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Could this be Honorable Patrick Obahiagbon's Grandfather? by Mena Odu

Submitted by admin on 21 May 2013

The blog Letters of Note is a delightful resource for fans of pop culture, history and the art of letter writing. Although famous figures - from Einstein to Bill Gates - are featured prominently, the letter below - written in 1929 by a disgruntled ex-worker in Calabar to his former colonial boss begging for his job back - is one of my favourites. The man's "grammar" - from "dejobbment" to "five savage wives and sixteen voracious children" - is beyond comparison - except, perhaps, with the esteemed Honorable Patrick Obahiagbon whose elaborate turns of phrase kept Nigerians captivated with every Youtube clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OF0Re7gJBb8 Perhaps the two men are related? The letter (originally sourced from the UK National Archives) after the jump: 
Click here to read a transcript.