PRESIDENT BUHARI CONGRATULATES VETERAN JOURNALIST, AREOYE OYEBOLA AT 80

President Muhammadu Buhari warmly congratulates renowned journalist, author and publisher, Chief Areoye Oyebola, as he clocks 80 years on December 23rd, 2016.

President Buhari joins the entire media industry, publishers, family and friends of Chief Oyebola in celebrating the lofty achievements of the octogenarian, who variously served as Editor of Daily Times, Commissioner in Western State of Nigeria, Oyo State, and the board of many public and private institutions.

The President reiterates that the patriotism and commitment displayed by Chief Oyebola in nation building has been clearly demonstrated in his early participation in politics, and relentless pursuit of justice and fairness in joining NADECO and Afenifere during the troubling times in Nigeria’s democracy.

Odumakin: We’re Heading for Major Showdown at National Conference

The National Publicity Secretary of Afenifere, a Yoruba socio-cultural group, Mr. Yinka Odumakin, at the weekend said the southern delegates might eventually head for a major showdown at the on-
going National Conference if the northern delegates fail “to accept that Nigeria is a country of equals.”

Odumakin, who is also a delegate at the conference, gravely lamented the growing influence of what he described as the invisible government in Nigeria, which he said operated in parallel to the
visible government currently headed by President Goodluck Jonathan.


He expressed the views in an interview with journalists in Abuja, where he explained that the pull and push factors, which he said might subvert the purpose for the conference was convoked and eventually culminate in a major showdown between the delegates from the North and South.