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Vanguard, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2020 — 25 Institute presents three books for Bala Usman’s 15th Memorial Anniversary By Norma Perchonok THE Yusufu Bala Usman Institute is commemorat<strong>in</strong>g the 15th Memorial Anniversary of Dr Bala Usman, a noted historian and committed patriot by celebrat<strong>in</strong>g his life and his brilliant <strong>in</strong>tellectual work as conta<strong>in</strong>ed <strong>in</strong> three of his most important books which are be<strong>in</strong>g presented to the public <strong>in</strong> new editions. The ideas conta<strong>in</strong>ed <strong>in</strong> these works are, if possible, even more relevant today than when they were first written, and they comprise an <strong>in</strong>valuable legacy for present and future generations. FOR THE LIBERATION OF NIGERIA. This book, first published <strong>in</strong> 1978, orig<strong>in</strong>ally sold over 10,000 copies. It conta<strong>in</strong>s <strong>30</strong> essays and lectures that Dr. Usman delivered between 1969 to 1978. They cover topics such as: Some Fundamental Problems of Contemporary Nigeria; The Direction of Nigeria: Structure, Ideology and the Constitution; Nigeria’s African Policy; Nigerian Universities and Intellectual Self-Reliance and The Struggle <strong>in</strong> the South: Angola., Mozambique and the Future. The new edition of this work has been enhanced by a Foreword written by Dr. Olusegun Osoba, the Chairman of the Yusufu Bala Usman Institute. Dr. Osoba is one of Dr. Usman’s oldest and closest friends and collaborators. When both of them served on the Constitutional Draft<strong>in</strong>g Committee, set up by General Murtala Muhmmed to write a new constitution for a democratic Nigeria, they disagreed with the trend of discussion of the majority of the members and together they produced the M<strong>in</strong>ority Report and Draft Con- The Foreword, together with the orig<strong>in</strong>al text provide a broad and perceptive appreciation of the issue of manipulation of religion which is at the heart of the problem of Nigerian unity stitution for the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1967, a work which has had wide-rang<strong>in</strong>g impact s<strong>in</strong>ce then on any discussion of the issues around the Nigerian constitution. NIGERIA AGAINST THE IMF: THE HOME MARKET STRATEGY. This book comprises essays on the subject of the Nigerian economy, such as Understand<strong>in</strong>g and Resolv<strong>in</strong>g the Current Economic Crisis; The Structure of the Nigerian Economy and the Real Mean<strong>in</strong>g of Structural Adjustment; What Exactly is the Problem? For Whom is the Solution? among others. The new Foreword to this book was written by Mike Kwanashie, Professor of Economics at Ahmadu Bello Univer- •Dr. Usman sity and former Vice Chancellor of Veritas University, Abuja. Professor Kwanashie is an Associate of the Yusufu Bala Usman Institute. He is a renowned economist with wide experience both <strong>in</strong> and outside of academia. He is a long-time associate of Dr. Usman and worked with him on many projects over the years. His very important Foreword provides an updated assessment of Dr. Usman’s conception about the Nigerian economy and demonstrates how prescient Usman’s ideas were and how relevant they are to the present economic situation <strong>in</strong> Nigeria. THE MANIPULATION OF RELI- GION IN NIGERIA, 1977-1987. First published <strong>in</strong> 1987, this work broke new ground <strong>in</strong> its exam<strong>in</strong>ation of a critically important issue <strong>in</strong> Nigeria – how religion is manipulated to serve the <strong>in</strong>terests of a class of people who use religion to obscure and cover up their real purpose of divid<strong>in</strong>g the country and protect<strong>in</strong>g their material <strong>in</strong>terest at the expense of the generality of the Nigerian people. The substantial Foreword to this work was contributed by Professor Usman A. Tar, who is one of the Directors of the Yusufu Bala Usman Institute. He is an Endowed Professor of Defence and Security Studies at the Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna and has published widely <strong>in</strong> Nigerian and International books and journals. His Forward br<strong>in</strong>gs up to date some of the themes touched upon by Dr. Usman and presents them <strong>in</strong> a geographical and historical perspective. The Foreword, together with the orig<strong>in</strong>al text provide a broad and perceptive appreciation of the issue of manipulation of religion which is at the heart of the problem of Nigerian unity. There is no doubt that these three books by Yusufu Bala Usman are essential read<strong>in</strong>g for anyone who seeks a deeper understand<strong>in</strong>g of the multifarious problems fac<strong>in</strong>g Nigeria today. •Perchonok is Director at the Yusuf Bala Usman Institute.
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