Nigeria is suffering ‘cos Yorubas ‘ ve been left out – Bucknor-Akerele

[MrVan]

Mentioning the name of the former Lagos State deputy governor, Chief Louisa Kofoworola Bucknor-Akerele, calls to mind, images of her running battle with her former boss, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu between 1999 and 2003.  But there is more to the urbane 72-year-old former lawmaker.  Her entry into politics and the nine-vote victory that took her to the Third Republic Senate remains a dramatic pointer to her resilience.  Bucknor-Akerele, besides being a former Deputy Governor, a Senator and Chieftain of the democracy pressure group, NADECO was once  a journalist. She spoke to Vanguard on burning national issues. Excerpts:

Vanguard