Bisi Akande at 75
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Bisi Akande at 70
* A study in ‘straight-and-narrow path’ WHAT does one make of the 70th birthday of Chief Adebisi Akande, the Action Congress (AC) national chairman and former Governor of Osun State? The spartan Chief Akande is no ceremony buff. Even as governor, he turned the wedding of his children into a humble affair, when many in his position, with access to state funds, would have put on a wasteful show, and turned many a smart alee into instant millionaires. So, how come the former governor, as a private citizen, in spite of himself, got such a grand birthday bash? As far as politics of power goes, Chief Akande, like Chíef Obafemi…


