The audience was essentially a political one and the din in the hall did not help those of us at the back. Perhaps sensitive microphones should have been used. Also, the use of Yoruba language in some scenes resonated very well with the audience for obvious reasons. The wedding scene was unduly prolonged in my view.
The assassination scene could have been better managed. Walls were breached. When the play eventually travels the country to Mapo Hall and other places as Dr Fayemi promised the cast, such minor lapses should be corrected.
Abuja, Asaba, Benin, Kaduna, Lagos Enugu, and Kano should also see the play as a reminder of what the nation once was in terms of commitment to the national dream. The message will serve the national interest at this time of national doubts and dissembling forces. Overall, the actors gave a good account of themselves! The dexterity and vocal power of the narrator helped to bridge gaps.
Obviously, I was, and I am more interested in the poignancy of the experience and depiction of the heroic than the technical details of the production.
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You already recently rated this item. Apart from his efforts at reconstruction in the West, Fajuyi and officers like him then, will forever be remebered for their integrity. The woman who, out of love for the husband, refused to marry after his death, lived in a one-storey building with staircase and the first floor made of planks, not concrete. It took the intervention of Ojudu and Asiwaju Bola Tinubu later to build a modern house befitting of Fajuyi and his wife.
Orji Uzor Kalu was still the governor. Fajuyi was born on 26 June in Ado Ekiti. In the account of Ladigbolu, when Fajuyi saw that a visiting soldier was better paid than a teacher, he dreamt of joining the Army. His first attempt was thwarted by his family but he finally joined in in Ilorin. On completion of Congo operations, Fajuyi became the first indigenous commander of the 1st Battalion in Enugu, a position he held until just before the first coup of January when he was posted to Abeokuta as Garrison Commander.
It was from there he became governor-and met his death. He was placed on a salary of pounds a month. After he had enlisted in the army, the typing job which he learnt when he was in the Forestry Division became an asset.
When his mother learnt that he had enlisted in the army, she became upset and wept for many days. His parents did not see him for three years but he kept on writing letters to comfort them. On joining the Army in he did not realize that he was embarking on a career which was to last twenty two years, eight months and thirteen days and which was to take him to different parts of the world as well as earn him remarkable honours and positions.
After the basic military training at Zaria, he was posted to the Signal Training Centre as a non-tradesman. He later attended courses at the Army Clerks Training School, Yaba and on successful completion of the course, he became clerk class iv in January He was later upgraded to class 1 in November, In Ghana His military training was extensive and was by no means confined to Nigeria. There, he received a mixture of military and secondary education.
For twenty years after his return from Ghana, his engagements were on two major fronts — home and overseas. In each capacity, Francis Adekunle Fajuyi distinguished himself by his honesty, gallantry, infinite capacity for hard work and talents. He was promoted to Captain on 13th July, On 5th November , he was promoted to Major. On 15th January , he was promoted to Lieutenant-Colonel.
Fajuyi as a dedicated and hard-working Officer served in various Units and held many appointments with distinction. His peace-keeping experience which served him so well in Western Nigeria had been enriched by the operations in the Congo where he was drafted with the Fourth Battalion of the Nigeria Army.
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