permit me to start this new discuss thread just to trigger some thoughts beyond now.

when baba adedibu (of blessed memory) fell ill, i placed a call to my uncle to ask who was likely to step in adedibu's shoes.

shocked by my question, he queried that kind of thought and later said none would fit as far has he was concerned. he premised
his arguments on some special characteristics of baba, especially his
firm hold of the ibadan polity and also his understanding of grassroot
mobilisation. that is about that for baba.

with the current news and discussion flying around about Yar' adua's health, i think it is not totally out of place to
look ahead of time: what if he dies?

to start with, i have no doubts we would miss him though he would not the first to die in office. those who did not die
naturally were murdered in coup plots. it doesn't end at missing him anyway, various questions begin to surface:

who takes over?
from the north? if yes, from his zone?
these two, i am sure could be resolved hard as it may get but one particular question that continues to bother me is, WHICH
QUALITIES OF HIS WOULD WE FIND HARD TO REPLACE?

this thought came up whrn my brother and i were discussing whether or not mr. president is performing well and he then asked what exactly is he doing?
i really do not believe mr. president is not performing because a man stockpiling our collective sweat and running anti-people policies as a matter
of fact is performing only that, he is not working for the people.

ladies and gentlemen of high intellectual prowess, what is special about Mr. President?
let's start it now!!!

cheers.

My brother herdsmen lol