Today’s Headlines: Kogi Guber: I – Didn’t Collect N3bn From Atiku, Dangote – Melaye, Exit Of Investors From Nigeria A Bad Omen, Says Obi – see details

The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in the Kogi State governorship election, Senator Dino Malaye, has denied speculations that he collected N3bn from former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and Chairman of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote for the elections.

Melaye said this at a dinner organised in his honour by members of his campaign organisation, in Abuja, on Thursday.

He explained that the speculation was the handiwork of his detractors who were bent on detailing his campaign.

Melaye while denying the speculation that he collected N1billion from Atiku and N2billion from Dangote as “fake news” peddled by “betrayers”. The former federal lawmaker also enumerated three basic lessons he learnt from contesting the election.

The Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, LP, in the 2023 general election, Peter Obi, has described the exit of credible international firms from Nigeria as a bad omen for the nation.

Obi said in his X handle on Friday that the departure of three global firms in the health and energy sectors says a lot about the state of affairs in our country.

He said, “A few months ago, I lamented about the exit of the international Pharmaceutical giant, GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) from Nigeria. GSK remains a top global pharmaceutical manufacturer and has had 51 years of operations in Nigeria, the reason for their exit being that there was no longer any perceived growth in Nigeria anchored on productivity.

“Today, Procter & Gamble (P&G), the world’s largest personnel care and household products company, makers of iconic brands like Pampers, Gillette, etc, is again leaving Nigeria, for the same reason GSK left.