Friday, 20 March 2020
News Track Magazine: " It is when we come together, as we were before t...
News Track Magazine: " It is when we come together, as we were before t...: NEWS The Oyo State Chairman People's Democratic Party; Alhaji Kunmi Mustapha has described the South West PDP's Unification Rall...
" It is when we come together, as we were before that we can increase on our strength, to take governance of the country; Nigeria from the ruling party of the APC at the centre"-Oyo State PDP Chairman Alhaji Kunmi Mustapha
NEWS
The Oyo State Chairman People's Democratic Party; Alhaji Kunmi Mustapha has described the South West PDP's Unification Rally held in Ibadan recently on the 18th of March, 2020 as a very good outing and event, which served the purpose it was meant for, to bring the members that have left the party before; back into the fold of the party, towards the preparation for the 2023 general election.
He stressed that the machinery has been put in place, with an ad hoc committee, being set up to make sure others that have not come would soon be back, which is a simple thing to do , to bring the aggrieved members together, because they are of the same house, buttressing up his point that it is an usual occurrence, to see the children of the same family have dispute among themselves at time, while it is not also strange to call them together, to mend the fence, and that is what the committee set up to see into settling the matter is trying to do now, which they have previously attempted, before the election, while they got positive answer to some and along the line some people fell apart and defected, but those who did not join the party to do the exercise then have now been coming back to the party, because they are like brothers and sisters of the same house.
However, regards the party's preparation towards 2023 election, as a major party and an opposition party to the ruling party; APC at the center; he emphasized that all members have realized it is better they resolve their differences, to come together, to salvage the party, because they are from the same party, while along the line some members went to another political parties, hence this is the reason why the party's executive have been trying to resolve the differences among the members amicably, so for those who don't believe in that philosophy before; they are now believing it, to see the reason why it is better that they come together, as they were before, so that they can increase on their strength,by which the recent rally in Ibadan has proven, to be of a good step and a better beginning, and nevertheless the party's Chairman reiterated that his party is preparing well, to take the governance of the country; Nigeria from the ruling party of the APC at the center, by next election come 2023.
He therefore assured their teeming members and supporters that cut across the country, especially Nigeria, that now is to be serious by the members to make the party formidable,which they have started on a good step, with the success of the rally, by which the South West PDP have displayed the priority, to see that members throughout the zone come together, seeing what has happened during the last election of the Oyo State, which some members may not be thinking in that direction, but now they should take what happened that led to the seat of governance in Oyo State being taken from the APC, so this is what they want should happen in all states within the South West, with starting from former Governor Oyinlola of Oshun State and the likes of his colleagues, in order to save the country from bastardization, of the ruling party APC at the center, which knows next to nothing in governance, while he advised other party members who still remain outside or with the ruling party to come back into the fold of the PDP, before it is too late, as he wouldn't want it happen, but to come back, for them and the party's benefit, in order to put all their resources together, to get the power back from the APC party at the center .
Same at the rally was the Ondo State 2023 Gubernatorial Aspirant Hon. Charles Banji Okunomo a one time Local Government Chairman and PDP's party secretary in Ondo State,who was present at the event, but made known his intention to contest for 2023 election in Ondo State, so also described himself as a tangible symbol of the party in Ondo State, and simply put it that the ultimate option for the party is to make sure both old and young with all members of the party come back onboard, to make the party strong to win the next general election come 2023, in order to make life meaningful for the people of the country.
He promised to make sure he contribute his good quota to the development of Ondo State and add his value to the Ondo State development.
The aspirant shed more light on the state of things within the party members in Ondo State as being cordial and that of a family members, with the determined members, within the party in Ondo State ready to make the party strong as ever.
With this he enunciated on his assurance that he will emerge as the next governor of Ondo State because as a young man he sees his project as a divine one.
