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Yemi and Dolapo Osinbajo: The 30 Years Love Story
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As the Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo and his beloved wife, Dolapo mark their 30th wedding anniversary, Yinka Olatunbosun reflects on how their individual personalities and attributes, especially that of the family head, contributed to their heart-warming love story
Anyone that grew up in the 70s and 80s will be familiar with the television comedy series, ‘The Love Boat’ and many classic love songs that celebrated everlasting love. It was about that period, precisely in 1989, that the duo of Yemi and Dolapo Osinbajo became a couple. Since then, till present day, divorce rates have soared globally, making love-lasting marriages particularly newsworthy. But for Yemi and Dolapo, it has been 30 years of heavenly marriage. On the anniversary day last Monday, Dolapo shared a throwback photo from their wedding day and wrote: “Hand in hand on the 25th November 1989. It is our 30th wedding anniversary to the glory of God. #WeddingAnniversary #ByGodsGrace.”
Both had roots in Ikenne, the hometown of one of the foremost nationalists in Nigeria’s independence era and the first Premier of the Wester n Region, Chief Obafemi Awolowo.
As a matter of fact, Dolapo is a grand-daughter of the late Awolowo. Yemi Osinbajo’
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November 12, 2021
Public Presentation Of The Book: “Winning Leadership” By Major General Pat Akem-Vingir (Rtd.)
SPEECH DELIVERED BY HIS EXCELLENCY, PROF. YEMI OSINBAJO, SAN, GCON, VICE PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA AT THE PUBLIC PRESENTATION OF WINNING LEADERSHIP BY MAJOR GENERAL PAT AKEM-VINGIR (RTD.) ON THE 12TH OF NOVEMBER, 2021
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I am delighted to be here at the Public Presentation of “Winning Leadership” by Major General Pat Akem-Vingir and I think he has outdone himself with this important new book. This is a book about strategic leadership today, in a world immersed in volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity. Leadership under normal circumstances is challenging, but the ever-evolving torrents of challenges that we have today have made it even more daunting.
There are many books and ideas on leadership but one of the reasons why I think this book Winning Leadership is unique is that it draws from the best scholars in the world on the subject—leaders of advanced militaries and C-suite leaders of international organizations and institutions, but most importantly, the General also draws from his deep well of experience in both combat and a successful administrative experience locally in the Nig
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Nigeria country profile
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