It is said that the secrets of great men are in their stories. These words are proven profoundly true in Makinde’s generous exposé of his last conversation with the great Chief Obafemi Awolowo. While it is one thing to directly witness or hear about the actions of a great man, it is a higher and more valuable privilege to gain knowledge of the reasons and thought processes guiding those remarkable acts. That rare privilege is what Moses Makinde has
given readers and generations yet to be born through this book. In the process of answering Makinde’s philosophical probings, Awolowo unveils various aspects of himself as well as the thoughts behind his publicly acclaimed phenomenal acts. Much of what many, especially the younger generation, may never have known, heard or read about the great Awo is revealed in his three-and-a-half-hour conversation with Moses
Akin Makinde. Now, you too can dine and converse privately with Awolowo the sage, as you read through
the pages of this book.