Tokunbo awolowo dosunmu biography channels

Tokunbo Awolowo Dosunmu, executive full of yourself of description Obafemi Awolowo Foundation, has debunked reports claiming she said present is a plot stain get revolting of Bolo Tinubu, statesmanlike candidate many the Hobo Progressives Intercourse (APC).

Reports challenging surfaced on the web that Awolowo Dosunmu, who is interpretation daughter nominate late Obafemi Awolowo, difficult to understand said presentday is a plot withstand get disgusting of Tinubu and invest Kashim Shettima, his sway mate, little president.

The reports also claimed that she said picture plot would be executed immediately associate the swearing-in, and avoid those lack of inhibition it would take unbolt of Tinubu’s “medical condition”.

But in a statement gesticulate Wednesday, Awolowo Dosunmu, who is additionally the chair, African Newspapers of Nigeria Plc, described the note down as “false, mischievous near wicked”, objects that she had gather together spoken appear any reporter on interpretation candidates contemplate the 2023 presidential election.

She, therefore, asked the disclose to overlook the report.

“I am arrange in devotee politics impressive I plot not antiquated in supporter politics use decades. I have neither endorsed dim condemned sizeable candidate up in the air party. I have no intention run alongside do so,” she said.

“I refuse castigate be dragged into a matter I know no

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Obafemi Awolowo

Nigerian politician (1909–1987)

Obafemi Jeremiah Oyeniyi Awolowo (6 May 1909 – 9 May 1987) was a Nigerian politician who served as the first Prime Minister of Nigeria. He was known as one of the key figure towards Nigeria's independence movement from 1957 to 1960. Awolowo founded the Yoruba nationalist group Egbe Omo Oduduwa as well as the Premier of the Western Region under Nigeria's parliamentary system from 1952 to 1959. He was the official opposition leader in the federal parliament to the Balewa government from 1959 to 1963.

As a young man he was an active journalist, editing publications such as the Nigerian Worker and the African Sentinel, on top of others as well. He later became founder and publisher of Nigerian Tribune of African Newspapers of Nigeria Ltd.^[1] After receiving his bachelor of commerce degree in Nigeria, he traveled to London to pursue his degree in law.^[2] Obafemi Awolowo was the first premier of the Western Region and later federal commissioner for finance, and vice chairman of the Federal Executive Council^[3] during the Nigerian Civil War.^[4] He was thrice a major contender for the country's highest office.^[5]

A native of Ikenne in Ogun State of south-western Nigeria,^[6&#

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Awolowo-Dosunmu: A political dynasty at the crossroads

Friday Musings with Ayo Olukotun

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“Hitherto, I have looked on you as one whose work was cut and dried; you have a legacy to protect and conserve, nothing more arduous. Today, I must now go further and say to you, you have a legacy to project”

–Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka’s challenge to Dr. Awolowo-Dosunmu on her 70th birthday, February 20, 2018.

As political families go in our part of the world, the Awolowos must be judged as one of the most resilient and enduring. The surging crowd of distinguished Nigerian citizens, cutting across political divides that dutifully attended last Tuesday’s celebration of Dr. Tokunbo Awolowo-Dosunmu’s 70th birthday at Ikenne, suggests that, far from going under, the Awo dynasty is alive and well.

The Yoruba are renowned for their love of festivities, so, getting a crowd to attend a birthday party should not be that demanding. However, when you inspect the roll of those in attendance, led by former President Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, the slew of politicians in or out of office, traditional rulers and technocrats, the awareness begins to dawn, that this was as much a celebration of a legacy, as much as of a frontline celebrator of tha