Pastor-Politician, Rev Chris Okotie recalled recently how millions watched worldwide on television in awe as athletes from Jamaica, the tiny island nation of the Caribbean, collected medals after medals in the sprints at the just concluded London Olympics.

STOIC perseverance in the face of unprovoked adversity as well as calmness in situations where others would easily lose their cool, could be among the guiding principles, indeed the staying power that have so far paid off handsomely for Arc. Abayomi Sunday Benjamin Awoniyi, Kogi State Deputy Governor at 52.

The year 2015 is a little far away, but politically, it is around the corner. So it is understandable that advertorials and opinions on Delta State governorship in 2015 have been appearing in the newspapers, notably, the Vanguard for some time now. The one prompting this response appeared on Wednesday, August 8, 2012, page 51, under the above title.

During this break in the action between the closing of the Olympic Games and the opening of the Paralympic Games in London…, we have a unique opportunity to consider how both events can improve people’s lives and impact the world.

Loads of critics will arise after reading this essay. Many African feminist critics could come for my jugular. I hope though that they will appraise the issue objectively and address it effectively.