Bold Leap: Foreward by Olusegun Obasanjo

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THE BOOK

This book Bold Leap, is an inspirational story of a woman of exceptional talent and indomitable spirit. The book takes us on a tour of her spectacular life as a significant broadcaster, a notable print media journalist and administrator who had the audacity to sink her feet into the murky waters of Nigerian politics.

The robust and truthful performance of her magazine, The Sunday Magazine (TSM) brought her into an epic confrontation with the sadistic Sani Abacha regime which brought false charges against her and threw her into prison unjustly. But she remained unfazed and exhibited the exceptional courage of a titan.

With gutsy and rugged bravado, Anyanwu dived into the minefield of Nigerian politics winning a Senate seat twice in two different parties. The book also gives us fascinating insights into political voodooism in Nigeria and lifts the veil on the intricacies of election chicanery and subterfuge, all of which make the book a collector’s item.

THE AUTHOR

The author, Chris Anyanwu, has a Bachelor’s degree in Journalism from the University of Missouri and a Master of Science degree in Mass Communication from Florida State University in the United States. She also had training courses at the John Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, the famous Institute of Management Development (IMD) in Switzerland and Influence and Negotiation Programme at Stanford University, USA.

She became a broadcasting phenomenon at the Nigeria Television Authority (NTA) where she was a Diplomatic Correspondent and OPEC Correspondent, two beats that she covered with exceptional panache and originality. She later became the Publisher and Editor in Chief of a weekly newsmagazine, The Sunday Magazine (TSM). She was also a Commissioner of Information in Imo State in which position she revolutionized public information management.

Anyanwu, who owns a chain of radio stations (Hot FM), has been decorated by several national and global organizations with awards for media excellence and courage. The awards include the UNESCO Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize and the Committee to Protect Journalists Award (CPI) in New York, United States of America.