Emmanuel Oladesu                                      The Chairman of the All progressives Congress (APC) Governors’ Forum, Imo State Governor Rochas Okorocha, yesterday reflected on the state of the nation, saying that the party will provide quality leadership next year. He lamented the rot in governance, which, he said, has manifested in the collapsed infrastructure, bad roads and recurrent power outage. Okorocha, who said that the APC is on the fast track to save Nigeria, urged the people not to lose hope for a brighter future. The governor spoke at the 75th birthday of the APC Interim National Chairman, Chief Bisi Akande, in Lagos. The ceremony, which was held at the Eko Hotels, Victoria Island,…

* A study in ‘straight-and-narrow path’ WHAT does one make of the 70th birthday of Chief Adebisi Akande, the Action Congress (AC) national chairman and former Governor of Osun State? The spartan Chief Akande is no ceremony buff. Even as governor, he turned the wedding of his children into a humble affair, when many in his position, with access to state funds, would have put on a wasteful show, and turned many a smart alee into instant millionaires. So, how come the former governor, as a private citizen, in spite of himself, got such a grand birthday bash? As far as politics of power goes, Chief Akande, like Chíef Obafemi…