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“Where you live should not determine whether you live or whether you die” – Bono I was so devastated and am yet to recover from the shock of the news of the sudden transition of Mr. Innocent Chukwuma, the immediate past Director of Ford Foundation’s West Africa office. I am indeed saddened at the loss of Innocent, one of the most devoted civil right activists in sub-Saharan Africa. I express my deepest condolences to the bereaved family, especially Mrs. Chukwuma and their daughters. May God keep them in His warm embrace. Mr. Chukwuma’s pedigree as an advocate of civil rights has lef...

Advertisement In a tribute on Tuesday, Abia Nzelu, executive secretary of GivingTide international, narrated how Chukwuma helped open the door for the acquisition of a fleet of mobile cancer centres in the country. He said the late activist contributed to the project through his support for the publication of a book on corporate philanthropy in Nigeria in his role as the West Africa director of Ford Foundation. “We first met Mr. Chukwuma in 2014, at a period we were advocating for the acquisition and deployment of Mobile Cancer Centres (MCCs), in order to take free wholistic preventive Canc...