"On a freezing December morning in 1957, President Dwight D. Eisenhower was reviewing budget proposals when his secretary nervously informed him that a 73-year-old woman named Mrs. Eleanor Mitchell from Abilene, Kansas—his childhood Sunday school teacher—was in the White House lobby asking to see him without an appointment, and instead of having staff politely redirect her, Eisenhower literally ran down the hallway, swept this elderly woman into a huge bear hug, and cleared his entire afternoon to have tea with her in the residence.
What makes this moment so breathtakingly beautiful is that Mrs. Mitchell had taught a scrappy young Dwight Eisenhower Bible verses every Sunday from 1907 to 1911 in a tiny church basement, making him memorize Proverbs and Psalms when he'd rather be playing baseball, and she'd written him letters throughout his military career—through both world conflicts, through his rise to Supreme Commander, through his election—always addressing him simply as 'Dwight' and reminding him that 'character matters more than rank.' Eisenhower told his staff that Mrs. Mitchell once made him apologize to the entire Sunday school class for being prideful after he'd bragged about winning a spelling bee, teaching him a humility lesson that shaped his entire leadership philosophy, and he'd never forgotten how she'd pulled him aside afterward and said, 'Dwight, you're going to do important things someday, but never let success make you forget where you came from or who helped you along the way.'
During their White House tea, Eisenhower introduced Mrs. Mitchell to every cabinet member who passed by, saying with genuine reverence, 'This woman taught me everything that matters—respect this lady,' and she gently scolded him for not attending church regularly enough, which made the most powerful man in the world laugh and promise to do better.
When Mrs. Mitchell left that evening, Eisenhower walked her personally to her taxi, kissed her cheek, and pressed an envelope into her hand containing a check for her church and a note:
‘For the place that built my foundation—thank you for seeing potential in a troublemaker farm boy. Your student always, Dwight.'
What absolutely destroys you is understanding that Eisenhower commanded armies and led nations, but he never forgot the Sunday school teacher who taught him that true strength was moral courage, proving that the greatest leaders never outgrow gratitude and that honoring the people who shaped you when nobody knew your name is the most presidential thing you can do.
OPEN LETTER TO THE NATIONAL PRESIDENT, NIGERIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION (NMA)
Subject: Clarification on the Role of the NMA in Declaring a Patient Fit for Trial — The Case of Mr. Nnamdi Kanu
From:
Dr. Adefolaseye Adebomi Adebayo
ENT/Head & Neck Surgeon
FWACS, FMC-ORL
To:
Prof. Bala Mohammed Audu
National President, Nigerian Medical Association (NMA)
National Secretariat, Abuja
Dear Prof. Audu,
I write to you as a concerned and committed member of our great Association, the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA). Recent reports in the national media have attributed to the NMA the declaration that Mr. Nnamdi Kanu, currently standing trial in Abuja, has been found fit to stand trial and that his illness is not life-threatening.
While it is understandable that the courts may, from time to time, request professional medical input in cases where an accused person’s fitness to stand trial is in question, I must respectfully request clarification from the National Secretariat on what constitutional or statutory basis the NMA as a corporate body performs such a function.
To the best of my knowledge, and according to the NMA Constitution and By-Laws available to members, our Association’s functions are primarily professional, ethical, and advocacy-based. Nowhere, as far as I can ascertain, is there any provision empowering the Association itself as opposed to independent medical experts or panels appointed by the court to declare a defendant fit or unfit to stand trial.
Traditionally, and in line with standard medico-legal practice, the process has always been as follows:
1.When a person’s fitness to stand trial is in question, the court appoints qualified medical experts, often forensic psychiatrists or a multidisciplinary medical board, to assess the individual’s physical and mental condition.
2.The panel reports to the court, which then makes the legal determination of fitness to stand trial.
3.The NMA, as a professional body, does not issue such declarations in its institutional capacity unless the Association is merely acting as an administrative conduit to nominate experts — in which case, it should be clearly stated that the declaration emanates from individual medical practitioners and not the NMA itself.
Given this distinction, I, along with many colleagues, seek your kind clarification on the following points:
•Under what article or section of the NMA Constitution or By-Laws does the Association have the authority to constitute or endorse a medical panel for determining a person’s fitness to stand trial?
•Was the panel that examined Mr. Nnamdi Kanu constituted as a court-appointed body through the NMA, or was it presented publicly as an NMA-declared verdict?
•If the latter, how does this align with the professional and ethical boundaries of our Association as defined by its constitution?
Sir, as you would agree, clarity on this matter is necessary not only to uphold the integrity and independence of our profession but also to ensure that the public correctly understands the role of the NMA in sensitive medico-legal proceedings.
I therefore humbly urge the National Secretariat to issue an official clarification, citing the specific constitutional or statutory framework that underpinned the Association’s involvement in this particular case.
Thank you for your kind attention and continued leadership of our Association. I trust that your office will provide the needed transparency to reassure members and the public alike.
With professional regards,
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In 1965, six Tongan teenagers shipwrecked on the uninhabited island of Ata after fleeing their boarding school and stealing a boat, which was destroyed in a storm. Stranded for 15 months, they survived by working together until Australian fisherman Peter Warner rescued them in 1966.
Before he was president, Trump bought an estate in West Palm Beach, Florida. He put up a 50-foot flag pole and flew a U.S. flag on it. The City Council told him that he could only have a 30-foot pole but he refused to take it down. They told him they would fine him $1,000 a day until he took it down. He said fine, that's chump change. When the fine reached $120,000 he went to the city council and made a deal. He would lower the flag to a 30-foot pole if he could donate the $120,000 (write off/help veterans) to the Veterans Affairs, to which they agreed. He took the 50-foot pole down and had a landscape company come in and build a 20-foot hill where the pole was and put up a 30-foot pole. That's why we love the guy.
There is this billionaire in Lagos (hopefully, he is still alive). His kids are abroad. The man was complaining to my Dad about how his kids don't visit. If he wants to see his own kids, he has to fly 12-13 hours at his age. He was considering selling his property worth N1.2billion 7 years ago so he could share the money among them since they don't come home.
If the parents are not rich, you'll claim you're hustling to give them a better life that is why you don't visit. What is the excuse now for not visiting a father that is richer than all of you in America?
The man blames himself for sending them abroad too early. They left for secondary school, attended university there, got job and now, are more Americans than Nigerians. I agree, secondary school is too early to send kids away. It is a foundational period.
You people should be visiting home. Money cannot fill the place of your presence. You leave America for Mexico, Europe, and other places for holiday. You leave UK for America and EU countries for holiday. What is your excuse for not visiting your parents? No be you hustle pass. Seeing you makes them happier than the money you send. Be kinder to them in their old age. Death will come anytime. No be you hold their clock
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When the coup occured on Dec. 31 1983, CJN Sowemimo was in London. The senior-most Justice of @SupremeCourtNg in town, Anthony Aniagolu, was only No. 4. The soldiers asked him to swear in Buhari & in return become CJN. He refused. In 2019, judicial ambition overcame principle.
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