I am not sure that you, the younger generations, will like to go to war that we went through. So, we learn as the mistakes are being committed.

There are no doubts that, the situation in the country today, indicates that there is much more work to do in the process of reforming the political economy and improving the quality of life of our people and communities.

With each new book, the march of our national history takes a step forward. When one is present at a book launch, one is bearing witness to the birth of a new body of ideas, to the coming into being of another testimony of history.

The work of Nigeria is not complete for as long as there is any one Nigerian who goes to bed on empty stomach.

Each one of us, and, indeed, all those who aspire to national leadership must bring their own visions, views and styles to the business of reforming Nigeria, and the search for solutions.

The reason is that till date, in spite of advances in information technology and strategies of information, the written word in the form of books still remains one of humanity's most enduring legacies.

It is of course the nature of historical contraction that the shortest distance to a historical destination is never a straight line.