Professor Adebayo Adedeji, the towering intellectual, scholar, pan-Africanist, international civil servant and pioneer Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and Under-Secretary General of the United Nations (1975 -1991) died on April 25, 2018 at the ripe age of 87.

YOU cannot take it away from him: Governor Okezie Ikpeazu is a born humourist, a witty country boy that is groomed in the best of agrarian and cosmopolitan values.  During the campaigns in 2015, he left his followers with a message: Unu ja akota sign. This message has since become a popular cliché in Abia State, transforming into a socio-political construct that re-occurs in every political discussion in the state.

Mallam Adamu Ciroma, who died last Thursday was a statesman of uncommon gifts and outstanding ability and accomplishments. His versatility was legion; a Civil Servant, Journalist, Banker, Administrator, Politician. He was Master of all Managerial Trades and Jack of None.

Structural integrity is apparently the leading factor that guarantees the safety of anyone residing in any building. This is akin to how the protection of a party man’s interest is a key guarantee of his survival within any political party.

It is imperative for us to take a cue from the Obamas of this world and change once and for all the sidelining of the most active segment of our teeming population