Governor
Ambode of Lagos State has been described as a rare breed, by a former student Union
leader from the University of Benin, Barrister Abubakar Yesuf. Speaking in
Lagos at a recent event, Barrister Abubakar praised the youthful Governor for
his decision to reconstruct the worn out
, dilapidated and long abandoned -Airport road, rebuild all of the 181 local
Government roads, erect modern Bus Terminals in Marina, Ajah, Iyana-Ikpaja, as
well as fix potholes immediately after the rains. He described Governor Ambode
as a go-getter and also as the archetypal Nigerian who is openly detribalized.
Barrister Yesuf hailed Ambode for being urbane and cosmopolitan stressing that
all other fellow Governors should emulate his exemplary character.
Appointed since 1 st April, 2015 till date, Prof. Adepoju Adeshola Olatunde, Director-General of the Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria (FRIN) has left no room to chance. The Ph.D holder in Agricultural and Environmental Economics (2002) from the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Kaduna State has taken extra-ordinary steps to see the Forestry Institute to the next level of existence. One of such steps is the repositioning of FRIN outstation for better research focus. Others include renovation of dilapidated structures, repositioning of staff members for optimum performance, reclaiming/security all encroached land and resources of the Institute, successfully enacting on Act to Establish Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria for Forestry Research; Education and Training; establishing Six strategic Rural Resource Centers for communities engagement, capacity building and extension services. Prof. Adepoju who also holds B.Agric (Agricultural Economics), 1995 ...
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