Pius Adesanmi: Tribute To A Benefactor By Suraj Jarus Oyewale I suspected a Nigerian was going to be in that crash but I never for the life of me thought it would be someone I knew on a very personal level. I spent the rest... EthiopianAirlines READ MORE:
When, on returning home from my Sunday morning football game, an exercise I’m super regular in, on 10 March 2019, I surfed through the social media to see news of a crash involving a Nairobi-bound Ethiopian Airlines plane in Addis Ababa, I did a Facebook post to the effect that I feared a Nigerian was in that plane.
I was in my mid-20s at the time, and, in my own way, learning the ropes in public commentary, with occasional contributions to the above outlets. I devoured anything written by Adesanmi and he soon ranked up there with my favourite Nigerian columnists. I never even knew he was also reading my own articles until our lane crossed in late 2010 and he told me how he also read my articles.
When I later decided to expunge politics from the theme of my site and refocus it to less controversial subject , Professor Adesanmi even offered more support. In several speaking engagements, Prof, unsolicited, listed me and my works as part of the reasons he kept having hopes in Nigerian youths. I felt flattered.
I thought of several ways of utilizing the"blank cheque". How about formally launching my book, The Road to Victoria Island, and inviting him as guest speaker? How about organizing"An Evening with Pius Adesanmi" for my social media followers? For 6 years, I never really decided what to do with his permanent promise to support me in any event.
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