FG Mulls Extension of Petrol Parity Fund to Gas Supply Nationwide Emmanuel Addeh in Abuja more available and accessible when the policy becomes stations anywhere in Nigeria. He noted that 2021 to 2030 of the Petroleum Industry to Nigerians. functional, it will help tackle The executive secretary had been declared as the Bill (PIB) which will clearly The federal yesterday indicated Speaking yesterday during inflation associated with stated that the scheme had “Decade of Gas”, explaining spell out the new functions that it is considering extending an interactive session with increases in gas products. yet to fully take off because that a lot of consultations were of the PEF, stressing that the current equalisation energy correspondents in PEF's main function is to the government was still still ongoing with all relevant whatever role is assigned scheme in the petrol supply Abuja, the Executive Secretary, ensure price uniformity of propagating the use of gas agencies to make the proposal the petrol equalisation board system in the country to the Petroleum Equalisation Fund petroleum products via the as an alternative fuel and was become a reality. will determine the next line movement of gas across the (PEF) Management Board, Mr reimbursement of marketers yet to get its full adoption by Bobboi stated that the policy country to make the product Ahmed Bobboi, noted that for trucking products to filling the majority of Nigerians. was also awaiting the passage Continued on page 11 APC, PDP Trade Words over Review of Payroll... 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Price: N250 www.thisdaylive.com T RU N TH & REASO FG, Govs Table Revenue-sharing Model to End Financial Autonomy Dispute States to set up revenue allocation committees New system takes effect 45 days after agreement Onyebuchi Ezigbo in Abuja to resolve the raging dispute workers, who have been on funds from the Federation was given to the leadership meeting last Thursday in over the full implementation a strike for over one month Account due to each state are of both the Judiciary Staff Abuja, seeks to replicate The federal government and of financial autonomy for state to press home their demands to be jointly shared among Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) the federal revenue-sharing governors of the 36 states of judiciaries and legislatures. for financial autonomy for the the executive, legislature and and Parliamentary Staff structure in the states. the federation have agreed If the agreement is accepted two arms of government in judiciary in each state. Association of Nigeria on a revenue-sharing formula by judicial and parliamentary the 36 states of the federation, The new proposal, which (PASAN) at a conciliatory Continued on page 11 Buhari Mourns Victims of Insecurity, Condemns Nationwide Bloodletting Bandits kill 11, injure three in Kaduna, Katsina Deji Elumoye in Abuja, John result of the global COVID-19 Shiklam in Kaduna, Emmanuel pandemic said: "As Muslims in Ugwu-Nwogo in Umuahia and Nigeria join others globally in Dike Onwuamaeze in Lagos preparations towards Eid al-Fitr, a day that is celebrated to mark President Muhammadu the end of Ramadan, the month Buhari yesterday bemoaned of fasting, President Buhari has the killings in the country that directed that all celebrations have worsened the nation’s are limited due to the global security challenges. Coronavirus crisis. The president, in a statement "To this end, the president, by his spokesman, Mallam first family, his personal aides, Garba Shehu, condoled with members of the cabinet and the relatives of those who lost service chiefs who choose to their lives in what he called remain in Abuja will congregate madness going on nationwide. in full compliance with The killings continued at the COVID-19 protocols at the weekend as bandits murdered forecourt of the Presidential no fewer than 11 persons in Villa, Abuja to observe the Katsina and Kaduna States. Eid prayers by 9:00 am. Also, gunmen sustained their "Thereafter, there will be attacks on police facilities in the no traditional Sallah homage South-east as they hit a police to the president by religious, station in Umuahia, Abia State community and political leaders capital. as was the case last year, the Buhari, who called for a low- key Eid al-Fitr celebration as a Continued on page 11 FOR SAFER ROADS... PDP Consults Babangida, to Meet L-R: Delta State Governor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa; Vice President Yemi Osinbajo (SAN); and Obi of Owa Kingdom, Dr. Emmanuel Efeizomor II, during the inauguration of the Federal Road Safety Corps Marshall Inspectorate Training School in Obasanjo, Jonathan, Others...Page 8 Owa-Alero…recently 2 MONDAY MAY 10, 2021 • THISDAY MONDAY MAY 10, 2021 • THISDAY 3 4 MONDAY MAY 10, 2021 • THISDAY MONDAY MAY 10, 2021 • THISDAY 5 6 MONDAY MAY 10, 2021 • THISDAY MONDAY MAY 