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TRIBUTETOMYOLDERCOUSIN,ATEDON.A.PETERSIDE,ONHIS70THBIRTHDAYDAKUKUToday,Icelebratemyesteemedoldercousin,AtedoN.A.Peterside,ashemarksaremarkablemilestone%u2014his70thbirthday.BrotherAtedoembodiesfourdistinctyetinterconnectedqualitiesthatdefinehischaracterandlegacy.Firstandforemost,hecarriesarichanddistinguishedheritage.AsthegrandsonofacelebratedmerchantwhoconstructedthefirstEuropean-stylebuildinginOpobo,thesonofapioneeringmedicaldoctorfromthe1940s,andthematernalgrandsonofaking,hislineageisatestamenttoalegacyofexcellenceandleadership.Secondly,BrotherAtedoisamanofremarkablecourageandunwaveringdetermination.Hespeakshismindwithcandorandpursueshisgoalswithrelentlessfocus.Bytheageof33,hehadalreadyfoundedandbuiltaworld-classbank,showcasinghisentrepreneurialspiritandtenacity.Third,hisclarityofthoughtandstrategicvisionsethimapart.Hehasanextraordinaryabilitytodistillcomplexideasintosimple,persuasivecommunication,makinghimaninfluentialfigureineverydiscussionheengagesin.Finally,BrotherAtedo'sethicalstandardsareexemplary.Hisintegrity,consistency,accountability,andsenseofresponsibilitydistinguishhiminallhisendeavors.Heisabeaconofvaluesthatinspiresthosearoundhim.92
