Kongi at 80 To a quintessential Nigerian ,of the ilk of those equipped with both cerebral and humane attributes . i salute his forthrightness over the years,consistently elevating the fight for social justice above ethnic bias. Even though we share very divergent spiritual and religious convictions,I allowed him mentor my love for the arts ,the grammar of the English language and isnt He a worthy mentor . I salute the ageless WS,an icon I admire beyond public frenzy but one I have studied his mien at national issues for several years and found much consistency ,grit and panache . My close encounters with him,the short interview in the 90s ,the airport meeting where once again he celebrated our alma mata GCI with much glee and Excitement ... I am proud of his feat,,his contributions towards society ,even if he laments a generation in waste . To Kongi An oganwo tree that towers way above the iroko in its here and there The star that stood out to the magi such bringing signification to the sky The wordsmith with his craft of grammars draft, The conscience that hasnt been numbed either by the debris of our common hubris in nations value of right from wrong.. A noble man cut with the steel of the good famed timber and calibre hewed from the fortress of knowledge built on the rock in the studied settlement of Apata Ganga . The lion of the Art.. The Man who didnt die but lived.. The man whose pen saw and scribbled the shame and name of Jero in our climes He set forth at dawn and till noon and the suns departure yet roars like the loin with his jewel .. To Wole Soyinka ,from isara to ake through the brown roofs of Ibadan.. A man of history .. Our own WS... Happy birthday ..(even it isnt 13th yet) 80 gbosas...and maximum twale!
Posted on: Sat, 12 Jul 2014 06:19:58 +0000
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