His Excellency Koffi Annan, Secretary General, UN and High Chief Tom Ikimi, Honorable Minister of Foreign Affairs 1997I Am Grieved And Deeply Saddened As I Reflect & Ponder Over The Passing Of *HE Koffi Annan, Former Secretary General Of The United Nations.*I Encountered The Distinguished Diplomat in 1997 When He Was Secretary General Of The UN & I Was Honoured To Serve My Country, Nigeria, In The Capacity Of Foreign Minister.As First African Ever To Assume The Exalted Office, He Evinced All The Qualities Of A Consummate Diplomat & An Impeccable Gentleman – An Exquisite Epitome Of Representation Of The…
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COALITION OF UNITED POLITICAL PARTIES – CUPP (THE GRAND ALLIANCE) 2nd August 2018 – A Statement By High Chief Tom Ikimi CON I am indeed very pleased be here this morning at this very historic occasion of the inauguration of the Abuja Secretariat of the Coalition of United Political Parties – CUPP and the establishment of the Steering Committee. I believe most of you were present at the historic launch of the CUPP on the 9th of July this year when 35 leaders of 35 registered political parties were physically present and signed the MOU to kick start this Grand…
High Chief Tom Ikimi CON Photo credit: Eleanor GoodeyEDO STATE ELECTIONS 2016 – High Chief Tom Ikimi CON First, let us know why this Gubernatorial election in Edo State is the fiercest and most politically heated since your very first such Governorship contest in 1992 as National Chairman of the National Republican Convention, NRC. Why are the stakes for you suddenly higher? My dream of a Nigerian Nation as one that is politically guided by a structure founded on two balanced political parties which provide viable alternative choices for our people has been partially fulfilled by the existence today of the…
I have received with shock and profound sadness the news of the passing of Senator Olorogun Felix Ovuodoroye Ibru. I feel a deep sense of personal loss. He was to me a role model, elder colleague and boss, a friend, politician and elder Statesman. My formative years as Practicing Architect in the early 70s was nurtured in the firm of Planning Partnership eventually Ibru Vaughan Richards & Partners where I benefitted immensely from a most worthy relationship with the two partners, highly talented architects, Arc Felix Ibru and Arc Allan Vaughan Richards. They treated me with respect, extreme courtesy and…