Nigeria: Bamidele - 54 Years of Progressive Errands

29 July 2016

A former House of Representatives member and governorship hopeful in the All Progressives Congress from Ekiti State, Hon. Opeyemi Bamidele is 54 today. Shola Oyeyipo pays tribute to a man, whose idea of change comes on a moral high ground.

He's had quite a very humble start, both in education and public service. Although he's not called it quit yet, his coming this far has not been by sheer happenstance. An activist, educationist, lawyer and politician, Hon. Opeyemi has had all of these different parts play crucial roles in his trajectory. With his excellent delivery on assignments, especially as an 'errand of progress', his name comes with morality even though he operates in a filthy political environment. For the record, "Errand of Progress" was the title of the book launched to commemorate his 40th birthday 14 years ago.

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