A life of humility and patriotism: Celebrating Uncle Chido at 60, By Olumide Fred’ Adetiba

I first met Uncle Chido in 2010 during the preparations for the 2011 general elections. A friend had invited me to join a group of passionate young people who believed in the candidacy of Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, who was running for the office of President at the time. At the campaign, Uncle Chido was one of two remarkable individuals I met who worked closely with the Team Ribadu volunteer movement which we constituted and coordinated. The other was Mr Dapo Olorunyomi, fondly called Uncle Dapsy, the publisher of Premium Times and the CEO of the Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID).