But if you must pick one of them?

Soyinka’s style, unorthodox, non conventional, manufacturing of words et al the content and context sometimes have left me almost breathless…. Ok without any disrespect to Mazi Achebe, Soyinka will pick my vote.

Favourite Royal?

Queen Elizabeth II

Greatest monarch ever?

Ghengis Khan

Favourite TV programmes?

Quite a handful: CNN’s Larry King Live, Sky’s Sunday with Adam Boulton, CNN’s The Daily Show with Jon Stewart & Hardtalk on BBC.

Favourite SUVs?

Toyota Land cruiser, BMW X5 & Hummer 2

Favourite Cars?

Mercedes Benz CLK & E series

Who is your favourite Corporate personality?

Bill Gates

Favourite Corporate Entity?

Microsoft Corporation

Favourite top model?

My wife

Favourite Nigerian Rulers?

General Ibrahim Babangida, General Muritala Muhammad, General Olusegun Obasanjo

Favourite American Presidents?

John F. Kennedy, Bill Clinton, Franklin Roosevelt, Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Jefferson

Favourite Websites?

Google, Yahoo.com, Justice.com , chiefnkereuwemakpan.org , U-tupe.

Favourite five Books?

That’s a good question really. there are certain books I must open at least once a week and these ones are as follows: (a) The Bible, (b)The Koran (c ) Great Speeches by African Americans (James Daley) (d) How Europe underdeveloped Africa (Walter Rodney) (e) “SMA Belgore- a 21st century realist”

Favourite Magazine?

Ebony

Childhood hero?

My father My father is my hero for all times but sometimes I do think highly of others like Nelson Mandela, W.E.B. Dubois, Marcus Garvey, Amilcar Cabral, Jomo Kenyatta, Mahatma Ghandi, Kwame Nkrumah, John F. Kennedy Augustino Neto, Haile Selassie, Steve Biko, Gamel Abdel Nasser, Ronald Reagan, Walter Rodney, Herbert Macaulay, Burnham Forbes, Martin Luther King Jnr, Margaret Thatcher, Julius Nyerere.

On children and the challenges of fatherhood?"

They are a special gift from God. My kids have given me so much joy than I ever imagined possible in a single lifetime. Prince – that’s the first one, left me close to tears on his very first day in school. He wouldn’t allow me leave him in the hands of a man he reckoned was a complete stranger- the Head teacher. He appeared to be in complete shock that his daddy was leaving him with total strangers. Ofonime- that’s the second one prefers to eat his dinner with me and then sleep in my arms- even though I return at midnight . Princess- that’s my daughter would stop at nothing to eat, sleep and drink with me. As I drive home after each hard day’s work, nothing excites me more than their smiling faces as I alight from the car into their warm embrace… nothing else…believe me.     

Your view on the vexed issue of religious diversity?

Respect for other people’s religious affiliations is key to the survival of the human race. If you have a third world war… some say it has started already in the Middle East , then if it has religious colouration that would be it.

On education?

Again my father was right on this when he postulated that it is the only true legacy you can give your child. ..over and above all the wealth and treasures on earth.  An educated child is an asset to society… any society.  

What about Corruption in public office?

Zero tolerance to corruption is possible if we have the proper monitoring mechanisms but its not fair to witch hunt the opposition while those in government indulge in this sordid spectacle.