Chief Ojo from Oshun , a former Chairman Oshun Civil Service Commission also present at the occasion expressed his opinion to see PDP emerged once again as a strong party, to give APC a big challenge and eventually take the central government from APC; the present ruling party, he advised the members of the party to become one and not allow any unhealthy rivalry, so as to work assiduously together and achieve their aim, because with unity they can stand to wrestle power from the APC
Honourable Sina Oyedeji of the Oyo State Local Government was among the members of the Oyo State PDP present at the event so also a member of the present administration in Oyo State, under Governor Seyi Makinde,expressed his opinion to say that with the good step being taken, by the South West PDP to have organized such a successful unification rally, held recently has shown clearly what to see as the best outing come 2023 for the PDP, as a formidable party to take the governance of the country from APC, hence people should expect good leadership and governance from the PDP , which is the party of the real people, that are well equipped for the real governance.
The Oyo State Chairman People's Democratic Party; Alhaji Kunmi Mustapha has described the South West PDP's Unification Rally held in Ibadan recently on the 18th of March, 2020 as a very good outing and event, which served the purpose it was meant for, to bring the members that have left the party before; back into the fold of the party, towards the preparation for the 2023 general election.
He stressed that the machinery has been put in place, with an ad hoc committee, being set up to make sure others that have not come would soon be back, which is a simple thing to do , to bring the aggrieved members together, because they are of the same house, buttressing up his point that it is an usual occurrence, to see the children of the same family have dispute among themselves at time, while it is not also strange to call them together, to mend the fence, and that is what the committee set up to see into settling the matter is trying to do now, which they have previously attempted, before the election, while they got positive answer to some and along the line some people fell apart and defected, but those who did not join the party to do the exercise then have now been coming back to the party, because they are like brothers and sisters of the same house.
He therefore assured their teeming members and supporters that cut across the country, especially Nigeria, that now is to be serious by the members to make the party formidable,which they have started on a good step, with the success of the rally, by which the South West PDP have displayed the priority, to see that members throughout the zone come together, seeing what has happened during the last election of the Oyo State, which some members may not be thinking in that direction, but now they should take what happened that led to the seat of governance in Oyo State being taken from the APC, so this is what they want should happen in all states within the South West, with starting from former Governor Oyinlola of Oshun State and the likes of his colleagues, in order to save the country from bastardization, of the ruling party APC at the center, which knows next to nothing in governance, while he advised other party members who still remain outside or with the ruling party to come back into the fold of the PDP, before it is too late, as he wouldn't want it happen, but to come back, for them and the party's benefit, in order to put all their resources together, to get the power back from the APC party at the center .
Same at the rally was the Ondo State 2023 Gubernatorial Aspirant Hon. Charles Banji Okunomo a one time Local Government Chairman and PDP's party secretary in Ondo State,who was present at the event, but made known his intention to contest for 2023 election in Ondo State, so also described himself as a tangible symbol of the party in Ondo State, and simply put it that the ultimate option for the party is to make sure both old and young with all members of the party come back onboard, to make the party strong to win the next general election come 2023, in order to make life meaningful for the people of the country.
He promised to make sure he contribute his good quota to the development of Ondo State and add his value to the Ondo State development.
The aspirant shed more light on the state of things within the party members in Ondo State as being cordial and that of a family members, with the determined members, within the party in Ondo State ready to make the party strong as ever.
With this he enunciated on his assurance that he will emerge as the next governor of Ondo State because as a young man he sees his project as a divine one.
Chief Ojo from Oshun , a former Chairman Oshun Civil Service Commission also present at the occasion expressed his opinion to see PDP emerged once again as a strong party, to give APC a big challenge and eventually take the central government from APC; the present ruling party, he advised the members of the party to become one and not allow any unhealthy rivalry, so as to work assiduously together and achieve their aim, because with unity they can stand to wrestle power from the APC
Honourable Sina Oyedeji of the Oyo State Local Government was among the members of the Oyo State PDP present at the event so also a member of the present administration in Oyo State, under Governor Seyi Makinde,expressed his opinion to say that with the good step being taken, by the South West PDP to have organized such a successful unification rally, held recently has shown clearly what to see as the best outing come 2023 for the PDP, as a formidable party to take the governance of the country from APC, hence people should expect good leadership and governance from the PDP , which is the party of the real people, that are well equipped for the real governance.
Monday, 17 February 2020
News Track Magazine: "NIGERIA SHOULD COME FIRST BEFORE ANY OTHER THING,...
