Dafinone: An Uncommon Life

Dafinone: An Uncommon Life

Dafinone: An Uncommon Life tells the story of Senator David Dafinone, a man whose life offers a rare window into Nigeria's political economy, governance history and search for national meaning across more than half a century. In the judgement of Professor Anya O. Anya, biography at its best tells the story of an individual life, mirrors an age, and provides signposts for succeeding generations. This biography performs all three functions.

David Dafinone's public life traversed the major political and economic currents of post-Independence Nigeria. He participated in the formulation of important public policies, moved through the country's geo-political landscape with unusual reach, and became part of the national conversation on governance, development and the possibilities of Nigeria as a modern project.

The book presents not only the life of a distinguished Nigerian, but also the story of a country struggling to understand itself. Through Dafinone's journeys and encounters, the reader sees the tensions of politics, the pressures of policy, the workings of economic power, and the continuing search for national self-knowledge.

Dafinone: An Uncommon Life is therefore more than a personal biography. It is a study of leadership, citizenship and the Nigerian condition, told through the life of a man whose experience helped illuminate the promise and contradictions of the republic.