IT was on Wednesday April 1st, 2009. I was in a marathon editorial meeting with Mr. Gbenga Sadare and my able deputy chief press secretary, Jibrin Garba Lamido when a relation, late Lawan Mijinyawa rushed into my office to inform me that my Uncle Gidado Abubakar had been rushed to the Federal Medical Centre, Yola. Alhaji Gidado was bedridden for some time. I abandoned my meeting ready to leave for Yola when my nephew, Arc. Muktar Chindo entered my office already in tears. It dawned on me that the worst had happened. I lost a father. Bappa, as we fondly…
Author: Hassan Mijinyawa
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