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HAD I UNDERSTOOD THE REGGAE ARTISTE THEN - I WOULD HAVE BEEN A MULTI MILLIONAIRE FARMER TODAY!   By Okey Emmanuel ODEWAIWAI When in my secondary school days I was devouring the sweet melody of Eric Donaldson -  the unbeatable reggae artiste of his time - little did I know he was admonishing us to run to the farm. Yes, every reggae line then was a pack of message, but we were all engrossed in the melody and the typical rhythmic dance step. In the attached music, Eric Donaldson was calling Jamaicans to run to the farm - that was in the early '80s. He was calling everyone - students, those wearing dreadlocks, the Baldheaded, even those with screw face, all were admonished to run to the farm. Had I listened, had I understood him, if I had gotten the relics and heed to his call, today I would have been a millionaire farmer. Now consider this: my family had a very large empty land. If, for example I had planted 20 palm trees every year - from when the music was released...

THE UNQUANTIFIABLE VALUE OF HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT IN AKPU: AN EAGLE EYE'S REPORT ON SIR ENGR JOHN AGOSI By Okey Emmanuel ODEWAIWAI Great achievers in the society scarcely blow their own trumpet. It only takes an eagle eye to fish them out for the society to appreciate their good works. And for those of us who are literal trumpeters, it's our duty to search them out in order to encourage other blessed citizens in the community to emulate them. One personality in Akpu who has enviable records on human resources development is SirEngr John Agosi. But this Catholic faithful and enthusiast lives by the admonishment of Mother Theresa who in her writing on _The Power of Quiet Acts_ said that the most impactful acts of giving often occurred in silence, without the need for recognition or fanfare. Yes, our brother believes in the biblical injunction that what your right hand gives to the needy, your left hand should not know. I was amazed when I got privy to the number of Akpu so...