Tenacity of Life and Leadership

Title: Tenacity of Life and Leadership
Author: Udu Yakubu, Isaac Mankilik, Chijoke Wigwe
Year of Publication: 2020
ISBN: 978-978-51255-3-5
Pages: 356, xvi

Sonni Tyoden: Tenacity of Life and Leadership is a narrative of the life of
an influential academic and political figure in contemporary Nigeria. The
story is imbued with allegories and parables of the constant battle
between human virtues and development on the one hand, and their
contraries on the other. The life of the subject amply Illustrates that with
purpose and determination, people can move from their low stations in life
to the desired heights of accomplishments. Woven in clear, creative and
picturesque language, the biography significantly engages at a level of
critical discourse the conflicts of ideological praxes that indwell a
dialectical intellectual. Beneath its many episodes are powerful principles
of life and leadership that stand as references to the ideals of success in
private and public endeavours. Most importantly, the biography
demonstrates how adversity is turned into positive success stories.