I KNEW him in 2005 when I accompanied the then Etsako Central Council boss, Pascal Ugbome, on a visit to his Asokoro District, Abuja, residence. He was then President Olusegun Obasanjo's Special Adviser on Project Monitoring and Evaluation.
That first meeting, as brief as it was, made a lasting impression on me as he came across as very simple, humble, intelligent, accommodating and rather too friendly for a man of his stature and status. I thought it was uncommon to find such a complete gentleman as Professor Julius Ihonvbere among the very high in our society where barely concealed arrogance of power reigns supreme.
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