News Track Magazine: "NIGERIA SHOULD COME FIRST BEFORE ANY OTHER THING,...: INTERVIEW To stand up for what one believes even if the whole world is on the other side denotes integrity, with steadiness, as "...
"NIGERIA SHOULD COME FIRST BEFORE ANY OTHER THING, THERE'S A LOT OF MISTAKE MADE IN THE PAST, IT MUST BE CORRECTED NOW.....we suppose to use our brain, God given brain for the masses, atleast they are people recorded of the most poverty stricken in the world, it is a shame"- Chief Abimbola Aboderin
INTERVIEW
To stand up for what one believes even if the whole world is on the other side denotes integrity, with steadiness, as "pessimist only sees the difficulty in every opportunity but the optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty, hence it is the wish and expectation of every patriot and person of true nationalistic spirit "to bend over backward" in contributing his much quota , to the good of any nation he belongs, since he knows it is only by so doing he can better his lot and that of his people and this is the right posture of Chief Abimbola Aboderin in his response , to our various questions posed to him, to justify the reason why he and his team of Late MKO Abiola, Late Lamidi Adedibu, Chief Abimbola Ajibola; Mko'S lawyer and himself thought it right, to put their lives at stake, in their struggle for democracy, to be entrenched in Nigeria, with their positive activities, through June 12, which eventually brought in place; democracy. for the country and her citizenry, as a political system by which Nigeria is being ruled, to id the development of the country and that of the standard of living of her citizenry, through this encounter we had the opportunity to interview Chief Abimbola Aboderin as reported below;
Can we know you sir?
I'm Chief Abimbola Moyosore Aboderin.
Can we know you better than this?
Well, I'm the first son of Late Chief Moyosore Aboderin, the pioneer industrialist; i.e Tower Aluminium Company in Lagos (owned by the Indians now) and still a founder. He was the elder brother to Chief Olu Aboderin and financier of Punch, he was also pioneer politician having founded and funded Ibadan People's Party constituted by Late A.M.A Akinloye, Late Adegoke Adelabu, the first election Moyosore Aboderin came first and was first elected Ibadan man to be State/Federal Parliament in Lagos, also one of the three people officially chosen by the Parliament to represent Nigeria at the queen's Coronationin 1953, others with him then were Sir Adesoji Aderemi who later became the First Premier of the Western Nigeria and Sir Kasham Ibrahim who later became the first Premier of Northern Nigeria
Sir, you are a born into a political family , are you a politicain?
Yes, I'm . I worked with my good friend Late MKO Abiola, we were the one that did June 12 together, his lawyer; Chief Abimbola Ajibola, Late Adedibu, Abiola and Myself.
Sir, in nostalgia, what can you remember about June 12?
Wow, a lot of things, first of all I'm now finishing with the book I wrote called "The True Story of June 12", I've been in the Media with This Day, Guardian, Nation on this same issue, as I said I was part and parcel of it, only four of us made this issue; Late Abiola himself, Adedibu, Myself and Abimbola Ajibola as the Abiola lawyer, there is a lot of story about this event, a lot of people don't know the issue about this, how we fought for the issue of democracy, now we won election, my book is coming out on it, why General Babangida himself, what happened, why the election was annulled, Babangida who is one I know too, very well when I was in defense very well he didn't really know I was with MKO but we are friends, my book will come out and explain everything there,
Sir, democracy is seen as the best in the whole world, what is your take on this ?
Of course, democracy is people's choice, through it people choose who to lead them, in any struggle you fight there is always a prize, there is no ideology better than democracy, that is what we fought for,
What has been the impact of your June 12 fought that people are enjoying now?
Well, the one I now is that a lot of people in governance now are enjoying the struggle we fought for, everybody is enjoying it, what we struggle for, it almost caused our lives, a lot of money was involved, we even raised money for him; Three hundred and fifty million naira, it was kept in my custody twenty four hours.
Was Late Chief MKO the with the spirit of democracy, as initiator of June 12?
Of course, the idea of June 12 was that of the team, though he was the presidential candidate, but it didnt work, it was not just him alone, it was definitely a team work, atleast many people initiated it, four of us; Late Abiola, Late Adedibu, Myself and a lawyer,
Sir, with your struggle for democracy, what can you say about the state of democracy as of now in Nigeria, have we developed a bit?
