GOODNIGHT BGM It was on a Tuesday morning, my second day in the university I was approaching the Law faculty of the University of Calabar to conclude my registration, when this chubby cheeked bespectacled portly & pleasantly looking guy walked up to me with an outstretched hand and introduced himself to me saying I am Benneth Okolo, but my friends call me Ben Goodman. Can we be friends? I took his hand and affirmed in the positive & that became the beginning of a friendship that soon transmuted into one of genuine brotherly love, respect & loyalty. The only time we told ourselves lies was when he told me he was going to meet his Uncle at MariamHotel & I told I was going to my uncles house on Ephraim Street but we later met that evening at PAMOL. BGM was in 2nd year & being far more matured than age took a major place in mentoring me in Unical. He told me which electives to take & encouraged me to make it a habit to read in the afternoon so that hanging out at night wont impact on our academics. As a roommate, friend, brother, flatmate, associate & confidant we shared our pains & joys. BGM made it to my mothers funeral at Igbere by 2am from Lokoja in Nov. of 1994 in the thick of a major fuel crisis. We have had our dreams shattered on our faces. Kelechi Oji was part of one of those dreams. It was in his house in SA that my beloved wife lost her first pregnancy. It was in my presence that he developed the ailment that probably ultimately led to his untimely demise. I can go on & on. We also shared a lot of triumphs from graduations to marriages to childbirths. Ben Goodman , you lived up to your name always doing good & not looking for pay back. Even in sickness you bore your pains with stoic dignity. I remember my telephone discussions with you in the last few months. You always spoke in the positive never trying to present a hopeless situation. Ben Goodman my beloved brother from another mother fare thee well as you set sail. You arent dead because you will forever live in my heart. Good nite my bro!!!!
Posted on: Mon, 05 Jan 2015 13:56:57 +0000
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