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Dimeji Bankole, born 14 November 1969, is a Nigerian politician and Speaker of the House of Representatives of Nigeria. He was a businessman before being elected to the House of Representatives. Bankole's education commenced with attendance at the Baptist Boys High School, Abeokuta starting 1979; Albany College, London, England starting 1985; University of Reading, Reading, England starting 1989; University of Oxford's Officer... Read More

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Yar’Adua: A Rare Patriot, Statesman – Bankole

The Speaker of the House of Representatives Rt. Hon Dimeji Bankole has commiserated with the family of late President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua on the demise of the head of their family and the president of Nigeria, describing the death as sad and shocking.
In a statement issue in Abuja, the Speaker on behalf of the House [...]

The Challenges of Nation Building

A cursory view of our society today could only depict the extent of the tasks ahead of us as a people that crave a better nation. It also depicts situations ahead of us where lies the tasks of perfecting our polity, in manners that every Nigerian could get inspired and be ready to perspire in [...]

A Different Path to Legislative Business

Legislatures all over the world perform three core functions. These are representation, legislation and oversight. These functions are not only at the heart of representative democracy, they are also critical for responsive, restrained and effective governance. However,the functions by themselves do not deliver the desirable outcomes. What makes the difference is how these enormous powers [...]

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