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A Review of El Anatsui: The Man, the Myth, the Legend at 80 and Counting (2026)
By Chris Uchenna Agbedo, PhD, fnias, mnal.
Preamble
“Beyond Bottle Caps...
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The term Mullah is a reflection of the excessiveness and atrocities associated with fanatics in the likes of Osama Bin Laden and his cohorts, the Ayatollahs of Iran, and the Talibans of the recently deposed Neolithic regime of Afghanistan...
The government of every nation is established to make use of men of integrity, honesty and patriotism to integrate all social, political, economical and environmental systems in a plan for all citizen...
A cult of personality arises when an individual uses mass media, propaganda, or other methods, to create an idealized, heroic, and, at times god-like public image, often through unquestioning flattery and praise. A cult of personality is similar to hero worship...
A speech by a leader or one who aspires to lead should galvanize: it should inspire confidence in all who listen to it and chart a course of hope in an otherwise hopeless situation...
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