What an exit! Indeed, this great man has gone to the Lord! And that would remain the solace, being in the bosom of the Creator.
Saying goodbye has never been an easy task especially to those we love. It becomes more difficult and painful when it is the last one.
Prof, I must confess I am at a lost as to what to write. This is because you will ever remained an enigma to those of us who knew you well and those you barely did.
Your uncanny ability to flow with all age groups never cease to amaze me. The young and not so young could stay in your presence a whole daylong without a moment of boredom. Perhaps, the sharpness of your mind which was intact till the very end is responsible for this.
I looked back with nostalgia at the collections of old school tunes you regularly sent to me. I will miss those greatly, knowing that they would never come again. You made aging something t!!!!!
You were generous, honest, compassionate, open- minded, charming and all the positive superlative adjectives would never suffice (this would have made you laugh) And, above all, you loved God. Therefore, I have no doubt that you are already with the Lord and interceding for us. You will be greatly missed by all of us particularly the front frontbenchers of St Gabriel the Arch Angel Catholic Church, Benin City.
Rest on Prof till the resurrection day. Adieu to a great man, adieu to a quintessential Historian of our time, adieu Professor Philip Aigbona Igbafe
Omolade Awodu