Friends and associates remember, eulogise Tunde Idiagbon

Date: 2012-05-02

CLOSE associates of former Chief of Staff, Supreme Headquarters, Gen. Babatunde Idiagbon, who died 13 years ago at the age of 56, on Monday described him as a quintessential leader, who could have instilled discipline in Nigerians but for the Ibrahim Babangida-led coup, which terminated his regime.

At a forum organised by Plat Technologies Limited and Iqra Books Nigeria, the associates spoke on the topic: "The Labour of Our Heroes Past", said the late former number two citizen of the country deserved posthumous honours.

In his introductory remarks, Vice Chancellor of Kwara State University, (KWASU), Prof. Abdulrasheed   Na'Allah, said: "It is safe to summarise that leadership is the ability to set a realistic direction, develop effective plans, get others to implement the plans and measure results".

For retired Justice of the Court of Appeal, Mustapha Akanbi: "Idiagbon had a sense of appreciation. Immediately he was released from detention, he personally visited me to appreciate my position on his incarceration. He was an example of a committed leader, who empowered his people to remove them from the state of poverty".

On his part, Idiagbon's childhood friend, now the Balogun Fulani of Ilorin, Alhaji Mahmud Atiku, canvassed the opening of a book on Nigerian leaders. " The records would serve as a caution to bad leaders. If his regime had not been toppled, by now, no act of indiscipline would be in our nation.

"We used to be playmates as children. His father 'Dogo' was a disciplinarian. Babatunde was a great swimmer and the zenith of our childhood was that we sold water-carrying pails. Nobody thought that he would get to the level he got to later in life", Atiku said.

On why Idiagbon was not used to smiling, Atiku said: "He had been like that since his youthful days. But he would laugh when something happened to you. If you accidentally used your head to hit the wall, for instance, he would laugh at you".

The programme had in attendance the CEOs of Plat Technologies Limited and Iqra Books Nigeria, Engineer Taofik Abdulkareem and Mallam Abdullateef Abdussalam respectively.

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

NIPR     Bayer AG     David Adesina     Risikat Lawal     Adolescent Girls Initiative For Learning And Empowerment     Balogun-Ojomu     Standard Organization Of Nigeria     Asa     Kale Belgore     Dar-Al-Handasah Consultants Ltd     Oke-Oyi     Sulu Gambari     Suleiman Mora Omar     ITEM 7     Mohammed Ghali Alaaya     Ganiyu Taofiq     Oye Tinuoye     Balogun Ajikobi     Isiaq Khadeejah     Shuaib Boni Aliyu     Baba Isale     AbdulHakeem Ajibola Akanbi     Yahaya Dumoye     Chemiroy Nigeria Limited     Wasiu Onidugbe     Ilorin Innovation Hub     David Oyedepo     Hamidu Olowo     John Olajide Adedipe     Apaokagi     Bature Bello     Split Diamond Interchange     Tsaragi/Share     NYSC     Abdulrauf Aliyu     Tafida Of Kaiama     Basit Olatunji     Ahmad Ali     Lola Ashiru     Pakata Patriots     AbdulRahman Saad     Muritala Awodun     Abatemi-Usman     Kwara State Polytechnic     Olatunji Ibrahim     Ben Duntoye     National Party Of Nigeria     Stephen Fasakin     Obuh     Fulani     Aliyu Umar     Saadu Yusuf     JSSCE     Apata Ajele Secondary School     Eleja Taiwo Banu     Rueben Parejo     Ajikobi     Oloye     April 11     UITH     Chief Imam Of Ilorin     State Bureau Of Internal Revenue     Raliat Islamic Foundation     International Aviation College     Yusuf Amuda Abubakar     Saba Mamman Daniel     Photo News     Hamza Usman     Plat Technologies     Sola Saraki Educational Foundation     Old Oyo     Abubakar Baba Sulaiman     Ahmed Ayinla Jimoh     Kumbi Titilope     Sulaiman Gado     Mutawali     Funmilayo Zubair    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

NYSC     Kabir Shagaya     Wahab Egbewole     Ubandawaki     Hakeem Idris     Sun Qing Rong     Alabere     Abubakar Lah     Temi Kolawole     Summit University     Sarkin Malamai     Modibbo Kawu     Afolasade Opeyemi Kemi     Obasanjo     Kazeem Gbolagade     Amuda Musbau     Eleja Taiwo Banu     Ishola Balogun Fulani     Isapa     Olokoba     Saeedat Aliyu     Monthly Sanitation Exercise     Baruten     Patigi Regatta     Isin     Muhammadu Gobir     Mohammed Jimoh Faworaja     GGDSS Pakata     Lanre Jimoh     Alfa Yahaya Road     Saba Mamman Daniel     Government Girls’ Day Secondary School Pakata     Kale Kawu     Kwarareports     Saliu Ajia     Salaudeen Oyewale     Abdul-Rasheed Na\'Allah     Abdullahi AbdulMajeed     Ibrahim Bio     Bello Abubakar     Oyun     Kwara 2019     Isiaka Gold     Road Transport Employers Association Of Nigeria     Toun Okewale-Sonaiya     Olufolake Abdulrazaq     Sheriff Shagaya     Shonga     Oyin-Zubair     Odogun Olushola Gabriel     Umar Bayo Abdulwahab     UNILORIN Alumni     Abiodun Musa Aibinu     Alimi Abdulrazaq     Muhammad Akande Olarewaju Odunade     Ilorin     PPS     Ayegbeni     KWSUED     Oba Mogaji Abdulkadir     Ndakene     Bayo Mohammed Onimode     Gamji Members Association     Ajeigbe     Saliu Mustapha     Galland Marcias     Colleges Of Education Academic Staff Union     Razak Atunwa     JAAC     Kunbi Titiloye     Halidu Danbaba     Abubakar Baba     Roheemat Hammed     Temitope Ogunbanke     Yoonus Kola Olatinwo     Olateju Lukman     TESCOM 2025