CBN Restricts Sugar Importation to Dangote, BUA, FMN Says the three fi rms have made reasonable progress in backward integration Obinna Chima by Dangote Sugar Refi nery this in a circular dated July which was posted on the that the three companies had under the National Sugar Plc, Golden Sugar Company, 16, titled: “Sugar Importation regulator’s website yesterday. made reasonable progress in Development Council The Central Bank of Nigeria owned by Flour Mills of in Nigeria,” signed by the The CBN hinged its achieving backward integration established the Nigerian Sugar (CBN) yesterday stated that Nigeria Plc and BUA Sugar Director, Trade and Exchange reason for selecting the in the sector. Master Plan to encourage and sugar importation in the Refi nery Limited. Department, CBN, Dr. aforementioned sugar It explained: “The Federal country can only be done The central bank disclosed Ozoemena Nnaji, a copy of manufacturers on the fact Government of Nigeria Continued on page 5 Court Discharges, Acquits Ex-NBA President, Usoro of N1.4bn Fraud… Page 6 Saturday 17 July, 2021 Vol 26. No 9595 www.thisdaylive.com T N250 R U N T H & R E ASO Anambra Election: INEC Excludes Soludo, Ozigbo, APGA Kicks Soludo: I'll still contest and win overwhelmingly Chuks Okocha and Commission, (INEC), yesterday (PDP) from the unveiled list of the INEC decision, alleging the party”, even as Soludo to win overwhelmingly. Onyebuchi Ezigbo in Abuja dropped Prof. Chukwuma candidates for the November that the commission was boasted that despite not A Court in Abuja Soludo of the All Progressives 6 Governorship Election in substituting its duly elected being listed by INEC, he yesterday had issued an Citing obedience to court Grand Alliance (APGA), and Anambra State. governorship candidate with was sure of taking part in order mandating INEC not rulings, the Independent Valentine Ozigbo of the Meanwhile, APGA, in that of an “impostor, who the governorship contest in National Electoral Peoples Democratic Party a swift reaction, protested is desperate to embarrass the state, and that he stands Continued on page 5 House Adopts E-Transmission of Results ‘Where Practicable’, Opposition Walks Out Elumelu: Process, a sham, House leadership prevented INEC from addressing lawmakers NCC: Nigeria lacks adequate network coverage for seamless electronic transmission of results Adedayo Akinwale and Udora Orizu in Abuja The House of Representatives yesterday passed the Electoral Act Amendment Bill, amid a walkout staged by opposition members, with the controversial Clause 52(2) intact, adding that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) “may transmit results of the election through electronic means where and when practicable”. The Senate passed same bill on Thursday but added that the “Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) must certify that national coverage is adequate and secure, while the national assembly must approve,” before INEC can adopt E-transmission of results. Yesterday, when the clause- GOODNIGHT EMILY AIG-IMOUKHUEDE... by-clause consideration of the bill was being done, the L-R: Vice President Yemi Osinbajo (SAN); Son of departed and Chairman, Coronation Capital, Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede; his wife Mrs. Ofovwe Aig- Imoukhuede; and daughter of departed, Dr. Mrs. Erekpitan Ola-Adisa, at the funeral service in honour of Pastor (Mrs.) Emily Okhenren Aig-Imoukhuede held Continued on page 5 at Our Saviour’s Church in Lagos... yesterday mubo peters 2 SATURDAY JULY 17, 2021 • THISDAY SATURDAY JULY 17, 2021 • THISDAY 3 4 SATURDAY JULY 17, 2021 • THISDAY THISDAY, THE SATURDAY NEWSPAPER ˾˜ ͹Ϳ˜ͺ͸ͺ͹ 5 PAGE FIVE Tears, As General Ahmed Killed Along Lokoja-Abuja Road is Buried Lucky Irabor, Farouk Yahaya grieve, say Nigeria lost a gallant officer Kingsley NwezehÓØÌßÔË was a former Army Provost payment of his entitlements. He commended President Nigerian Army, a serving one. A statement issued by Marshal and Director, Veteran "The army will do the Muhammadu Buhari for his “So, it is not just about the the Director Army Public The Chief of Defence Staff, Affairs of the army. needful and do what is in support to the armed forces Nigerian Army or the Armed Relations, Brigadier-General Gen. Lucky Irabor and other "It's indeed a very sad our provisions. Chief of and thanked the service Forces, but it is about the Onyema Nwachukwu, said service chiefs, senior military incident given the circumstances Administration, look into it chiefs and the police chief nation and I can tell you, no a delegation from the Army officers, and family members of its occurrence but we cannot and do the needful. for attending the burial. stone will be left unturned Headquarters, led by the Chief attended the burial ceremony question God. "Under my command, we The traditional 21-gun salute in finding those who had a of Policy and Plans (Army) of Major General Husseini "It is God that