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Asaschoolmate,Iamoneofthosethathavehadtheprivilegeofinteractingwithyoufromveryearlyintheprocessoflife.EvenastheyoungestinmyexitclassatKing;sCollege,Lagos,youconsistentlystoodout,notjustforyourintelligencebutforyourincredibleclarityofpurpose.Youwerealwaysamanmanyofusfeltwasaheadofhistime.YourincrediblejourneyfromfoundingIBTCatage33tobecomingaleadingvoiceforpositivechangeinNigeriahasbeennothingshortofinspiring.Manyofus,yourfriends,familymembersandcitizensfromallwalksoflife,havewatchedinadmirationasyou'veleveragedyoursuccesstochampionissuesthatmattermosttothecountry.Myverdictisthatyoupossessarareanduncommoncourage%u2014thecouragetospeaktruthtopower,evenwhenit%u2019sunpopular.Thisisn'tanewtrait;it'ssomethingwe'veseeninyousinceourschooldays.It'sthissteadfastcommitmenttoprinciplesthathasresonatedsodeeplywithmeandcountlessotherNigerians.Youractionsandwordshaveoftenmadeuswonderwhatcouldhavebeen,ifonlymoreofourleaderssharedyourvisionandintegrity.Maythismilestonebirthdaybethebeginningofanevenmoreimpactfulandfulfillingchapterinyourlife.Here'stocontinuedwisdom,abundantblessings,andmanymoreyearsofmakingadifference.OkeyUdezueOKEYUDEZUEOKEY109HAPPY70THBIRTHDAY,ATEDO!