PUTIN WOOS AFRICAN LEADERS AT SHOWCASE SUMMIT, SAYS RUSSIA IS BETTER PARTNER THAN 'COLONIAL' WEST. (PHOTO).

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 Putin woos African leaders at showcase summit, says Russia is better partner than 'colonial' West President Vladimir Putin told African leaders ​on Wednesday that Russia was their best partner, accusing what he cast as a colonial West of still trying ‌to exploit the continent's resources and using debt to hold back development, Reuters reported. The Kremlin chief was speaking at the third Russia-Africa Summit in Moscow, a two-day event attended by African leaders and government delegations from 48 countries, during which he will hold one-on-one talks with many of the 22 individual African leaders ​attending on everything from trade to security, arms deals and grain supplies. "Africa is increasingly asserting itself as one of the key players in the global economy and politics. However, the emergence of a multipolar world is, of ​course, no easy task; it faces resistance from countries that are not prepared to accept this reality: those who are accustomed to ​thinking i...

IN A RECENT STATEMENT,AREWA CONSULTATIVE FORUM,ACCUSED JONATHAN OF PLOTTING TO HINDER BUHARI'S TENURE.

                   The Arewa Cosultative Forum ACF,accused President Goodluck Jonathan of deliberate plot to hinder the smooth take off of Muhammadu Buhari's tenure.The statement is signed by the ACF National Publicity Secretary,Muhammad Ibrahim,noted that the nationwide fuel scarcity had virtually crippled the economy and put untold hardship on Nigerians.Part of the statement reads ''This has seriously affected power generation and distribution,transportation system,telecommunications,banking,water supply and other sectors of the economy.All these unwarranted hardships including the persistent insecurity and many others which the outgoing regime will bequeath to Gen Buhari appear to be deliberate and calculated to hinder the smooth takeoff of the new administration.The recent revelation by the Finance Minister,Dr Ngozi Okonjo Iweala that despite about N61.7billion about N12.3 trillion} earned from oil and other sources in the four years of president Jonathan,the Federal Government has been borrowing to pay salaries and allowances thereby incuring heavy debt for the incoming administration''.

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