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Amosun entered politics in 1998 during the transition programme initiated by the military government of General Abdulsalami Abubakar (rtd.) to return Nigeria to democratic rule. Instead of joining the Yoruba-dominated Alliance for Democracy (AD), and the political platform that was closely associated with Afenifere in the Southwest, Amosun aligned himself …

General Abdulsalami Abubakar, the former military Head of State, is gravely ill, according to Thisday. The retired Army General may have suffered a partial stroke. Abubakar was reportedly flown out of Nigeria for medical treatment three weeks ago. He was flown to Dubai in the United Arab Emirate (UAE), but is …