Former Ogun State Governor and a distinguished journalist, Chief Olusegun Osoba, will unveil his latest literary work in Lagos on Saturday.
Titled ‘My Life in the Public Eye’, the book is a fascinating follow up to his 2019 celebrated memoir, BATTLELINES: Adventures in Journalism and Politics.
According to Diamond Publications, publisher of the book, it documents public reactions to BATTLELINES and features some of the author’s historic reflections on issues of public interest since 2019.
“Osoba tells the story essentially through the eyes of some leading public intellectuals, such as Ray Ekpu, Reuben Abati, Abdu Rafiu, Bisi Olawunmi, Yakubu Mohammed, Louis Odion, Dele Momodu, Dare Babarinsa, Azuh Arinze, Yinka Fabowale, Dapo Aderinola, and Dele Momodu.
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“As a book of record, it carries probing analyses from Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, Dapo Olorunyomi, Sam Akpe, Chido Nwakanma, and Festus Adedayo. It also features the penetrating insights of Gen. Ibrahim Babangida, Abdusalam Abubakar (rtd.), Governor Dapo Abiodun.
“Osoba’s ‘My Life in the Public Eye’ provides a handy measurement of his politics and person, and represents a legacy work that enriches the literature on the makers of the Nigerian state and its media.”