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OLUMIDEOYETANDearAnap,Itisindeedanhonortobeabletosendyouaheartfeltbirthdaymessageonyour70thbirthdaymilestone.ItwaslikeyesterdaywhenSolaDBaskedthatIwaitinaroomaftermyconversationwithhersothatIcouldchatwithyouinwhatturnedouttobeaninterestingconversationor,asIlaterfoundout,wasmyinterviewforaroleatIBTC.Lol!IrecallmyconfusionattheendofthechatwhenyousaidIwouldhavetotakeatestonMondayandthatyouhadtorushofffortheFriday4:00pmmanagementmeetingintheboardroomofWeslyHouse.Nonetheless,IreturnedonMondayasyouinstructedtotakethetest,andtherest,astheysay,washistory!Now,thatwasbackin1999,andalothaschangedsincethen.You,however,havealwaysbeenconsistentinyourprinciples,andI%u2019mgratefulfortheleadershipskillsyoutaughtmewhenIhadtheprivilegetoworkcloselywithyoubeforethemergers,firstasajuniorstaffmemberandthenlaterasmyboardchairmaninSIAML.Yourcommonsensicalapproachtoeverythingwasalwaysrefreshing,andyourmatter-of-factattitude,evenintimesofstress,waslaudable.Iloveyourprinciplesonissuesandhowyoulaughedoutloudatyourownjokes,whichmademeandotherslaughevenwhenthejokesweren%u2019tfunny.Thankyouforbelievinginyoungpeopleandalwaysadvocatingfortheminacountrythathasmarginalizedthem.ThankyoualsoforshowingusthatitispossibletobuildanhonestandthrivingbusinessinNigeriadespitemultipleobstaclesandcompetitorstakingshortcuts.Happybirthdayonceagain,andwishingyoumanymoreyearsingreathealth!Godblessyou.Kindestregards,HAPPY70THBIRTHDAY,ANAP!OLUMIDE54
