted to do was to lift crude gestures. and the petroleum minister She recounted her long said the administration at battle to secure an oil licence, that time wanted to move adding that it took three away - they preferred to get years under the military Nigerians to be involved (in regime of General Ibrahim the oil industry) rather than Babangida (rtd). giving it out to foreigners She also recalled the and he said if they want to difficulties she encountered invest in Nigeria rather than after she was awarded an lift crude, then they will be offshore oil block, but oil willing to do that. exploration companies "I took it back to my declined to partner her friend, she took it back to company to drill for oil. her clients and her clients She spoke of her said ‘no we don't want to involvement in the campaign invest in Nigeria, we only against COVID-19, which wanted to lift;’ so, we parted led her foundation, Rose of ways and I said to myself Sharon, to donate N1billion now that I have an inroad in support of the fight against to that place, why don't I the pandemic. go find something I can do She said: "As I look back what I wanted was a contract now, I can say that there is to boost my pocket. nothing to regret. My only "I still wanted to keep regret in life is not coming on doing my fashion, I to Christ earlier, which is love it so I went back to almost 30 years. That is my Mrs. Babangida and asked only regret in life. her to help me get another "I transitioned from appointment and I went back fashion to oil to the glory and told the minister that of God,moving from fashion I can do something. I can to the oil industry. First of do something with NNPC all, I would say fashion is my and I was giving all sorts passion. A friend of mine, we of different options and met on the plane, a family possibilities." DUTY CALL... friend and she said you know She stated that after several what, there is something I appointments with the then Vice President Yemi Osinbajo (SAN) presiding over the virtual National Economic Council meeting, at the State House, Abuja... would like to talk to you petroleum minister, it took yesterday FG Seeks WTO's Exemption from Regulations for Artisan Fishers James Emejo in Abuja This development has a balanced outcome in line subsidisation threatened that had so far been made as officials from his ministry prompted the WTO to plan with the organisation's the ongoing efforts towards contained in the revised Draft and the Federal Ministry The federal government some measures of discipline mandate.