He was Finance Minister at the start ofthe Fourth Republic, between 1999 and 2003, during the first term of President Olusegun Obasanjo in office. He was also Chairman of Obasanjo's 2003 re-election campaign organisation.
A former Nigerian Head of State and one ofthefounding fathers ofthe Economic Community of West African States, Yakubu Gowon, has urged the regional bloc government to lift sanctions on Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger Republic.
President Buhari will depart Abuja Saturday for N'Djamena, capital of Chad Republic to participate in the Extraordinary Session ofthe Conference of Heads of State and Government ofthe Community of Sahel-Saharan States, CEN-SAD.
Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger Republic officially declared their withdrawal from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Sunday, citing a departure from thefounding ideals and pan-Africanism, according to reports by PUNCH.
"It is against this background that I offer myself to vie for the office ofthe president ofthe Federal Republicof Nigeria in 2019 if my party finds me worthy to fly its flag.
Osinbajo said in response to his appointment, "Since the recent foundingof CAP-A, I have witnessed their work in shifting the global and continental narrative from Africa being a victim ofthe climate crisis to holding the key to accelerating
"Ironically, a Northerner, and one ofthefounding architects of this country, Musa Yar'Adua, father of late President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua and General Shehu Musa Yar'Adua, served as the Minister of Lagos Affairs during the First Republic from
Former Governor of Jigawa State and one ofthefounding fathers ofthe major opposition, the People's Democratic Party, Mr Sule Lamido has described President Bola Ahmad Tinubu as a novice in the field of international diplomacy.
The Yoruba nation, yesterday, insisted on a return to the federal system established by thefounding fathers of Nigeria in the 1950s, where each section ofthe country was able to develop at its own pace.
National honourHe was conferred with the national honour ofThe Order ofthe Federal Republic (OFR) in 2008 during the administration ofthe late President Umar Musa Yar'Adua. 7.
"Nigeria expresses its sadness over the pronouncement by the Military authority in theRepublicof Niger indicating that the Republics of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have withdrawn membership of their countries from the Economic Community of
The fierce opposition to the annulment ofthe June 12, 1993 presidential election and the unrelenting pro-democracy onslaught it unleashed was the equivalent ofthe battle against colonial rule by our founding fathers that resulted in the gaining
DR CongoLocated in the heart of Africa, the Democratic Republicofthe Congo, formerly called Zaire, was colonized by Belgium, which sought access to the region's enormous mineral wealth.