Major-General Tajudeen Adeniyi Olanrewaju (rtd) seldom speaks. The Lagos prince, who made his marks in the nation’s defence sector as Commander, Corps of Artillery; General Officer Commanding (GOC), Three Division of the Nigerian Army, Jos; member, Provisional Ruling Council (PRC); was Chairman, Presidential Review Committee on the General Abisoye Panel report on the reforms of the NNPC and left the stage as Minister of Communications. When confronted by Sunday Vanguard with questions bordering on his views regarding the current complications in the oil and gas sector of the nation’s economy and national security challenges, he had no choice but to speak. Excerpts:

On Wednesday, this past week, Mr. Edwin Clark, the prominent leader of the Ijaw ethnic group in Nigeria and close confidante of President Goodluck Jonathan took a steady look at matters affecting the nation as the guest speaker at the 2nd “ State of the Federation Lecture” of the Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies in Abuja.

Funmi Falana is the wife of renown lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN. She speaks on her life as a legal practitioner and issues in the profession. Specifically, she shares her first experience in court with her husband.

The Social Democratic Mega Party (SDMP) has adopted Dr Olusegun Mimiko, the Labour Party candidate in the October 20th gubernatorial election in Ondo State, as its flag bearer for the election.

Ekanpou Enewaridideke, president, Ijaw People Congress is a writer and an activist. Educated at Delta State University, Abraka, where he obtained a degree in English, the Ijaw born writer- activist has written across literary genres and won important literary prizes.