Tribute to Chief Ayo Adebanjo: Champion of true federalism in Nigeria, by Dr Chekwas Okorie The news about the death of the irrepressible champion of true federalism in Nigeria, Chief Ayo Adebanjo, took the public by surprise. There was no tell-tale hint that the great Nigerian icon was seriously ill, although he died, at the ripe age of 96 years old. Chief Ayo Adebanjo was a Nigerian statesman and a quintessential nationalist. His kind, who are still alive in Nigeria, can be counted on the fingertips. I have always been enamored...