For me, a living legend is someone, apart from making his/her mark in his/her chosen profession, have also made/making a mark in the social/cultural/political sphere. Wole Soyinka is an example.
He/she would be a person whose name and endeavours can easily be recalled by those in the Ivy League institutions and also by those at the motor parks.
I hope that the names of Falola's "living legends" are also known to my socially, culturally and politically conscious friends (agberos)at Arugo Motor Park Owerri. These agberos easily remember Wole Soyinka whenever the issue of living legends comes up.
CAO.
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