APC Governors Honour Chief Bisi Akande at 75

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From right, Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State, the celebrant, Chief Bisi Akande, his wife and Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State

From right, Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State, the celebrant, Chief Bisi Akande, his wife and Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State
From right, Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State, the celebrant, Chief Bisi Akande, his wife and Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State
Governors of the All Progressive Congress(APC) on Thursday converged in Lagos to honour national chairman of their party, Chief Bisi Akande who has turned 75.

The governors include that of Lagos State Mr Babatunde Fashola , that of Rivers State, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, that of Osun State, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola , his counterpart in Oyo State, Abiola Ajimobi , his colleague in Nasarawa State, Mr. Tanko Al-Makura , that of Ekiti State, Dr Kayode Fayemi and that of Imo State, Owelle Rochas Okorocha .

Others are Senator Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun and Comrade Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State.

In his tribute, Fashola said Chief Akande has continued to uphold the tenets of democracy in his capacity as an elder statesman, a party chairperson and as a patriotic citizen of the country.

“He is a man worthy of emulation, one we should all aspire to be like because in the years that I have known him, I can honestly say that Chief Akande is a man of integrity. This country is blessed to have him and we need more men like him. We need more people to show the kind of dedication and selflessness that Chief Akande displays, so that this country can achieve its potential”, he stated.

Governor Fashola added that before he started public service, he had followed and admired Chief Akande who had walked with other men of integrity, serving as Deputy Governor to the late Chief Bola Ige during the latter’s tenure as Governor of Oyo State.

He said that Chief Akande had also served as Governor of Osun State during the years of this fresh democratic dispensation and citizens of that state can testify to his hard work and the impact he made on the development of Osun.

He described the celebrant as a highly principled man who is the only person who has been the chairman of four parties in the country, namely the Alliance for Democracy, the Action Congress of Nigeria, the Action Congress and now the All Progressives Congress.

“He served admirably in all these parties, taking them to greater heights at every point, till now when we have what is the strongest opposition party this country has-the All Progressives Congress, which is poised to right the wrongs that have been done to the polity and return Nigeria to the path of greatness upon which we used to tread”, he stressed.

The Governor maintained that in an era of politicians, Chief Bisi Akande has always proved himself as a statesman and that leadership, faith in freedom and enterprise heralds a renewal for the Nigerian nation.

The event attracted the Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Hon (Mrs) Adejoke Orelope- Adefulire, associates of Chief Akande, leaders of the party and representatives in the legislative and executive arm of government including the Senator representing the Lagos Central Senatorial district, Senator Oluremi Tinubu and others.

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