June 20, 2026
You cannot be more Nigerian than someone from the South – West who found love across the Niger, served in Benin Kingdom and remains attached to Lagos, where nothing escapes scrutiny. Akin Victor Ogunsanya represents courage, determination and fair play.
Chatting with him is a journey into almost everything. From politics to nationalism, you will delve into football and remain there talking about the 1983 Flying Eagles, Stationery Stores the World Cup and more. His best was at the University of Ibadan, representing Sultan Bello Hall.
In him I found a decent man. “I deal with people based on their personal character,” he said. “Tribalism, ethnicity, corruption and most vices are symptoms of an ill educated society. It is good to leave your environment and understand other people’s way of life. It is part of education.”
Now this is a real Eko Boy who knows the backstreets of inner city Mushin as much as the Middle Class neighbourhood of Surulere. And between Costain and Ebute Metta, he ran errands as a City Boy. That background made progression to high brow Ikoyi smoother.
