His is one personality that is not easily lost in the anonymity of the crowd. In the world of business management consulting, academics, philanthropy, tradition, as well as religious and social circuits, Mr Olayinka Fasuyi, has distinguished himself as not merely a national icon, but also an astute and player, garnering accolades and recognitions for his accomplishments and contributions in these various spheres of life in which he has been touching lives. Fasuyi, a world class management consultant to several multilateral and bilateral organisations including World Bank, African Development Bank (ADB), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Federal Government’s ministries, departments…

Years back, a friend who had worked on the 2011 Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) presidential campaign told me about the overly enthusiastic responses they had received in the North. In one instance, he said Buhari’s horde of supporters had not only swarmed the airport where their campaign aircraft was to land, they also practically lifted the aircraft in their joy of the arrival of their “messiah”. That recollection makes it all remarkable that the same Buhari would go to Maiduguri, Borno State, for a condolence visit and be booed by the residents. The dog that once wagged its tail…