Billionaire senator and lazy, hungry Nigerians, By Lasisi Olagunju
On November 26, 1926, Sanusi Adebisi Giwa (Adebisi Ìdí Ìkán), Ibadan’s legendary philanthropist, was installed as the Ashaju Baale of Ibadan. He leapfrogged about 10 rungs on the chieftaincy ladder because he had money in excess and spent it like rain water. Akinpelu Obisesan, the celebrated Ibadan diarist, noted in his private diary: “Adebisi rose […]
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