THE POLITICIAN OCTOBER 2013 | Page 64

Once in a generation a force of nature descends upon Isaac is also the spokes person for the trade union a nation and the destiny of that nation is forever altered. Nelson Mandela’s emergence into the apartheid struggle in South Africa forever altered the destiny of that nation. Mahatma Ghandi could not stand idly by whilst his nation was being pillaged by the British Empire and through the principle of non-violence, he resisted the British occupation and won India’s independence. Time wouldn’t allow me to speak about the impact of men such as Thomas Sankara, Michael Collins, Kwame Nkrumah and so many others who fought tirelessly for the liberation and empowerment of their people and achieved great fetes despite the personal cost. Isaac David Balami was born in Borno state in the North-eastern part of Nigeria. Isaac didn’t have an easy childhood and economic challenges forced him to do manual labour, farming and anything he could lay his hands on in order to make money to support himself as he tried to acquire an education. Isaac’s persistence and determination paid off and he was able to gain a HND in aircraft maintenance engineering followed by a post graduate diplom ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????9????????????????????????????????()!????????????????????????????????)??????????????????????????q??????????????t???????????????????????????????)????????????????????????????????????????????????%???????????????????)??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????9A??????????????????????)????????????????????????????(??()??????????9???????!??????????????????????????)????????????????????????????????????????)?????????9??????????????????????????????????)????????????????????????????????????????)?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????e????????????????????????????????)Q?????????????????????9??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????)????????????????????????????????????????()%??????????????????????????????????????????e?()?????????????????????????????????????)?????????????????????Q??????????????????)????????????? ??????????????????e?????)??????????????????%???????e????????????????)????????????????q????????????????t???????????)??????????????????????????????????q????????t)?????e????????????????????????Q?????????????)???????????????????????????????????????)?????????()Q????]???????????????????????????????????)?????????????????????????????????????????)???????????????????????????????????????????)??????????????????????????????????????()Q?????????????????????????????????)??????????????????????????????????????)????????????????????????????Q?????????????????????????????????????e?????)?????????????????????????????????)??????????????????????????????) d?AU0?=-?)?((