Description
Hatching Hopes is the autobiography of Bukar Usman, a career civil servant, who retired as a permanent secretary in the Presidency in 1999. The book depicts Nigeria’s cultural diversity and chequered political history as seen through the eyes of a boy born into colonialism, who later emerged as one of Nigeria’s finest and best informed public servants.
The unique quality of Hatching Hopes is that it also succeeds as a story of Nigeria’s growth and development.
In telling his story, Usman at every stage refreshes our memories with the theme and major events of his time. Thus, through the book, he casts a reflection of some key aspects of army officers in Nigerian politics and society in the 20th century.
Aside from being a history of governmental authority in Nigeria, the book is a story of personal success, achieved through exemplary discipline, dedication, focus and fortitude.
