MINDSCOPE: Abridged Biographies and Integrated Panegyrics by Seye Adetunmbi

BIOGRAPHIES AND INTEGRATED PANEGYRICS

By Seye Adetunmbi

The Abridged Biographies and Integrated Panegyrics” symbolizes 100 books in the one-stop pictorial book. It is a collection of my write ups in the past over 30 years on various individuals and institutions.

An extract from the statement of Chief Olusegun Obasanjo on the book is quoted thus:

“I have read every word of your book. Between all the lines and in every word, I see commitment and perseverance. I cannot help but wonder how much better our country would be if more Nigerians had your inspired vision and patriotism. I have no doubt in my mind that the book will be a great asset to the nation and a source of inspiration to its youth and politicians alike including all that come across it. As for me who has always been guided by the examples of great achievers, reading through the book gave me additional inspiration. May the almighty God continue to keep and bless you for your efforts and contributions” – Chief Olusegun Obasanjo

High Chief Alex Ajayi wrote about the book and it is quoted thus:
"It is an encyclopedia bringing the world under one roof! It is a challenge to human industry to write in such minute details and in such elevated diction with the most inevitable words. Seye, this is a legacy for time and eternity. Each biography is told in the three dimensions of the subject. This is unique. As I started reading through the book, I went on nonstop for ten hours! The book encapsulates a world panorama. It is a treasure and a gift to our age."

The comments of other Nigerians of repute who have got their copies of the book, say it all. The octogenarian Venerable L. L. Eso wrote: "Seye, this is awesome. One of its kind…..could only have come from Adetunmbi’s stable. Brilliant and Legendary! That is what it will always represent! Congratulations……….keep on flying like the eagle…"

Mr. Yemi Akeju wrote: "Oh dear Seye, That's a great one and quite unique.."

Dotun Akinola wrote: The book is lovely. Thank you so much for honoring my father. Words cannot express my gratitude. I will be showing this to everyone who visits me now!

Also, the respectable nonagenarian Chief (Dr.) Francis Adebayo Daramola wrote: "Congratulations on the publication of the 'Abridged Biographies and Integrated Panegyrics'. I see the work as an Encyclopedia of the 'greats' the 'nobles', men and women role models who have contributed immensely to society and societal life at not only local level, but at national and international levels of human engineering and endeavor. I feel honored and relished to see write-ups on some of my Teachers, (Chief B. A. Ajayi and Chief J.E. Babatola); my old classmates (Jonathan Akinola and Major Robert Adeyinka Adebayo) and my students (Ojogbon Samuel Akinyemi Akeju, Prof. Bolaji Aluko, Prof Niyi Osundare and Prof Akin Oyebode) all of whom are alumni of the prestigious Christ's School, Ado-Ekiti among those featured in the scholarly biographies. There are others I know who have made names in the military, academia, medicine, the world of commerce and industry etc. The pictures that adorn the "Abridged Biographies and Integrated Panegyrics" are of rich and illuminating quality. The book is a "must read" for old and young and should be found in libraries and book shelves, more so now that the study of History is being given priority in our institutions and school curriculum. Well-done Seye, omo Baba. Thank you for the Complimentary copy. May your tribe increase.

The paperback and hardcover Copies are available on Amazon through this link https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09QFM8DS9?ref_=pe_3052080_397514860

The book is also available at University of Lagos Bookshop, Yemyem Super Store in Unilag, LUTH and Magodo.