Periodicals
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Why corruption is difficult to tackle in Nigeria – Bisi Akande
Ex-Osun State Governor, Adebisi Akande, has said successive administrations in Nigeria have failed to defeat corruption due to a “corrupt mindset” of Nigerians. Akande, who spoke to journalists in his Ila-Orangun country home on Saturday as part of activities marking his 85th birthday, said until Nigerians have a change of mindset and embrace the virtues of dedication and hard work, no leader would be able to attack and defeat corruption in the country. The pioneer Interim National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, who lamented that rather than embracing hard work, many Nigerians would prefer to cut corners, said leadership alone could not make people prosperous. He further said, “In…
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Akande to NASS: go back to 1960 Constitution, present law can’t work
The first interim national chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC) and former governor of Osun state, Chief Bisi Akande has urged the National Assembly to dump 1999 constitution and adopt the 1960 version. During a Saturday interview preceding his 85th birthday celebration, Akande expressed support for restructuring the country, emphasizing that it primarily entails discarding the 1999 constitution. He highlighted that the constitution was not written by anyone, urging the National Assembly to reconsider its stance on the matter. He said: “I will prefer 1960 constitution for Nigeria, it is the best! For example, in 1960 constitution, if you are a member of national and state assembly, you are a part time,…
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I THOUGHT I WILL DIE YOUNG
The pioneer Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Chief Adebisi Akande on Thursday stunned the audience when he revealed how he attempted to rush to achieve great feat in life because he thought he would die young. Akande who made the remark while appreciating the crowd of eminent personalities across the country who graced his 80th birthday ceremony in Ila-Orangun noted that his parents died young. His words: “My father died at age fifty and my mother died at the tender age of forty-five and I thought within me that definitely, I am not going to live long. I therefore tried to achieve much early in life. “When I…
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PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI LAUDS BISI AKANDE’S LEADERSHIP AT 80
President Muhammadu Buhari has joined all members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in greeting the first interim chairman of the party and former governor of Osun State, Chief Abdukareem Adebisi Akande on his 80th birthday. The President in a statement by his special adviser media, Femi Adesina congratulated Chief Akande, his family and friends for the laudable achievements over the years, which threw him into the limelight at an early age, particularly highlighting his sacrifices in public service at both state and national levels. As the first interim chairman of the APC, President Buhari affirmed that the former governor’s pivotal and visionary leadership prepared the party for history in…
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APC PROMISED DEVOLUTION OF POWER, NOT RESTRUCTURING
The first National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress(APC), Chief Bisi Akande has taken a swipe at the party’s critics for alleging it jettisoned its promise of restructuring, saying the party never promised to restructure the country during its 2014/2015 campaigns. He said devolution of more power to the state was what the party has in its manifesto and promised. He blamed the National Assembly and security challenges for the party’s inability to fulfill its promises on devolution of power. In an interview with The Guardian to mark his 80th birthday holding on Wednesday, Akande said though he remains an apostle of restructuring, his party has not bought into…
