Race is a fallacy, but ironically, invidiously, and insidiously, racism is an overwhelming reality.
On Sunday, September 11, 2022, 8:11 AM, 'Augustine Togonu-Bickersteth' via USA Africa Dialogue Series <usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com> wrote:
Olutoyin ayinde is a consumate professional town planner and former commissioner for urban and physical planning lsgos state. He is a credit to the Black Race.I have not read , the Black man's dilemma by the veteran journalist Areoye oyebola but I would like to read itI have just read an interview in the punch today september 112022 on why buildings collapse in nigeria particularly in lagos.Lagos has be in the news relatedly the surveyor General has been protesting at the lagos government flouting rules with respect to the practice of land surveying.Olutoyin ayinde understands his subject I daresay he can hold his own any where in the world! A wise publisher. Book publisher should go after him and other people like him to harvest his knowledge and wealth of experience .interview in the newspaper is good but its not enough.we need books to thoroughly thrash the issue of town planning in lagos and nigeria in particular .book for the family library, academic library, children's library school library, public library,administrative library etc can the Librarians and publishers please step forward to salute olutoyin ayinde an illustrious son of Africa.It's said when an elder dies in Africa whole libraries are lost.please let us save this library that is olutoyin ayinde.let us drink from this library that is olutoyin ayinde.--
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