Dr. Tai Solarin's first child and daughter, Corin Solarin, who came back to Nigeria permanently last year after spending 42 years in America expressed her views to "The Nation" newspaper last week Sunday, while remembering the death of his illustrious father 16 years ago.
According to Corin, Nigeria has not really achieved the democracy his father lived and died for. “We have a long way to go. We are still backward. We are no longer the country rated the best in Africa, for we lack many things and we are no longer the giant of Africa.
“We don’t have electricity and all our ability to develop cannot work without power supply. Education is affected, for the quality of our graduates is dropping. No job for people and crime rate is high, among other problems,” she observed.
Unknown to many distant observers of the Solarins, the nuclear family is a kaleidoscope of faiths. While the late Tai was a confirmed atheist, his now 86-year-old wife, Sheila, is an agnostic. Tunde is a deist while Corin says “I am a Christian. I go to church in America. I believe in God and in Jesus Christ’s teachings, but not so with my parents.”
Corin: Since you say that you are a Christian--what about the large sum of money you owe me(over $50,000).
ReplyDeletePLEASE KNOW THAT A CHRISTIAN IS SOMEONE WHO BORROWS MONEY FROM A FRIEND, AND MAKE AN ATTEMPT TO PAY THEM BACK (EVEN IF IT IS $25.00 A MONTH)
Dorothy House
Ms. Solarin lost her property to the same foreclosure bubble bursts that plagued millions of American homeowners. I am aware of the details of the money you invested in the property that Ms. Solarin purchased and your investment was as speculative as the many thousands of dollars that Ms. Solarin invested in the property including all of her retirement funds in an attempt to save the property from foreclosure. Your loan had pay back details based on the premise that the property would continue to increase in the artificial equity growth present at the time of your investment. As a speculative investor in real estate, you should be aware of the risks and that you are fully capable of writing off as a business loss. Details of your transaction and the options you had based on the foreclosure status were sent to you via registered mail. In addition, you also had the option of acquiring the property through legal foreclosure and auction sale.
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