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By Chidinma Ewunonu-Aluko, Ibadan The recent display, in Ibadan, of over 150 works of art including `Lake Fishing and `The Bikers’ shows the strength of art galleries in connecting people with their environments. Paintings on `Erin Karele Kowajoba’ (where an elephant was enticed home with bean cake to become king) and `Seven Calabash Carriers’ were among the works of art at a one-month exhibition tagged: ‘Ajowofin Abudaaye’ (Encounter with Nature). A visual artist, Mr Abiodun Fagbohun, presented the works at the Tunde Odunlade Arts and Culture Connexions (TOACC). The paintings, depicting the beauty of nature, were aimed at encouraging people to admire the works of God, connect with their environments and invest in artworks. "Being a lover of nature and environment, I started drawing from primary school. “I have travelled around; hence, I use diverse cultures and how God has blessed the world in terms of animals, plants and humans, to draw inspiration,” Fagbohun says. According to ...

First, before I proceed with this short intervention, it is apt and pertinent to declare my bonafides in accordance with the principle of full disclosure which my principal, Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, taught me.  So, I am currently the Special Adviser to Governor Akeredolu on Development and Investment. By the grace of God and through the confidence reposed in me by my principal, I am also the Chief Executive Officer of Ondo State Development and Investment Promotion Agency (ONDIPA), the Special Utility Vehicle for driviing development in Ondo state. I have been serving in this capacity since the inception of this revolutionary administration never before seen in the annals of history of the state. I can, therefore, at the risk of being immodest, make some modest claim to be part and parcel of the governement.  Against the backloth of the above, I will be canvassing the electorate of Ondo State and the generality of the people on the need to return Governor Akeredolu...