![]() Of course, a lot of snippets touched on the relationship of the author and his pillar of support, his banker wife, Juliet. And then, mayhem broke out in the city in 2010, putting paid to his ambition.Īnother noteworthy snippet was about his early life in England where his father, a University of Dublin graduate holding a bachelor’s degree in Literature and History, a master’s degree in Literature and a Higher Diploma in Education, had been serving as Desk Officer of the Student Affairs Desk of the Nigerian High Commission on Northumberland Avenue, London, only to be supplanted and asked to be serving under a fellow Nigerian citizen, recently qualified as a Grade 2 Teacher, apparently in the name of ethnic balancing, a.k.a. He even bought a piece of land to build his retirement home. ![]() For instance, he explains how during his posting to Jos he fell in love with the weather, peace and general ambience of the city, to the extent that he, an Efik man, started planning how to spend the rest of his life in Jos after retirement. Although this is the main focus of the book, the author also captures snippets of his life, shedding some light into the present condition of Nigeria. Archibong has risen to the challenge of recording for posterity the full story of his work as a Judge of the Federal High Court. In this book, A stranger in their Midst, Justice C.E. With such headlines dominating the Internet, a decade-long career as a Judge of the Federal High Court of Nigeria, exercising primary jurisdiction over a wide-range of items on the exclusive legislative list is reduced to the single story of the denoument of that career in queer circumstances. It is a repository of everything that finds its way there – fact and fiction, truth and falsehood, reality and fantasy.Īnd so, an internet search of the name Justice Archibong will invariably lead you to negative headlines such as “ Akingbola: NBA President, Daudu, Walks Out On Judge – Politics – Nairaland” “ Jonathan sacks Justice Archibong – Vanguard News” “ Corruption: Jonathan okays Justice Archibong’s sack – The Eagle Online” “ Jonathan retire Justice Archibong – PM News Nigeria” “ Why we sacked … Archibong – NJC” “ Justice Archibong, a square peg in a round hole?” etc. Unlike human intelligence, it is incapable of discernment. Publisher: Narrative Landscape Press (2023) Reviewer: Adeyinka Patrick Olumide-Fusika, SAN
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