Politics

Muritala Adérògbà Àjàdí: A 90th salute to the light of my younger life, By Adéwálé Àjàdí

This is especially true on the day when he would have turned 90 years. His spirit, or mine, settles on ‘Rogba since the full name Aderogba connects with the force of an entire sentence, especially as a prayer. For this 90th birthday reflection, I call you, my late father, ‘Rogba, not as a sign of disrespect but as a term of endearment and a conscious effort to humanise you, apart from being my Superhero and the light of my younger life, who was so close but yet distant.