10, 2021 • THISDAY 7 8 MONDAY, ͹͸˜ͺ͸ͺ͹˾THISDAY Group News Editor Ejiofor Alike NEWS Email [email protected], 08066066268 PDP Consults Babangida, to Meet Obasanjo, Jonathan over National Issues Chuks Okocha in Abuja communication on the outcome from collapse. Our country guerrilla warfare and the very the PDP is leading the charge been plunged into by the All of the meeting between the PDP is threatened and this is not a foundation of our country is in seeking a solution to the Progressives Congress (APC),” Members of the National Working leadership and Babangida, joke. We are confronted with being threatened. That is why ugly situation our nation has he said. Committee (NWC) of the Peoples THISDAY gathered that the Democratic Party (PDP) have met state of insecurity in Nigeria with a former military President, dominated the discussion. General Ibrahim Babangida (rtd), It was also learnt that another on the state of the nation. issue discussed was what a source The party chiefs are also privy to the meeting described billed to meet former Presidents as the internal affairs of the PDP Olusegun Obasanjo and as a political party. Goodluck Jonathan, as well as THISDAY was further told a former President of the Senate, that the PDP leadership will Senator David Mark. this week meet with Obasanjo The party had last week said it and Jonathan as well as Mark. would commence consultations The party has also slated to with critical stakeholders across meet former senate presidents, the six geo-political zones in Dr. Bukola Saraki and Anyim furtherance of its democratic Pius Anyim. efforts to rescue the nation from It was not certain if the meeting misrule. between Babangida and the PDP The party had added that it leadership discussed issues on was working on templates that how the presidential candidate of would enable it to, within the the PDP would emerge as well ambits of laws, further harness as the report of the committee suggestions from Nigerians on led by Bauchi State Governor, democratic means to tackle the Senator Bala Mohammed, that festering insecurity, guarantee the threw open the PDP presidential safety of lives and property as ticket to all zones. well as restore national stability While receiving former and cohesiveness. Minister of Information and THISDAY gathered that it National Orientation and was in line with this pledge founding National Secretary of that the NWC led by the PDP the PDP, Prof. Jerry Gana, who National Chairman, Prince Uche recently returned to the party, Secondus, met with Babangida Secondus had said the main on the state of the nation in his objective of the PDP was to residence in Minna, Niger State rescue the nation from misrule. MENTORING THE DIASPORA... at the weekend. “The main objective of the L-R: Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Zuberu Dada (left), and Chairman, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Though there was no official PDP is to rescue our nation Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, at the inaugural Diaspora Quarterly lecture Series Webinar in Abuja…weekend el-Rufai’s Allegation of Persecution Unfounded, Says Jonathan Accuses gov of becoming bitter after losing vice presidential bid Chuks Okocha in Abuja Yar’Adua died. He returned “After the then President false and provocative comments order el-Rufai's arrest and is senior to him in age.’ because he believed that under named Mr. Namadi Sambo as that were injurious to Nigeria’s subsequent prosecution in order “Malam el-Rufai was also Former President Goodluck then-President Jonathan the his vice president, two days later peace, unity and progress, as not to heighten political tension. exposed as a pathological liar on Jonathan has described the atmosphere was more conducive on May 13, 2010, Mr. el-Rufai well as to our good relations It said: “Mr. Nasir el-Rufai page 272 of ‘Power, Politics and allegation of persecution made for him. This is borne out by a became very bitter and made with neighbouring nations, worked closely with then- Death: A Front-row Account of against his administration by Wikileaks’ cable, in which Mr. plans to leave the Peoples including that then-President President Olusegun Obasanjo, Nigeria Under the late President Kaduna State Governor, Malam el-Rufai admitted that former Democratic Party and began Jonathan founded and funded who has described him in his Umaru Musa Yar’Adua,’ written Nasir el-Rufai, as a mere figment President Jonathan is ‘clean and to undermine the Jonathan Boko Haram to the tune of N50 book, My Watch Volume 2, as by former THISDAY Editor of his imagination and concocted honest.’ administration." billion to give Islam a bad name, follows: ‘Nasir’s penchant for and spokesman to President to attract cheap attention and “After this diplomatic cable The statement said despite which Mr. el-Rufai made on reputation savaging is almost Yar’Adua, Mr.