Re: USA Africa Dialogue Series - Today's Quote

Yes! not how long one's experience has been but how deep (or fruitful or meaningful or impactful)

On Jul 23, 2019, at 12:56 PM, Ibukunolu A Babajide <ibk2005@gmail.com> wrote:

Chidi,

This is how you grasp at straw, embrace a vacuum and utter inanities.  It is not at how many junctures a man appears, it is about the impact the man leaves for history to judge.

Obasanjo is a corrupt man devoid of character.  That was why the Yorubas rejected him for Olu Falae in 1979 but have always embraced Chief Obafemi Awolowo who is a shinning man of character and stoic spartan self application.  His appearances shaped Nigeria and won the Nigerian civil war!

It is never about quantity.  It is about quality.

Cheers.

IBK

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On Mon, 22 Jul 2019 at 12:07, Chidi Anthony Opara, FIIM <chidi.opara@gmail.com> wrote:

Obasanjo has appeared at every crucial historical juncture in Nigeria, more than even Awolowo. This is a historical fact!

CAO.

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