Yes, it is better than before, I remember vividly I ran for election also 2003 under ANPP, it was a strong party apart from AD in the State and election wasnt good then. peole were just rigging and doing all kind of wrong stuff, INEC was even begging for money, but now they have started on the improvement.
What is your advice to the government and the citizenry particularly this time around, considering what is happening lately in the country?
Well, security is very important, because Iknow how much I have done a lot of working, ten years also in my life, after my Mass Communication in America, in the defense industry, so I believe that a lot of job needs to be done in security, you see Nigeria should come first, there is a lot of mistakes made in the past, it must be corrected now, we have to correct these mistakes, when we were in defense industry I tried my best because I read in the paper that Nigerian forces were totthless, when I got back to Nigeria, with my correction I brought directly, I did a lot of stuff and got approval for, so many things we have ; defense system, mobile system , some marine navy, non of them were bought, we put them in archive, to many testing in abroad, with so many people, one of them is my good friend Chief of Defense Staff Gen Martin Luther Agwayi, together he was my good friend, we did a lot of stuff, but Nigeria Forcve people were not that ready , in respect of our national security, if you dont have equipment you can be talking big; we have a big size, we have a big economy and then you dont have a security, that is our problem, we dont even have a single submarine in Navy, how can we monitor people taking our oil, if you people have a good defense system, which we tried to introduce in our time, it would made everywhere in Nigeria well secured, radars put in right places, guns everywhere in good places, coastal defense system, it could have been mounted at Nigeria high coast, that is what Nigeria could have done, that is why they they have problem with Boko Haram, and they cannot stop it, and you can see this people every other day bombing everywhere, I'm glad they are doing Amotekun here, they must do it fast, other people should do their own, we cant allow foreign people dominating us here, we are very proud people, very strong people, and another thing is the area of corruption, absolutely nothing, Nigeria should come first, the way people take money I dont know what they want to do with that money they are taking, billions upon billions, what are they going to do with it, even if you are not person to be born by the rich , it doesnt mean you have to take all the money, some will say let me quickly take mine as possible, and people also get it wrong saying it is a stunt; it is not stunt, he is there to serve, like National House of Assembly; the money they are paying them is too much, they must be on a part time, if American see you in politics, as most of them are successful in their various businesses and they must also know where you make your money from, the kind of money they are stealing here are really staggering and absolutely sad, see our people being refused visa, Nigeria; a big country, African giant, people who dont know history tht the first people are the black people, the people then' the Pharaohs in those days were black people, a lot of this stuff they dont know, so they must stop this stealing and put this money into good use, and try to manufacture, education, health and same other things that had gone wrong, people think it is life, life is not just anyhow, they are human beings, they are not life bound, we are not just here to take money and enjoy ourselves, we are suppose to use our brain, Go given brain, for the masses, atleast they are people recorded of the most poverty stricken in the world, it a shame,
So about your book on June 12, what is your plan?
Yeah, of course, that's why I'm writing a book for them to see and read, what really happened, I'm
not blaming anyone, but why we must not let it happen again, you know, I must confess, most of it when it eventually comes out I must give it to some Universities to use it, so that people can learn more through history, they can learn a lot of stuffs that happened, a lot of stuffs about June 12 , democracy of Nigeria, they dont know how it came about, it is what is in my book to come out, we hope by God's grace it would be launched this June 2020.
What can you say of Buhari's acknowledgement of June 12 with a posthumous award and the backdated recognition of Abiola’s mandate?
To stand up for what one believes even if the whole world is on the other side denotes integrity, with steadiness, as "pessimist only sees the difficulty in every opportunity but the optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty, hence it is the wish and expectation of every patriot and person of true nationalistic spirit "to bend over backward" in contributing his much quota , to the good of any nation he belongs, since he knows it is only by so doing he can better his lot and that of his people and this is the right posture of Chief Abimbola Aboderin in his response , to our various questions posed to him, to justify the reason why he and his team of Late MKO Abiola, Late Lamidi Adedibu, Chief Abimbola Ajibola; Mko'S lawyer and himself thought it right, to put their lives at stake, in their struggle for democracy, to be entrenched in Nigeria, with their positive activities, through June 12, which eventually brought in place; democracy. for the country and her citizenry, as a political system by which Nigeria is being ruled, to id the development of the country and that of the standard of living of her citizenry, through this encounter we had the opportunity to interview Chief Abimbola Aboderin as reported below;
Can we know you sir?
