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Ayo Adebanjo: A Member Of The Dwindling Mohicans
MIKE OZEKHOME
This title of Michael Mann movie (released in ) and an earlier novel of the same name (released in ) is most apposite for our celebrant.
Chief ayo adebanjo biography of barack
As the title suggests, Chief Ayo Adebanjo is a member of the fast dwindling tribe of heroes. One of the very few last men standing. Yes, of a fast-depleting breed of nationalists and ideologues, committed and principled politicians who refuse to compromise or bend in tune with the latest fad – or the dictates of personal, parochial, ethnic or self-interest.
His likes are, indeed, very hard to find in today’s Nigeria – a country of never ending oddities.
Little wonder the encomiums which have been poured (and continue to be showered) on him on the occasion of his 96th birthday a few days ago – on the 10th of April, to be precise. That makes him a nonagenarian. Accordingly, this is as good an occasion as any to take stock and reflect on a life less ordina