At 73, the former Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly and two-time senator and former minister, Senator Adeleke Olorunnimbe Mamora, speaks with the composure of a man at peace with his journey. He looks back on his decades of public service, personal loss and quiet victories in a recent encounter with Vanessa Obioha
A week after his birthday, I found myself in the private office of Senator Adeleke Olorunnimbe Mamora. A miscommunication had cancelled our earlier appointment and we had to reschedule. Before setting out, I called and texted to reconfirm our meeting. When he didn’t respond, I wondered if I had been given an alternative line, as most influential people usually have more than one number.
