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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…
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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…