Whether by genetic design or the handiwork of Providence, each passing day sees the Director General of the Nigerian Tourism Development Corporation, Folorunsho Coker, exhibiting the admirable qualities his father possessed, Vanessa Obioha writes Anyone who has had an encounter with the late Folarin Coker, on meeting his son, Folorunsho, would likely conclude that he is a chip off the old block. It is a compliment that is often paid to the younger Coker, and each time he hears those words, he feels fulfilled. Coker’s life is like a page borrowed from his father’s book of life in more ways than one. Like his father, he is also in the public service for more than two decades. The late Coker was a public servant who retired as a Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Information and Tourism before his death last year. The younger Coker is working in the same industry. Presently, he oversees the affairs of the Nigerian Tourism Development Corporation (NTDC), an office he has occupied since 2017. Before he was appointed the Director-General of the agency, he was the Commissioner for Tourism, Arts and Culture for Lagos State.