Sir,

Few days back, I was contacted by an Indian HR consultant for a Job in author's firm, AOS Practice, which instigated my interest in the author and his firm. Since, there are so many “419 scams” originating from Nigeria and photographs do not reveal a man’s personality, therefore, I conducted extensive Net research on him , his firm, and his vision. I learned about him , right from his entry in Nigerian Bar in 1984, LL.M in Criminology, 12 criminal cases which he argued at the Supreme Court of Nigeria, loss of deposit in London Property up to earning of his silk among 15 SAN chosen from the 149 distinguished lawyers, last year. I was also impressed by his “false identification as a Property Man and Pride of Africa”. The last push came ,when I learned about him after reading his above interview given to Nseobong Okon-Ekong on Jan. 11, 2009, widely published on net ,which motivated me to write . His interview confirmed to me that he is a simple, straight forward honest man, who has risen from ranks to the cadre of elite. he does do not hesitate to admit the weaknesses and know the ways to over come them. his honest comments about the Nigerian food, working of Government, conditions of physical and institutional infrastructure, and character of Nigerians were an eye opener. I was really moved by his example of “steeling spoons”. However, I believe that if the deficiencies of system which he has identified are improved, the Character of an average Nigerian will automatically change. After all, poverty and poor living conditions compel a man to steal. his views about level and quality of food and service, problems associated therewith and “Hotel Management” were really fascinating, especially more when they were coming from a lawyer who was not an hotelier. Before I close, and being a lawyer myself, I have a humble request to make to him . As he has said that he” always find good anchorage in the law and would like to be remembered as a lawyer I suggest it is about time he should enter in to the National Politics. History shall confirm that many lawyers have changed destiny of their nations, be it Mr. M.K. Gandhi, Mr. Abraham Lincoln, Dr. Martin Luther King, current US President Mr. Obama, or our current Indian Central Governments Foreign Minister, Mr. P. Chidambaram. All had one thing in common. They had resources, vision and a desire to serve. After reading his interview, I am convinced that he also has all the three factors at his disposal. I thank Mr.Nseobong Okon-Ekong for sparing his valuable time in recording his interview and I hope to see him one day as the front leaders and Archiect of Democratic Nigeria.