TT and I caught up on several things: wine, women, work, and life in general. Then I started asking him questions about a few of our friends and classmates at school. Where GB now? I would ask. Then he would respond that GB was in South Africa.

“I will sit and sleep sir. It is good for my upper body.” “You will have no leg room.” “My legs are short sir.”

“Awon egbe yin nile niyen. Ko ye ke tii ritaya o. Ko pay wa o. Sebi awon ore yin adajo ati ojogbon eko giga si wa nibi ise” (Those are your mates back home. You should not have retired. This is not in our interest. Moreover, your friends, the judge and the university professor are still working).

He built a strong currency that was accepted the world over. He built other nations and provided them with financial assistance, military support, peace keeping support and assisted them to confront racism and apartheid.  

Then one of PC’s supporters named DD consulted with Baba Amoye, a man in his 90s who was regarded as the wisest man in the community.  “Baba, there is no peace in the marketplace. We are at each other’s throats.  What do we do?”. He asked.

MM was however determined to put his friends to shame. There was a beautiful young lady named Bintu in the village. MM saw her as the lady of its dreams and would want them to spend the rest of their lives together in love.

Towards the end of his visit, Papa asked to visit one of his cousins. He needed a change of environment as he was missing Nigeria already.

“Well, so I thought until I had a meeting with the Board. At the meeting, I was asked why I flew a particular politician about 6 months earlier. I responded that I was hired to fly him like others. Then, they told me they would keep my approval on hold.”

“Sir, but you are a Christian and a Nigerian sir. Help your fellow Christian and Nigerian sir. The Bible asks us to help the needy.”