Periodicals
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AKANDE, AREGBESOLA, OLUMAIKAYE HARP ON RELIGIOUS TOLERANCE, LOVE
Former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Adebisi Akande and Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun state have jointly canvassed for religious tolerance and understanding among Nigerians. The duo stated that humanity and good character defines human being rather than religion saying that religion should not be placed above humanity and virtuous. The former and current governor of the state spoke at a reception organized for the Anglican Bishop, Osun North East Diocese, Reverend Dr Humphrey Olumaikaiye by Akande at his country home in Ila-Orangun, Osun State. Speaking, Aregbesola said the world will be great if everybody relates to one another and as human being in good manner…
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EKITI GUBER: AKANDE, APC LEADERS MEET, CONSIDER CONSENSUS CANDIDATE
Ahead of the rescheduled Ekiti State gubernatorial primaries which will bring up a flag bearer for the All Progressives Congress (APC), top party leaders from the South West yesterday held a high level meeting with aspirants ostensibly to arrive at a consensus candidate so as to boost the party’s chances ahead of the election. Among the leaders were the party’s national leader, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and former governor of Osun State, Bisi Akande who met with all the 33 aspirants contesting for the party’s ticket in Ekiti State as part of efforts to produce a consensus candidate for the election. The meeting which held last night at the Lagos…
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BISI AKANDE WON THE 2017 ZIK PRIZE FOR POLITICAL LEADERSHIP
Former Deputy Governor of Oyo State and former Governor Osun state and First Interim National Chairman of All Progressive Congress (APC), Chief Bisi Akande and Minister of Agriculture and rural development, Chief Audu Ogbeh were amongst nine prominent Nigerians that won the 2017 Zik Prize Award. Announcing the names of the winners to the Journalist in Lagos, Member, Advisory Board, of Public Policy Research and Analysis Centre, (PPRAC), Professor Pat Utomi, said the Zik Prize Leadership Award was instituted 24 years ago in honour of the first President of Nigeria, Late Dr. Nnamdi Azikwe, primarily to encourage and nurture leadership on the African Continent and in the Diaspora “The year…
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BUHARI HELPLESS, FRUSTRATED BY UNWORKABLE SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT
The former interim Chairman of All Progressive Congress (APC), Chief Bisi Akande has blamed the killings in Benue and other parts of the country and other vices rocking the nation on the system of government being operated in the country. Akande who sympathised with Buhari for working under an unworkable presidential system of government said all good intentions of President Mohammadu Buhari, would remain, “mere dreams” as long as the system is retained. Speaking with newsmen in Ila-Orangun as part of activities marking his 79th birthday held that multi-party parliamentary democracy which would address myriads of challenges facing the country is the best for a country like Nigeria. Asked the…
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1999 CONSTITUTION INCURABLE, DEFECTIVE
Few hours after the national assembly commenced debates on the amendments to the 1999 constitution, former interim Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC) Chief Bisi Akande said no amount of tinkering would cure defects on the document. Akande said, the ongoing efforts of the National Assembly to review the constitution is a mere waste of time as no amount of amendment would make it work. He advocated for total scrapping of the constitution which is currently the working document guiding governance and general conduct of the Nigerian nation suggesting that a new one be drafted in its stead, rather than wasting efforts on amendment. The former governor of Osun State…