I'm Chief Abimbola Moyosore Aboderin.
Can we know you better than this?
Well, I'm the first son of Late Chief Moyosore Aboderin, the pioneer industrialist; i.e Tower Aluminium Company in Lagos (owned by the Indians now) and still a founder. He was the elder brother to Chief Olu Aboderin and financier of Punch, he was also pioneer politician having founded and funded Ibadan People's Party constituted by Late A.M.A Akinloye, Late Adegoke Adelabu, the first election Moyosore Aboderin came first and was first elected Ibadan man to be State/Federal Parliament in Lagos, also one of the three people officially chosen by the Parliament to represent Nigeria at the queen's Coronationin 1953, others with him then were Sir Adesoji Aderemi who later became the First Premier of the Western Nigeria and Sir Kasham Ibrahim who later became the first Premier of Northern Nigeria
Sir, you are a born into a political family , are you a politicain?
Yes, I'm . I worked with my good friend Late MKO Abiola, we were the one that did June 12 together, his lawyer; Chief Abimbola Ajibola, Late Adedibu, Abiola and Myself.
Sir, in nostalgia, what can you remember about June 12?
Wow, a lot of things, first of all I'm now finishing with the book I wrote called "The True Story of June 12", I've been in the Media with This Day, Guardian, Nation on this same issue, as I said I was part and parcel of it, only four of us made this issue; Late Abiola himself, Adedibu, Myself and Abimbola Ajibola as the Abiola lawyer, there is a lot of story about this event, a lot of people don't know the issue about this, how we fought for the issue of democracy, now we won election, my book is coming out on it, why General Babangida himself, what happened, why the election was annulled, Babangida who is one I know too, very well when I was in defense very well he didn't really know I was with MKO but we are friends, my book will come out and explain everything there,
Sir, democracy is seen as the best in the whole world, what is your take on this ?
Of course, democracy is people's choice, through it people choose who to lead them, in any struggle you fight there is always a prize, there is no ideology better than democracy, that is what we fought for,
What has been the impact of your June 12 fought that people are enjoying now?
Was Late Chief MKO the with the spirit of democracy, as initiator of June 12?
Of course, the idea of June 12 was that of the team, though he was the presidential candidate, but it didnt work, it was not just him alone, it was definitely a team work, atleast many people initiated it, four of us; Late Abiola, Late Adedibu, Myself and a lawyer,
Sir, with your struggle for democracy, what can you say about the state of democracy as of now in Nigeria, have we developed a bit?
Yes, it is better than before, I remember vividly I ran for election also 2003 under ANPP, it was a strong party apart from AD in the State and election wasnt good then. peole were just rigging and doing all kind of wrong stuff, INEC was even begging for money, but now they have started on the improvement.
What is your advice to the government and the citizenry particularly this time around, considering what is happening lately in the country?
