The Nation
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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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‘What politicians should learn from Akande’
At 75, the Interim Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Bisi Akande, is a rare example of leadership. With a rich antecedent in the corporate world and politics, he remains a mentor and role model to those who strive for value. In his old age, his life preaches modesty and disdain for avarice. Akande has earned respect, not because he is wealthy, but because he has a good name. Eminent Nigerians, who showered encomiums on him during his birthday ceremony in Lagos, highlighted those virtues of statesmanship peculiar to the former Osun State governor. At the Eko Hotel, Victoria Island, the venue of the event, statesmen, government officials,…
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Chief Bisi Akande: Celebrating a worthy leader at 75
Femi Orebe It is a thing of joy that we still have in Yoruba land today, a distinguished leader of the calibre of Chief Bisi Akande, This column opens up today with a portion that was guillotined from last Sunday’s article due to space constraint. It is a thing of joy that we still have in Yoruba land today, a distinguished leader of the calibre of Chief Bisi Akande, the Interim National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress to celebrate. In an age when all manner of characters are bandied about as leaders in the Southwest geo-political zone, and when ‘leaders’ are being trashed right and left in certain circles,…
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Dignitaries celebrate APC chair Akande at 75
Leke Salaudeen It was a glorious day for the Interim Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Bisi Akande as party chieftains across the country converged on Eko Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos, yesterday to celebrate his 75th birthday. The ceremony, presided over by APC leader and former military Head of State Gen Muhammadu Buhari, was attended by governors, deputy governors, members of States and National Assembly, commissioners and traditional rulers. Decked in an immaculate white dress with a cap to match–his wife, Omowunmi, sitting by his side–Akande was beaming and waiving to acknowledge cheers from the guests. Gen. Buhari described Akande as a man of unquestionable integrity “which is…
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Akande: A Quintessential Leader
In this piece, Aderemi Idowu pays tribute to the All Progressives Congress (APC) Interim National Chairman, Chief Bisi Akande, who clocks 75 this week. There is no better time than now to assess the quality of leaders Nigeria has had in the last 50 years of its independence. The Zik of Africa, whose political razzmatazz and oratorical skills were second to none in the continent, was at his twilight addressed as the Owelle of Onitsha. Zik was reputed for one of his famous quotes that “it is only a fool that fails to change his mind when there is the need to do so” The question remains whether he must…
