Nigeria: Why We Are Promoting Mimiko's Legacy - - Hon. Akinlaja

28 December 2014
interview

Hon. (Comrade) Joseph Iranola Akinlaja represents Ondo East/West Federal Constituency at the National Assembly in Abuja and doubles as Chairman Iroko Legacy Platform, a group set up to identify, monitor and document the achievements of Governor Olusegun Mimiko of Ondo State so as to create room for generation yet unborn to have records of his indelible milestones.

Akinlaja was Assistant General Secretary of Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG, between1981 - 1999, General Secretary 2001 - 2004 and Deputy President, Nigeria Labour Congress between 2003- 2006. He is presently the Grand Patron and Technical Consultant to Petroleum Tankers Drivers Association of Nigeria. In this interview, he gives insight into the Iroko Legacy Platform and his political aspirations.

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