Dr Olubunmi Ogundimu’s philosophy of life is that every challenge is a teacher. The medical doctor and MD of John Ken Hospital, Lagos, sees every problem as a friend.

Otunba Gbenga Daniel, the Ogun State governor and Ogun East Senatorial District candidate for the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the April polls, in this session explains why had no fears that President Goodluck Jonathan would clinch the party’s presidential ticket at Thursday’s presidential primary.

Pa Hassan Sunmonu smells labour.
Check this out: President, Public Works, Construction, Technical and General Workers’ Union (August 1974 – December 1977); President, Civil Service Technical Workers’ Union of Nigeria (December 1977 – February 1981); President, Nigeria Labour Congress (February 1978 – February 1984); Director of Industrial Relations, Civil Service Technical Workers’ Union of Nigeria (March 1984 – October 1986); Secretary-General, Organisation of African Trade Union Unity (OATUU) (October 1986 till date)
Deputy Presiding Officer, African Union Economic, Social and Cultural Council (ECOSOCC) (September 2008 – present); and for effect, Establishment and completion of Kwame Nkrumah Africa Labour College, Accra, Ghana, (December 2010).

Now, shall we call him a LABOURER?

He wouldn’t mind. Probably, for effective communications with workers, he speaks Yoruba, English, French, Italian and Fante.

Simple by nature, Sunmonu turned 70 last Friday.

WITH his calm looks, he could pass for someone in the corporate world than a security agent. Beneath this harmless and calculative image, lies intelligence which held this reporter spellbound during this interview. Little wonder his positions on arms influx shed light on some grey areas on the issue.

President Barack Obama of the United States is expected in Nigeria this year. The president is also billed to visit other African countries.