Memoirs
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Bisi Akande shares story of the moment Tinubu became very frustrated with Buhari
At the time, Tinubu was certain that Buhari had his own agenda. When the APC was setting out its stall to unseat the PDP, ahead of the 2015 presidential election, Bola Tinubu became so frustrated with President Muhammadu Buhari for reneging on previous agreements, according to ex-Osun Governor Bisi Akande who was in the room and was part of the negotiations. Akande is a former interim national Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC). In his autobiography titled: “My Participation”, Akande writes that Buhari promised that Tinubu was going to be his running mate in the 2015 election and then went back on that agreement–a move that visibly riled Tinubu. ThisDay has been publishing excerpts from the book. “In April 2014,…
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President Buhari: Bisi Akande is the Type of Person I can go Into the Jungle With
President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday in Lagos described Chief Bisi Akande, a former interim Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) party, as a ‘‘perfect public officer,” and the type of person he could go into the jungle with. Speaking at the public presentation of ‘‘My Participations,” the autobiography of Chief Bisi Akande, the President said the author has retained his ‘‘inflexible integrity,” in and out of public office, never accepting or offering bribes. The President, who heaped praises on the former governor of Osun State, further described him as a decent, truthful, and friendly person as well as an administrator of the first order, whose leadership qualities made him the unanimous…
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Buhari: Bisi Akande Neither Gave Nor Demanded Bribe
President Muhammadu Buhari has described Chief Bisi Akande, a former interim Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), as a truthful and perfect public officer”. Buhari, who was the Special Guest of Honour at the public presentation of a book titled ‘’My Participation”, the biography of Chief Bisi Akande, maintained that the author has retained his “inflexible integrity”, in and out of public office, never accepting or offering bribes. He quoted a part of page 400 of the book where Akande wrote that he never gave to or demanded bribe from anyone all his life”; while he emphasised that he was a perfect gentleman and public officer. The President also quoted a…
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Without Akande’s guidance, 2013 APC merger might never have come to pass —Tinubu
The National leader of All Progressives Congress, APC, and former Governor of Lagos State, Bola Tinubu has said that the merger of a coalition of parties into APC in 2013 could not have been successful without the valuable effort of the former interim National Chairman of the party, Chief Bisi Akande. Tinubu, however, described Akande as a hero, a selfless leader, self-disciplined who rose from grass to grace through a dint of hard work and determination. Tinubu made the remarks on Thursday, at the official launch and Public Presentation of Akande’s autobiography, titled: “My Participations,” which had in attendance President Buhari, governors, senators, party chieftains, and host of others, at…
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Akande, a leader unafraid of his successors surpassing him — Oyetola
Osun State Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola has described Chief Bisi Akande as a leader who is not afraid of successors surpassing his achievements. Oyetola, made the remarks on Thursday, at the Public Presentation of Akande’s autobiography, titled: “My Participations,” which had in attendance President Buhari, governors, senators, party chieftains, and host of others, at the Eko Hotel and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos. Oyetola, described the book, “My Participations,” as a compendium of reflections by a man whose philosophy about life is inspiring and trans-generational. He also described Chief Akande as a leader par excellence, “who is always ready to give his best while in charge and always ready to give counsel,…