Well, security is very important, because Iknow how much I have done a lot of working, ten years also in my life, after my Mass Communication in America, in the defense industry, so I believe that a lot of job needs to be done in security, you see Nigeria should come first, there is a lot of mistakes made in the past, it must be corrected now, we have to correct these mistakes, when we were in defense industry I tried my best because I read in the paper that Nigerian forces were totthless, when I got back to Nigeria, with my correction I brought directly, I did a lot of stuff and got approval for, so many things we have ; defense system, mobile system , some marine navy, non of them were bought, we put them in archive, to many testing in abroad, with so many people, one of them is my good friend Chief of Defense Staff Gen Martin Luther Agwayi, together he was my good friend, we did a lot of stuff, but Nigeria Forcve people were not that ready , in respect of our national security, if you dont have equipment you can be talking big; we have a big size, we have a big economy and then you dont have a security, that is our problem, we dont even have a single submarine in Navy, how can we monitor people taking our oil, if you people have a good defense system, which we tried to introduce in our time, it would made everywhere in Nigeria well secured, radars put in right places, guns everywhere in good places, coastal defense system, it could have been mounted at Nigeria high coast, that is what Nigeria could have done, that is why they they have problem with Boko Haram, and they cannot stop it, and you can see this people every other day bombing everywhere, I'm glad they are doing Amotekun here, they must do it fast, other people should do their own, we cant allow foreign people dominating us here, we are very proud people, very strong people, and another thing is the area of corruption, absolutely nothing, Nigeria should come first, the way people take money I dont know what they want to do with that money they are taking, billions upon billions, what are they going to do with it, even if you are not person to be born by the rich , it doesnt mean you have to take all the money, some will say let me quickly take mine as possible, and people also get it wrong saying it is a stunt; it is not stunt, he is there to serve, like National House of Assembly; the money they are paying them is too much, they must be on a part time, if American see you in politics, as most of them are successful in their various businesses and they must also know where you make your money from, the kind of money they are stealing here are really staggering and absolutely sad, see our people being refused visa, Nigeria; a big country, African giant, people who dont know history tht the first people are the black people, the people then' the Pharaohs in those days were black people, a lot of this stuff they dont know, so they must stop this stealing and put this money into good use, and try to manufacture, education, health and same other things that had gone wrong, people think it is life, life is not just anyhow, they are human beings, they are not life bound, we are not just here to take money and enjoy ourselves, we are suppose to use our brain, Go given brain, for the masses, atleast they are people recorded of the most poverty stricken in the world, it a shame,
So about your book on June 12, what is your plan?
Yeah, of course, that's why I'm writing a book for them to see and read, what really happened, I'm
not blaming anyone, but why we must not let it happen again, you know, I must confess, most of it when it eventually comes out I must give it to some Universities to use it, so that people can learn more through history, they can learn a lot of stuffs that happened, a lot of stuffs about June 12 , democracy of Nigeria, they dont know how it came about, it is what is in my book to come out, we hope by God's grace it would be launched this June 2020.
What can you say of Buhari's acknowledgement of June 12 with a posthumous award and the backdated recognition of Abiola’s mandate?
I think it is a job well done, I think Buhari has proven it is high time Abiola is recognized, it is not about Abiola, it is all about
democracy, it is a job well done and I
commend Buhari for that.
In this nascent democracy since inception from Shagari to
Obasanjo to Yaradua to Jonathan and Buhari
presently, having Obasanjo achievement as of the GSM, what can you say has been
the achievement of Buhari so far?
Well, for me I think Buhari is trying his best to fight
corruption, corruption is not that easy to fight in Nigeria, something that has
been embedded in the system, I think Buhari is trying his best, one thing is
that all of us have to cooperate with him in that aspect, corruption is killing
security in this country, and one thing paramount is that we all also must work
together , to put an end to this corruption, it is killing a lot of things and
including security, I think he is trying his best but he could do more.
With the situation of things in the country that the country
is scrambling for unity and stability, what does the future holds for
democracy?
Well, democracy is the only what could bring all the people
together, nothing else, just let us put Nigeria first, it is our only country
and that is where we are all living presently and it is beautiful, I lived in
California , San Francisco the most beautiful country in the world so says the
CNN, and I have travelled wide in America, I have seen beautiful countries over
there and there is beautiful country here too, all we have to do is to forget
about selfishness, wickedness and work as a team, because the world is looking
at us, as the most powerful black nation but we are not taking it seriously,
they have to take it seriously, they have to stop corruption, they have to live
together, democracy is very important, let the people choose who they want to
rule them and also rulership is service, people should come to government to
serve the nation, not to come and take money but rule, they are suppose to come
there and serve, so as simple as that.
You mean that MKO with some personalities make way for this
democracy we are enjoying?
