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YEWANDESADIKUTwentyyearsago,atANAP%u2019s50th,Idescribedhimas%u201cnotamonkeyonyourback,butthewholezoo.%u201dImeantthatcheekycommentasaffectionatelythenasIdonoseehowfarthepushfromhimhasgotme!ImetANAPat23,duringaninterviewatIBTC.IhadjustfinishedmyMBAandIBTCwasmydreamjob;IturneddownanotherofferbeforeIBTCevenmademeone.Almost30yearson,I%u2019mstillinaweofthemanwhodefinedsomuchofwhatIBTCrepresented.ThatlegacylivesonasStanbicIBTC.Fromdayone,ANAPwasafearlessmentorandavaluescompass.Hisrelentlesspursuitofexcellence(whocanforgetthecorrectionswithhisgreenpen?!)andunwaveringintegritydeepenedthevaluesIwasraisedwithandshapedmyprofessionaljourney.HebelievedinmeevenbeforeIfullyknewmyself.Heshowedmeleadershipwithcharacterandconscience,anddemonstratedthatsuccessismeasurednotbytitles,butbythepeopleyouuplift.AndANAPhasupliftedmany.At70,heremainsarareforce:aprincipledvisionary,andthequietcornerstonebehindthesuccessofsomany.I%u2019mdeeplygratefultohavelearnedfromhimsoearlyinlife.DearestANAP,maythisnextchapterbefilledwithgreathealth,boundlessjoyandthesatisfactionofalifeprofoundlywelllived.IthankGodforyourlife!Withgreataffection,Yewande,akaIjebu!WithbestregardsTRIBUTETOANAPAT70YEWANDE56