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By Dare Babarinsa Last Thursday, I finally got my copies of My Dialogue With Nigeria, the compilation of articles, interviews and reminiscences of Lt. General Ipoola Alani Akinrinade who retired from the Nigerian Army at 42. My friend, Kole Omololu, the organising secretary of Afenifere, had purchased two copies for …

A former Chief of Army Staff during the Second Republic, Lt. Gen.  Alani Akinrinade (retd), has criticised members of the the National Assembly, saying they are a “bunch of clowns.” According to the 77-year-old, the federal lawmakers “are the most dishonourable people I knew in the world”. Gen. Akinrinade, who was …