Celebrating Chris Ogunbanjo At 86

"K'olododo

K'olodo pe, K'awon odale na o pe

Atepe aiye, ile lo mo yen

- Haruna Ishola in the 60s

IT is a great privilege for me to share with Nigerians some of the dividends of my relationship with Papa Chris Oladipo Ogunbanjo, OFR, CON, one of the most prominent, respected and revered elder statesmen in Nigeria today, and, who, thanks to the gift of long life, will be 86 years old tomorrow, Monday December 14, 2009. I have chosen Haruna Ishola's deep philosophical rendition as a medium through which to analyse and celebrate Papa's long and consistently successful and fulfilling life.