Of course, yes we worked very hard for it, MKO was chiosen as
candidate, himself, myself, his lawyer, Late Lamidi Adedibu we worked very hard, we almost lost our lives
several time, for this democracy fighting seriously. I was also a good friend
of Fela Anikulapo Kuti and King Sunny Ade and I promoted both of them , I took
them round African countries, you know I shared same birthday with Fela
Anikulapo Kuti but not of the same day, as there is a sort of activism in me
You said you want to lauch a book on Abiola, what year and
what day?
Well, about the book, it is not so much about Abiola but
most about democracy, June 12 is what it is because it was the best election in
the history of the nation, it is unfortunate that it didn’t work out very well,
I believe that it was not intentional for Babangida to have annulled the
election, it was not done because of bad reason there are so many issues
including many people, who are political huslers who were jumping from one
place to other, trying to create problems between two good friends.
What lesson do you
want to pass to the people on your book about June 12?
Well, first of all, a lot of people don’t know how Abiola got
there, it was not easy , we thank God for the success, we have raised so many
things, the book will reveal them, on getting there how we managed to survive
it, we raised money for every other stuff and then the issue of INEC I have
nothing against them, I think they have really tried their best , I cannot
really blame them, the idea of Abiola to have declared abroad could have been better but in Nigeria it really backfired.
The day is very short on the introduction of that book June
12, what day have you chosen for the launching of the book ?
Well, I have just written the book as far as 1994, but I
kept it in my house , I have just been moving on it, it became important when
Buhari declared it is democracy day and I said now it is better I come out with
the book, the book is not out to be against anyone, it is just the truth about
what happened that the lesson we should learn is that we must take democracy
seriously , people should stop jogging
from here to there to create
problems.
Thursday, 13 February 2020
News Track Magazine: "Our focus is on the youth that we believe are the...
News Track Magazine: "Our focus is on the youth that we believe are the...: INTERVIEW Education is the bedrock of any nation and through the education of the youth and the activities in adult literacy class...
"Our focus is on the youth that we believe are the bedrock of this nation and the ones that can give us what we want, by catching them young"-Dr. Adewale Adesina , Proprietor and Rector of ADECOM College of Business and Management, Ibadan.
INTERVIEW
Education is the bedrock of any nation and through the education of the youth and the activities in adult literacy class;
Therefore, we found it essential to go out , taking a step further to source for the tips regarding this subject matter on education and here we found it needful, to seek for the indulgence of the Proprietor and Rector of ADECOM College of Business and Management in Ibadan, in person of Dr. Adewale Adesina, who bared out his mind, to respond well, answering our various questions, posed to him in the course of our interview, with him , as reported below.
Could you please introduce yourself?
I'm Dr. Adewale Adesina; Proprietor anb Founder of ADECOM College of Business and Management in Ibadan.
Education as the bedrock of any society, in Oyo State and elsewhere parents and guardians want to know better of what quality their children and wards are given in education, then what does ADECOM Institute of Business and Management provides as educational service, to the society?
Okay, when you say parents, well, our focus is not much on the parents but our focus is on the youth, that we believe are the bedrock of this country, and that they are the one that can give us what we want, by catching them young... but regards your earlier remark at the introductory stage , that whether the standard of education is falling, you know, the truth should be told, I don't believe the educational standard has fallen in Nigeria, it is only we left what should be done undone, number one, the foundation , like you came to us from the ground floor, to where we are at the top of the building; this is higher-institution, so if governments are so more interested in education they should put more effort, in what sense; look at the teachers, how many of the teachers can boost of what they are doing, where is the passion, the passion has lost, I remember those days when we were in secondary schools, compared to what we are having now, many people have withdrawn their students from government schools, how many people can afford that, so the government have a lot to do, when it comes to the foundation of the education, which is the bedrock of this higher institution, so if they are complaining that students are not performing well as expected, then let us go back to the foundation, of the teachers, are they really doing what they should do, and if they are not doing what they should do then what is the problem, many of them have something else they are doing apart from the teaching job, which what they are earning cannot sustain them, so how many teachers can boast that he is having a good car, house and can feed three meals a day and their children are going to the best schools and would want to train another people's children well, this they may not, so what you don't have you can give it, and that is on a part, but we at ADECOM; our school is a specialized school, we are monotechnic, though there is no difference between monotechnic and polytechnic, the only difference is that we cant do multiple courses, we specialized on what is called Management,.