calls us when will improve on entitlements was rendered while the flag hand in his murder. The killers Maj. Gen. Anthony Omozoje Ahmed, who was killed by He wants. We will all go there for those who paid the and other insignia of military would be tracked, arrested, and had visited the widow and gunmen along Lokoja-Abuja only Him that knows when. supreme price," he said. service were handed over to be brought to justice," he said. other members of the bereaved Road on his way to Abuja. Ahmed is gone, we will all go The army chief called for the wife, who was stricken General Ahmed was shot family. The burial was conducted there," the Army Chief said. prayers and urged family with grief. dead on Thursday evening by It said members of the in a solemn atmosphere at He recalled that the late members to pray for the repose Meanwhile, in his reaction to gunmen, who opened fire on Nigerian Army Officers' Wives Lungi Barracks Cemetery in Ahmed was a team player. of the soul of the departed. the death of the army general, his vehicle killing him instantly. Association (NAOWA), led by Abuja, amid tears by family "He is our colleague and "I urge people and family former Spokesman of the A source said the general the Deputy National President, members, colleagues, and we have been together for members to pray for him. It Nigerian Army, Brigadier- was on his way to Abuja from Mrs. Stella Omozoje, also others, who thronged the a long time," he said, and is now time to settle all the General S.K. Usman (rtd), said Okene when he ran into the visited the family to condole cemetery. condoled with the Nigerian quarrels. the military would apprehend gunmen. with them. Speaking at the burial, Army and the family of the "Continue to pray for him the killers of the late senior “They opened fire on his The late Ahmed was, in Chief of Army Staff, Maj. Gen. departed general. and us in the army," he said, officer. vehicle, he died. The driver a recent shake-up in the Faruk Yahaya lamented and The Army Chief directed while pledging to ensure the “It is not just the Nigerian pretended to be dead from army, appointed a Director, described as very sad, the the administration directorate payment of his entitlements Army, this is somebody that the wound he sustained,” an Veteran Affairs at the army death of General Ahmed, who of the army to facilitate the and support his family. was a Major General in the informant said. headquarters. HOUSE ADOPTS E-TRANSMISSION OF RESULTS ‘WHERE PRACTICABLE’, OPPOSITION WALKS OUT deputy speaker, Idris Wase, if a motion of rescission on engaging in physical combat. whether this is his usual polling units in 2018. the opposition lawmakers who presided over the sitting, it was moved. person because, in our He said that means NCC showed that they were skipped clause 52, and said Elumelu argued that there Elumelu: Process, a opinion, he was telling lies. did not have coverage for disappointed in the action it would be revisited after was no need for rescission, Sham And because he was telling only 8,000 polling units. of Wase. all other clauses had been since the clause had not been lies, I brought up an Act that He added, "That for me He further clarified that considered. ruled on. Addressing journalists, gives room for funds to be presupposes over 90 per cent the issue of electronic After the clauses of the However, Wase said the alongside other opposition made available for places not coverage. Two, the reference transmission of results has bill were considered, Ndudi decision on clause 52 had lawmakers after staging a served by the USPF. And he that he made about 2G and nothing to do with opposition Elumelu, Minority Leader of already been taken. walkout, Elumelu stated agreed 100 per cent that I 3G, each of these frequencies lawmakers because Hon. the house, raised a point of At this point, the minority categorically that the man was correct. can transfer data. It is very James Faleke of the APC order that clause 52 of the bill caucus protested and walked that spoke on behalf of the Adding his voice, Deputy clear. So what we are doing also brought an amendment which stipulates the method out of the chamber. NCC told lies. Minority Leader, Toby essentially is the rule of in agreement that results of transmission of result be The bill should have been He stated: "I am happy Okechuckwu said statistically, men and not the rule of should be manually and considered. passed on Thursday but for that you are asking this according to NCC reports, our rules." electronically transmitted. But Wase, said the clause the rowdy session which NCC had coverage for 109,000 Elumelu pointed out question and that informs Continued on page 14 could only be reconsidered, later led to some lawmakers why I stood up to ask him polling units out of 119,000 that the walkout staged by ANAMBRA ELECTION: INEC EXCLUDES SOLUDO, OZIGBO, APGA KICKS to publish the name of anyone November election.