Charles Kumolu                                                                                              LAGOS—LEADERS of All Progressives Congresses, APC, yesterday, dismissed fears that the recent realignments in the party would not stand the test of time. The leaders , at the 75th birthday colloquium of the national chairman, Chief Bisi Akande, said the party had come to stay. The APC chieftains also called on Nigerians to support its quest for electoral success during the 2015 general elections, adding that the party would provide better alternatives to what the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, was currently offering. Those at the event,entitled Developing A New Leadership: An Imperative To National Development, include former Head of State, General Mohammed Buhari (rtd), Rivers State  governor,…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State has congratulated the party’s Interim National Chairman, Chief Bisi Akande, who is 75 today. In a congratulatory message by its Interim Chairman, Elder Adelowo Adebiyi, Osun APC extolled Akande’s unblemished service to the nation from his days as the Secretary to the Oyo State government under the leadership of the late Chief Bola Ige. It said the former governor has distinguished himself as a first class technocrat for over four decades. APC said: “Some of Akande’s qualities, which we celebrate today, are his integrity and political will to do what he is convinced is best for his people, no matter the opposition…

When I stumbled al a distribution of invitation cards for my 70th birthday sometimes in December 2008, I began to wonder how came an idea that am worthy of celebration at the age of 70? I quickly suspected some of our youths particularly those of the Afenifere Renewal Group – for initiating the idea. The reality began to dawn on me that I have truly crossed-over to the ranks of the septuagenarians when the celebrations which began as a great intellectual concourse on Wednesday. January 14, in Lagos grow into a huge political education and a stupendous carnival of feasting in lla-Orangun on Friday 16th January, 2009 with an interlude…

Last Saturday, an agrarian community in Osun State was throbbing with dignitaries who converged on the ancient town for the 70th birthday of the National Chairman of the Action Congress (AC), Chief Abdulkareenm Adebisi Akande, writes Deputy Political Editor Emmanuel Oladesu. NEVER in its history has the ancima lla, in the heart of lgbomina in Osun State Sate, played host to such a huge crowd from sunrise to sunset last Saturday, there was no dull moment as political heavyweights converged on the agrarian community for the 70th birthday of the National Chairman of the Action Congress (ACN) Chief Bisi Akande. It was an epoch-making moment; Progressives nationwide accorded Chief Bisi…