Echoes from the Past are not the work of historian. It is the discourses the author has had at different form on different subjects with different groups. One thing they all have in common is that the forum is Nigeria, the people, Nigerians, and the subject matter their welfare and security, which is why government is there, but which those in government seem to have problems with handling. The material is located in a time slot that is now the past. So, time has become the witness to the pointers then to now, just two years before Nigeria clocks 100 years as integrated space. There are 19 chapters with an introduction, a preface and an exciting epilogue which reports the actors of the 90s to the future to be judged. The author believes that Nigeria does not just have a future, that it has a mission which we must all work together to fulfill.  

Table of Contents
1. In the Name of God ..................................................................P. 1-12
2. In Search of a Politically Viable and Meaningful Polity ....................P. 14-52
3. The Legislature, the Press and the People ....................................P. 53-94
4. Non-justiceability of Chapter 2 of the Constitution and Implication for the Immunity Clause .........................................................................P. 95-134
5. The Debt we Owe ....................................................................P. 135-150
6. When we are 50 ......................................................................P. 151-205
7. Nigeria @ 50: the Way Forward .................................................P. 206-220
8. People of the Niger Delta ...........................................................P. 221-231
9. Reminiscences and Projections- the Proposals of Men and the Disposals of Men ..................................................................................................P. 232-265
10. The Return of Gowon ...............................................................P. 266-299
11. Traditional Institutions, Law and Order and Nation Building ...........P. 300-319
12. The Position of Movies in a Developing Country ............................P. 320-332
13. A Dream Betrayed ....................................................................P. 352.361
14. Will Nigeria Collapse? .................................................................P. 362-369
15. When the Time is Ripe ................................................................P. 370-375
16. Dialogue with the Deaf ................................................................P. 370-375
17. Submission on Culture ................................................................P. 376-395
18. Thoughts on Governance without Tears .........................................P. 396-415
19. The Rebirth of Obama .................................................................P. 416-421