The name Gamaliel Onosode, in his lifetime of service to the nation, evoked rectitude: integrity, diligence, humility and creativity. He was a legend of his time and he carried this image with sartorial elegance and simplicity. He was at ease being cosmopolitan, yet also local, deeply committed to the traditions of his native Urhobo land.
And not to be forgotten, was his very sweet and engaging smile, in an extraordinary busy life, which all the boardroom politics and all the university intrigues could not efface from his countenance.
In his private life, he was distinguished for his religion and commitment to his family.
This book, with an illuminating and absorbing narrative, has shed a new light on him in a manner that only a master craftsman, like Femi Osofisan, can.It bares it all in an unusual style, showing who he was as an extraordinary banker, a businessman and a university administrator.There are lessons to be learnt from all that made and strengthened his backbone.To the end, he kept that handsome and charming demeanour.
He distinguished himself simply as Mr Onosode.