CHIEF John Odigie-Oyegun, first civilian governor of Edo State and member of All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) Board of Trustees is one of the prominent June 12 activist. In this interview with Vanguard he spoke on the importance of June 12 in the political history of Nigeria. According to him June 12 would not be resolved until late Chief MKO Abiola the acclaimed winner of the Presidential election is recognized as the President-elect that was never sworn-in. He also commented on other national issues. Excerpts:

By Asiwaju Bola Tinubu – Guest Speaker’s Speech at the 17th Anniversary of June 12, 1993 Presidential Election Organized by Daily Independent June 10, 2010

ALHAJI Ali Olanusi is a former chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Ondo State, and currently the deputy governor of Ondo state. In this interview Olanusi declares that Labour Party remains unbeatable in the state. He also states that the state government does not intend to probe the Agagu administration except the need arises. He bares his mind on other national sundry issues

It is right and proper that we allow that course to run its full course of eight years, that is 2007 – 2015.
Look, Nigeria does not exist in isolation. It is good for everybody to know the direction of government policies. Consistency in government policies is critical to development. I have been privileged to see many instances of Nigeria taking one step forward and two or even many more backward. It is not good for development of the country.

For many political observers in the North, the recent statement by the northern socio-cultural group, the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), to the effect that the North may not support President Goodluck Jonathan’s perceived ambition to contest the 2011 presidential election amounts to a volte face.