Last Wednesday, July 22nd, was a very sad day for me. It was the third anniversary of my sweet mother Anne Chizomam Ukachukwu Kogbara’s death. I’d spent the morning nostalgically rereading her burial brochure, which was full of tributes.
Then my cousin called to tell me that our beloved uncle, Ambassador George Saako Kobani, had passed. Mummy and Uncle were great friends, and it is somehow poignantly fitting that they should share the same death day. Uncle George headed the Foreign Service Academy at the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Lagos and served in Senegal, France, Cuba, and the Netherlands.
He is survived by his devoted wife, Jayne, and by numerous delightful children, grandchildren, and relatives. I like to think that Mummy was waiting to welcome him at Heaven’s gate. In the meantime, we who are left behind are struggling to bear these heartbreaking losses and can only pray that our dearly departed rest in perfect peace forever and ever in the bosom of Almighty God.
My Kwankwaso encounter On Monday, I hosted a Twitter/X space discussion starring His Excellency Alhaji Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, the former Kano State Governor and Minister of Defence who is now Peter Obi’s running mate. It was an interesting interaction – and pleasantly eye-opening for those of us who were not very familiar with Kwankwaso’s character or track record – and I’d like to share my favourite segment with you: I told him that something I’d noticed about the way he spoke about his gubernatorial tenure in Kano was his constant use of “we,” “our,” and “us” instead of “I,” “me,” and “my.” I asked whether his choice of pronouns reflected a belief in teamwork during his time as governor. His impressively humble response: “When you keep saying ‘I,’ ‘me’ and ‘myself,’ you risk sounding selfish and arrogant.
Of course, I wasn’t doing it alone. I have to be fair to everyone who contributed-my deputy, commissioners, advisers, elders, and many others. All hands were on deck.” If you want to hear everything else that he said, you can find the interview recording on my X, Facebook, and LinkedIn pages.
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