Uncle, I miss you so dearly and every day. But with Aunty with us, your memory remains in our hearts and mind! In my recent concluded Doctor of Philosophy in Organizational Leadership, my dissertation is dedicated to you:
Dedication
To Professor Oyeleye Oyediran (1934-2018), my uncle, a Professor Emeritus, and a noted Nigerian political scientist. A faculty member at the Center for International Studies at the East Carolina University and a Senior Fellow at the United States Institute of Peace. You lived an estimable and principled life dedicated to sharing knowledge—a former Fulbright scholar with integrity, character, and discipline. You stoically lived against the Nigerian deluge of snatching the national birthright. Uncle, you took me under your wings as a son when I had no desire for higher education. You made me leap deep into the strange, challenging, and rigorous world of academia. Yet, I have no regrets, only tons of gratitude!