2023: Adebayo speaks on Tinubu’s health, gives opponents advice
A member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council (PCC), Adeboye Adebayo has said the candidate of the party, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, is mentally alert and intellectually sound.
POLITICS NIGERIA reports that Adebayo, who is also the National Director, Media and Publicity, Asiwaju Project Beyond 2023, spoke on Wednesday at an event tagged, ‘Tinubu Manifesto: Speaking Directly To The People’s Needs and National Challenges,’ held at Tinubu/Shettima Presidential Campaign Office in Osogbo, Osun State.
“We all recall that early this year in January when he declared to contest for that office, Bola Ahmed Tinubu was seen traveling to the nooks and corners of this country campaigning and soliciting for the support of traditional rulers and Nigerians even before the primaries.
“He is here because he’s mentally alert and his intellect is sound. And don’t forget that up till today he has attended so many town hall meetings and rallies.
“We need to face issues. Is the man ready mentally? Does he have the intellectual capacity? Does he understand what we are talking about? Is his speech directed to issues that are happening around him? The answer is Yes.
Source: Politics Nigeria
Obasanjo backed my appointment to replace Okupe as Peter Obi campaign DG
The Director-General of Obi-Dati Presidential Campaign Council, Akin Osuntokun has disclosed that former president Olusegun Obasanjo backed his appointment.
Osuntokun disclosed this while appearing on Channels Television Programme, Politics Today.
The former spokesman to Obasanjo replaced Doyin Okupe after the latter resigned his appointment.
Okupe resigned his position as the Obi-Datti campaign DG after his conviction for breaching the Money Laundering Act by a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja.
Following Okupe’s resignation, Osuntokun was appointed, with many believing that Obasanjo was involved in the selection process.
Describing Obasanjo as a father figure, Osuntokun said he has the capacity to perform his duties as campaign Director-General.
Source: DailyPost
John Bird: Actor and comedian hailed as ‘one of the greatest satirists’ dies aged 86
Actor and comedian John Bird has died aged 86.
Tributes have been pouring in from fans and fellow performers alike, with Rory Bremner describing him as “one of the greatest satirists”.
The pair – alongside the late John Fortune, made up the trio of the iconic TV series Bremner, Bird and Fortune.
Running between 1999 and 2009, it was nominated for numerous Bafta Awards across its 16 seasons.
Bird’s impressive career, of course, stretches back further than the 90s.
He was part of the satire boom in the Sixties and appeared regularly in shows including That Was The Week That Was.
Source: The Independent