Tinubu chairs Awo Center’s BOT

OSUN State governor, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, has approved the appointment of the pioneer members of Board of Trustees and Board of Directors for the Awolowo Centre for Philosophy, Ideology and Good Governance. The Osun-based centre has the National Leader of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) Asiwaju Bola Tinubu as the head of the BOT. Members include the Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka (Ogun); the founder, Aregbesola (Osun); former Vice Chancellor of Obafemi Awolowo University, Prof. Wale Omole (Osun); former Vice Chancellor of University of Ado-Ekiti, Prof. Akin Oyebode (Ekiti). Other BOT members include Chief John Odigie- Oyegun; Dr. M Usman Bugaje (North); Prof. Mrs. Bolanle Awe (Osun) and Prof. M. A. Makinde, who is also the Director General and Secretary to the Board. The Board of Director is headed by Governor Aregbesola, with Prof. Tunde Babawale, ACN National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Muhammed; human right lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN) and Hon. Abike Dabiri- Erewa as external members. Internal members include the DG/CEO, Prof. Makinde; a Director of Training and Research, a Director of Administration and Finance, a Director of Planning, Programmes and Linkages. A release, signed by the DG/CEO, said the eminent Nigerians selected into the centre’s BOT and Board of Directors were carefully chosen to match the personality and ideals of the late sage, Chief Obafemi Awolowo. The statement said these tested and trusted Nigerians were congregated into the centre in order to help revive the legacies of Awolowo and sustain his political ideals of tue democracy and good governance. “The above prominent and tested Nigerians have been carefully selected to match the reputation, political, social, economic and political ideals of the legendary Awo and to help in bringing back the legacies of his achievements in the old Western Region of Nigeria and in the sustenance of his ideals of true democracy and good governance not only for the South-West, but for all states in the federation.”