APC chieftains, politicians, administrators, business moguls and many others visited Chief Akande at the Eko Hotel in Victoria Island, Lagos.
The National Publicity Secretary of the APC, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, was full of praise for Akande, described him as a unique Nigerian and the one that stayed away from all the forms of corruption.
“Chief Bisi Akande is a unique Nigerian and anybody who has been fortunate to work with him will appreciate the kind of person he is. He has been a councillor, chairman, deputy governor, governor and chairman of parties,” he said.
Mohammed added that humility, transparency and honesty had been the hallmark of Akande and that these qualities had remained untouched even till this moment.
The Governor of Lagos State, Babatunde Fashola, described Akande as a great and selfless elder statesman and a man with decades of his life dedicated to midwifing democracy in Nigeria.
“He is a pioneer democrat. He was a former deputy governor and governor, and the only man who has been the chairman of four parties in our great nation. There are not enough words to celebrate Chief Akande, so we will just pray that your days be long and your legacy even longer,” he stated.
Chief Akande also got encomiums from a member of the House of Representatives Lanre Odubote, APC Publicity Secretary in Lagos State Mr. Joe Igbokwe, the Chairman of Ayobo-Ipaja Local Council Development Area Chief Sakiru Yusuf and many others.
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