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Among the victims was a UniCal couple – Bene and Eddie Madunagu. The military government got Bene deported from the United Kingdom, where she was pursuing an academic programme. They were ejected from the staff quarters. To her younger comrades, Bene was first and foremost an inspirer. She never doubted that popular-democratic struggles could be the basis for the transformation of Nigeria into a humane social order. She was always quick to add that this could only be the result of a discipled organisation. Rather than agonise, she would rather call for proper organisation. In her praxis, she demonstrated a good mastery of the dialectics of tactics and strategy.
In partnership with Grace Osakue, the GPI was established in Nigeria in 1993 with the national headquarters in Nigeria. Scores of girls have been trained in the institution and its community activities have extended to other South-South states. Bene was also a founding member of Women in Nigeria , a feminist movement that emerged in 1982 to reframe the gender debates in Nigeria.
Comrade Bene could sometimes be sharply critical of me; yet she was often my unyieding defender. Whaterver concerned me was taken as her business.In the light of the mood in the family during Bene’s 70th birthday, she and Eddie opted to have a quiet moment at a resort in Uyo. I was invited to make a trio for the occasion to reflect on a number of issues.
Invariably, a tribute to the memory of Bene would compel a salute to Eddie, in particular, for one reason. The last seven years of Comrade Bene battling with Alzheimer’s have indeed been trying times for Eddie. His movement has been restricted to Calabar as the chief carer for Bene. I often told those who asked after Eddie that he had been virtually a detainee, as he took care of Bene every day.
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