1st January 2023
As Prof Michael Vickers said, “Toyin Falola is a force for good”.
1) His intrinsic and instrumental value – mentoring generations of younger scholars to be competitive in the rat race that is academics;
2) Did you say he is a historian, not only, he is the definition of the modern multidisciplinary humanities scholar;
3) He is not just a power house of limitless intellectual production; his work is visionary;
4) In these difficult times, he stands as a loud voice that is always uplifting Africa on the global stage and seeking pathways to rebuilding our institutions;
5) Master of networking, and for so many of us, a valued friend;
6) He is not God, he sins, who doesn’t.
The Falola response to the accolades: we have no time to praise ourselves when our country, our continent is doing so poorly. Let’s focus on building the big vision and ambition to make our continent a success story.
Fan club member Jibrin Ibrahim
