Last Wednesday in Lagos, Godwin Dudu-Orumens book, SPORTS, POLITICS AND POWER was launched. And the book reviewer was none other than the former Sports Minister, Mr. Sunday Dare who is now Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu. I bring to you his views on the book and what it means to Nigerias sports. Enjoy it.
There are stories that begin as whispers - gentle, almost unnoticed - until time reveals that they were the opening notes of a lifelong symphony. Godwin Dudu- Orumen's story belongs to that category.
A young boy, moving between Benin, Sapele, and Warri, carrying his school books in one hand and a restless passion for sport in the other. It was in 1968, amidst the gentle chaos of primary school life, that a spark was lit - a spark that would one day illuminate studios, stadiums, boardrooms, academies, and the pages of this extraordi- nary book.