FORMER Head of State and Presidential candidate of the Congress for Progressive Change, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari and former Presidential aide, Prof. Julius Ihonvbere, yesterday, in Benin City, bemoaned leadership failure in Nigeria, regretting that the situation had thrown the nation 50-years backward politically.

SOUTH-East leaders, yesterday, admitted that the problems confronting the zone where persons who occupy positions zoned to them are often removed from office are self inflicted.

MINISTER of Labour and Productivity, Chief Emeka Wogu, yesterday dismissed report quoting him of saying the Federal Government could not pay the N18.000 new minimum wage, stressing he never said so because, knowing that government was fully committed to paying the new wage once it became legal.

Still fuming over over the presidency’s recent comment that he is not a democrat, Senator Joseph Waku yesterday accused the presidency of rather being undemocratic.

FORMER Minister of Information and Communication and candidate for Anambra Central senatorial zone on the platform of All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, Professor Dora Akunyili has expressed displeasure over alleged move to zone the senate presidency to the South West geo-political zone during the next dispensation.