Eight Ekiti PDP State Executives Set to Join APC

An Ex-Speaker of the Ekiti State House of Assembly and governorship hopeful come the next election, Rt. Hon Femi Bamisile has confirmed that considering his efforts to mobilize the party and ensure that it returns to her old formidable structure, not less than eight members of the State Executives of the Peoples’ Democratic Party in the State are set to join the All Progressives Congress in the State. The decamping he said will take place any time soon.

INTELLECTUALS IN POLITICS AND GOVERNANCE IN AFRICA - Kayode Fayemi

INTELLECTUALS IN POLITICS AND GOVERNANCE IN AFRICA:
THE LESSONS AND LEGACIES OF PROFESSOR JOHN EVANS ATTA MILLS 


Being the text of the paper by Dr. John Kayode Fayemi, Former Governor of Ekiti State, Nigeria At the 3rd Annual John Atta Mills Memorial Lecture 

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I must start by expressing my gratitude to His Excellency President John Dramani Mahama, and the Planning Committee of the 3rd John Atta Mills Memorial Lecture, for the privilege of speaking to this distinguished gathering. It is an honour to be considered to speak at the 3rd John Atta Mills Annual Lecture as the first outsider, after the distinguished forerunners at the 1st and 2nd Annual Lectures. Our elder, Prof. Kwamena Ahwoi and my brother, Dr. Mohammed Ibn Chambas respectively, have established this series as one to look forward to, based on the relevance of their presentations to the cause of the unity, peace and progress of Africa.