VP Osinbajo, Oshiomhole, govs, attend Oyegun’s 80th birthday
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha represented President Muhammadu Buhari, while Nigeria’s former Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Prof Ibrahim Gambari, was the guest speaker.
Governors Godwin Obaseki of Edo; Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti; Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi; Nasir el-Rufai of Kaduna; Simon Lalong of Plateau; Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano and Mohammed Badaru of Jigawa State also attended the event.
Oyegun was born Aug. 12, 1939 and some former governors who served same period when Oyegun was the Governor of Edo State were also present.
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Osinbajo, who was the special guest of honour, said he had always admired Oyegun, for two reasons.
He said, “First is that somehow he has always been his own man charting his own course, sometimes making some real trouble. For example, when as a federal permanent secretary, he risked contempt proceedings when he refused to testify on principle.
The Vice-President said people like Oyegun had shown that politicians could be loyal faithful men and women.
Gambari had said in his lecture said Nigeria was at a time in its history where the forces of unity and those of fragmentation were in very stiff competition.
(Punch)
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