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DearMr.Peterside,Happy70thbirthday,sir!Wow!It%u2019sanhonourtocelebratethisincrediblemilestonewithyouandtoreflectonalifesorichinintegrity,wisdom,pioneeringspiritandlastingimpactthatcontinuetoinspiresomany.DuringmyyearsatStanbicIBTC,Ihadtheprivilegeofservingasyourwealthmanager,andinthatrole,Iwitnessedfirsthandthedepthofyourdiscipline,clarity,andconviction.Youwereneverswayedbytrendsorurgency.Irememberyousaying,%u201cNoteveryinvestmentopportunityisforme.%u201dYoumeantwhatyousaid%u2014ifyoudidn%u2019tunderstandthefundamentalsorbelieveinthespace,yousimplywouldn%u2019tventureintoit.Thatrarerestraintandself-awarenesscontinuetoinfluencehowImakedecisionstoday.Butmorethanyourfinancialacumenandboardroomprowess,whatcontinuestostandouttome%u2014andsomanyothers%u2014isyourintegrity,truthfulness,andcourage.Youhaveneverbeenafraidtospeaktruthtopower,andyourunwaveringpassionforabetterNigeriaisbothboldanddeeplyadmirable.Inaworldwherecompromiseiseasy,youhaveremainedsteadfast,principled,andunshakablyauthentic.AlthoughIdidn%u2019tknowyouasacolleague,Ioftenheardglowingstoriesfromthosewhodid.Theyspokeofyourkindness,ofhowyouwereasafehouse%u2014someonepeoplecouldturnto,trust,andlearnfrom.Youwereamentorandanchortomany,notjustthroughyourwords,butthroughyourexample.Andattheheartofitallisyourloveforyourfamily.Youareatrulydevotedfamilyman%u2014protective,proud,andever-present.It%u2019sclearthatyourgreatestlegacyliesinthelivesyou%u2019venurturedandthevaluesyou%u2019veinstilled.ABIRTHDAYMESSAGETOMR.ATEDON.A.PETERSIDECONIFEOMA80
