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S/West, S/East problems will worsen if Nigeria breaks up — Bishop Gbonigi

S/West, S/East problems will worsen if Nigeria breaks up — Bishop Gbonigi

A former Bishop of Akure Diocese of Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion, Rev Emmanuel Bolanle Gbonigi, had, at least, three encounters with security agents during the military era because of his positions on national issues. In this interview, Gbonigi reflects on the encounters and speaks on national issues including the agitations for secession which have become loud in the South-West and South-East geopolitical zones, and the place of the Yoruba race in the country.

How I turned the fortune of trade fair around in 3years — Ajayi, LITFC Boss

How I turned the fortune of trade fair around in 3years — Ajayi, LITFC Boss

Lucy Omosefe Ajayi is the immediate past Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Lagos International Trade Fair Complex, LITFC, Management Board. She served as the ED for four years and was able to turn the face of the Trade fair around from what it used to be. In this interview, she took WO round her life in the Trade fair, travails, experience and how she was able to make N1.6bn for the federal government.

STATE OF THE NATION: Adopt 2014 confab recommendations or take 1963 codebook — Bassey

STATE OF THE NATION: Adopt 2014 confab recommendations or take 1963 codebook — Bassey

Dr. Nnimmo Bassey is an architect, environmentalist and human rights activist. A delegate at the 2014 National Conference, he was, for two decades, the executive director of the Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth, ERA/FoN, and also an executive member of the Civil Liberties Organisation, CLO. Currently the executive director of Home of Mother Earth Foundation, HOMEF, Bassey, in this interview, spoke on moves by the National Assembly to review the 1999 Constitution, agitations for secession, need for restructuring and the way forward for the country among others.

How I learned uprightness, hard work amidst challenges — Oyetunde

How I learned uprightness, hard work amidst challenges — Oyetunde

With his 24 years of experience as a multidisciplinary professional spanning Corporate & Investment Banking, Fiscal & Macroeconomic Policy, Public Financial Management, Accounting, Law, Civil Litigation, Legislative Drafting, Taxation, Youth Leadership & Sustainable Global Development in Nigeria, South Africa and the United Kingdom, Dr Oyebode Oyetunde LL.B., PhD in this interview speaks on how he learned the importance of uprightness, conservativeness and hard work as tools to achieving success amidst challenges in life.

STATE OF THE NATION: Constitution review, complete waste of time — Makinde

STATE OF THE NATION: Constitution review, complete waste of time — Makinde

What is constitution review? A document has been on their table since 2015, what have they done with it? Yes, during the life of each National Assembly session, they vote money for the review of the constitution and the National Assembly has to spend the money. That is the exercise going on in there. If anything comes out of it, let us talk again.

We’re concerned about deplorable state and deficit public infrastructure — Osayamwen

We’re concerned about deplorable state and deficit public infrastructure — Osayamwen

In this interview, the Association of Facilities Management Practitioners of Nigeria, AFMPN, Collins Osayamwen, expressed his Association’s deep concern about deplorable state and deficit in public infrastructure and what can be done to tackle this protracted problem in Nigeria as he spoke on other salient issues his new National Executive Council, NEC, is working on