(Published in the Nigerian Tribune on Monday, 9 May, 2022) Today is the 35th anniversary of the transition of the sage, Chief Obafemi Awolowo. A sage is “a profoundly wise person; a person famed for wisdom.” A sage is also he that is “venerated for the possession of wisdom, possession of judgment and of experience.”…
The World Cannot Afford Fragmented Nigeria – Gov. Fayemi
……Reiterates Urgent Need for Restructuring The need for Nigeria to remain one country, despite agitations for self-determination by some aggrieved sections of the country, was once again on the front burner as Ekiti State governor, and chairman of Nigerian Governors’ Forum, Kayode Fayemi, on Thursday presented the 60th anniversary Distinguished Lecture of the Nigerian Institute…
How Governor Fayemi Risked his Life for Nigeria – Bolaji Akinyemi, Ex-NADECO Chieftain
Says he earned reward of being Governor Echoes of Nigeria’s struggle for democracy under the dictatorship of late military head of state, General Sani Abacha championed by the National Democratic Coalition, NADECO, reverberated once again Thursday, December 9 at the auditorium of the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs, NIIA, Victoria Island, Lagos, venue of the…
NADECO Back, Says Nigeria On The Road To Anarchy
Old men and women who chased former military leaders out of town, are back in the trenches again. The group met yesterday night in Lagos and issued a damning verdict: Nigeria is back to dictatorship. At the meeting were several NADECO chieftains among whom were Dr Amos Akingba, Chief Ayo Opadokun, Chief Ayo Adebanjo and…