Why ADECOM is different from others is that, our goal is so much on entrepreneurship, we believe children nowadays have to have one handwork, together with the courses they are doing, for example most of the students we say I want to become a business-administrator, a public administrator, an accountant, etc, ask them do they really know the meaning of that course,ask them what is the future of that course, ask them where are they going to work, what is the product of that course at the of the day, now if you want to go and learn a carpentry work; the parents will take you there and say you are spending three years, they start buying you equipment, when you finish you will do graduation, definitely, you will start working, but school nowadays, at the end of the course how many students know where they are going to work except the lawyer, pharmacist, doctor, even the accountant does not know that he can stand on his own, so our own is a program to train them independently, entrepreneurship, we dont want a student that will finish and just start be looking for job, we will expose them, we got our approval last year April, and before next year we will produce our first crop of graduates and you can come back, we will show you our products, because at the end of year of their courses, we will introduce them to the Secretariat, where they belong, public administrator student must know about government, must know Secretariat, where they want to work, we will take them there, the idea of Industrial Attachment is not to take money, but to expose them, and during that we will also expose them to handwork, our Friday is meant for handwork, school is from Monday to Thursday, Friday is handwork, you have to go and learn something, within that years you are going to spend with us, you must be able to come out with Accountant with Fashion Design, Business Admin with whether Block Making or whatever, so that is our focus as an ADECOM, we believe much in handwork and compared with academics.
What is your advice to the Oyo State Government regards the seven thousand teachers the State government is about employing?
Well, it is a good thing that the government is coming by employing seven thousand teachers, at-least it is giving them employment and when employment is given, first thing the government should do is to consider where the seven thousand teachers will work, where is the environment, where are the classrooms, what even is the statistics of the number of students, that they have taken, are you saying seven thousand you are going to employ and you are taking two or three thousand students, the first thing is let us do something about the facilities, the welfare of this so called teachers to be employed, even the teachers on ground you have to do that one first, show example of what those coming in should take, okay, a glass of cup that is dirty; you are now pouring a new water into a dirty glass of cup, first thing is that you have to wash that cup, let it be clean, when it is clean, if you are putting any clean water inside it will show, so that is my own advice, though I know there is unemployment in the country, but we cant continue to allow things be degenerating, no, no, the people there first, what have you done, to make things right, let us go back to those days, the first time I went to radio, I congratulated the governor, it falls to his birthday time, which I pray for him, that God will help him to make Oyo State what it should be and this is part of it too, I'm not saying it is not good he is employing but what about those on ground, what is the motivation, what is their fate, what are you trying to put down, are they still coming to join those ones crying, no, in our days, go to our library, you will see books, even then they will give them meals, you will want to go to school, but nowadays, it is not like that, what about the buildings, class, environment, so this are the first thing I will expect the government to put in place, while employing the teachers.
What are the courses ADECOM is offering to the students, as of now?
As at now, we are offering Business Admin, Public Admin, Computer Science and Accountancy , by next year we will have our first batch of graduates for ND this year, next year we will proceed to have HND by the approval, from the National Board for Technical Education.
It is prevalent to see private schools engage in malpractices during examination, what is your take on this?
You know I have been busy when you came but I know that there are rules and regulations guiding our students' movement and you can see that they abide by that, we have to let them know some routine, when you talk of private schools engaging in malpractices I will disagree with that, because I run a private school and I believe we are doing it better than the government schools, I have been on radio programmes many times, and I would say the parents are the problems, they are crazy about the names of the school and I have several times told them , when my students sit with any students from anywhere, they will get to see the positive difference, in the quality of my students, so what will one be doing than to help the government and the economy and how to do that is not by encouraging examination malpractices, I cannot do that, I don't do that, and I will never encourage any student when it comes to examination malpractice , no, let us know who you are, so I will never encourage any student to involve in any exam malpractice, no, because it is what you know that you will be able to to give others.
Now, I have my children too, schooling, maybe the students will be the ones to teach my children, so what will be my fate, if I do that, so if we have any one doing that I will advice them that they are not doing well, they are just destroying the future of these students
Tuesday, 11 February 2020
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