My people in Ekpon, a little town in Igueben local government of Edo state have a saying, “e jen sukai u ahunzi kai”.
That was were his love for Bendel Insurance football club grew. Maybe it was his love for the Ogbe Stadium, now renamed Samuel Ogbemudia stadium in honour of the man who made Midwest and later Bendel State the number in sports in the country, that made him go to the University of Benin. After his stint with Chief Williams, rather than dust his law books to return into legal practice, Dudu stuck to sports, talking sports on television and at a time setting up a sports tabloid.His love for football propelled him to set up the first viewing centre in Lagos which he called Sportshaq. There fans watch football over drinks and food in a much more relaxed mood.Dudu has never hidden his love for the African proverb that if you want to eat a toad, look for the fat and juicy one.
On Friday when I honoured his invitation to join the Sportshaq family, I didn’t expect to see what I saw that day.