Power, Politics and People’s Welfare: The Magnetron Technology – A New Window in Power Generation

By Alamu Muda-Ayeni

The book presents an admixture of treasured initiatives to make it a handy package:
- of vital tips on enduring social development;
- of inspiring stimuli for positive intellectual exploits;
- of delight to research and development (R&D) enthusiasts, environmentalists and the academia;
- of pointers to an exciting new field for exploration by corporate investors; and
- of good tidings on enhanced quality of life worldwide—
all carefully structured in simple, lucid and exhilarating fashion.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Austin Macauley Publishers
• Release date: Jan 29, 2021
• ISBN: 9781528968102

Alamu Muda-Ayeni

Mr Alamu Muda-Ayeni was born at Oke-Oluokun, Ibadan, Nigeria, on February 12 1945. His father, Agboola Adisa, was a goldsmith while his mother, Olatundun Atole, was a trader. He had his elementary education at the Native Authority (NA) School, Eleta 1, Eleta, Ibadan, between 1953 and 1959. For his secondary education, he attended King’s College, Lagos, between 1960 and 1964 (for the West African School Certificate, WASC), and King’s College, Lagos, between 1965 and 1966 (for the Higher School Certificate, HSC). After King’s College education and training, he took a brief teaching appointment as Mathematics and Science teacher at Akinorun Grammar School, Ikirun, Osun State (January–June 1967) before venturing into private entrepreneurship in invention development and writing – two particular areas of his calling for which he is richly endowed. He later established the Newton House Publications, a publishing outfit specifically founded as a pilot project to promote human resource development as a vital ingredient of nation-building. Following the transition from military to civil rule in 1979, he released his first commentary on the state of the nation in the book titled Ah! He Murdered Sleep! (a chapter of which is recalled in this book). Other state-related titles by him in the Newton House series include Armour of Light and Towards a Stable Social Order: Adelabu Speaks from the Grave! In recognition of politics as the main platform for the promotion of sound public welfare policies in governance, he partook in political activism of the new democratic dispensation and became the Special Assistant to the Governor in the short-lived administration of the then Governor of Old Oyo State, Dr Victor Omololu Olunloyo (October 1 – December 31 1983), which was abruptly terminated by yet another military coup d’etat! Amidst the wide-ranging demands of daily business and creative research, Mr Muda-Ayeni also finds time for socio-cultural engagements and holds membership of such organisations as the Ibadan United Front and the Ibadan Foundation, the latter of which he currently serves as Executive Secretary. He is married and blessed with children.

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Dedication

To the Grand Majesty of God Almighty, the living source of all knowledge. And to my glorious alma mater – King’s College, Lagos, Nigeria – which provided both the moral training and tutorial excellence required in the building of a self-confident personality.

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Acknowledgements

Against all conventional expectations of the time, my desire, early in life, to pursue the ignis fatuus or ‘will-o-the-wisp’ (as most people call voyages into the unknown) was a personal and deliberate choice taken in full consciousness of both the tough terrain and the stormy weather to be encountered in the process. Amidst the ensuing burden of demoralising experiences, the success eventually achieved, as ordained, was made possible by the pivotal roles played at different times and stages by some individuals to whom I owe a debt of gratitude.

First, I acknowledge my beacon-in-transit, Joseph Igbayilola Adebayo Sanusi, his entire household and his select company of courtiers for their steadfast love and support. Then I remember with nostalgia a unique trio that symbolise exemplary socio-political leadership: Mallam Aminu Kano, Alhaji Shettima Alli Munguno and Alhaji Femi Okunnu, all prominent political leaders and erstwhile Federal Commissioners for Communications, Industry and Works respectively. I also recall the significant contributions of many well-wishers too numerous to mention – particularly Prince L. G. Adebimpe, a most reliable friend in need; Alhaji Ibrahim Imam, a foresighted politician cum businessman; Mr Olasunkanmi Akande, a fulfilled Chartered Accountant and agro-industrialist; Chiefs T. A. Akinyele and M.S Adigun, both high-profile doyens of the Civil Service; Chief Kola Daisi, an accomplished Lawyer-Economist and investor endowed with the Midas touch; Chief (Dr) Dejo Raimi, a successful medical practitioner and principled political leader; Chief E. L. Osunkunle, a notable educationist and philanthropist; pure breed human resource managers, Messrs T.F. Dairo, Olusegun Morgan, Mrs Oyin Arowolo and Chief (Mrs) Bola Doherty; Chief James ’Dosu Babatunde, a seasoned Town Planner with a knack for professional excellence; Prof. Bashir Akande, one of Nigeria’s foremost skilful Surgeons; Dr R. A. Salawu, an established authority on the Nursing profession; Dr ’Jide Ladipo, a Forestry Expert and Consultant Environmentalist; the Rev Samson O. Bamgbose, proprietor of Olaogun Enterprises Ltd (OEL); and Mr Wale Adeoye, a learned exponent of the psychic art.

I am equally indebted to three men of outstanding repute: Dr Victor Omololu Olunloyo, a rare gem of the academia, multiple awardee of First Class (First-in-First) Certificates of Merit, Winner of 5 Undergraduate Gold Medals (in Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Mathematics), University Prizeman of Her Majesty the Queen of England (Elizabeth II) and a gifted state administrator of impeccable character; Dr Ayokunnu Lekan Are, a leading Specialist in Agriculture and Consultant to several world bodies including the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), International Institute for Agricultural Development (IFAD), International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) as well as Common Fund for Commodities (CFC); and Ambassador Edward Olusola Sanu, a distinguished and amiable Diplomat – Nigeria’s former Ambassador to Ethiopia and the OAU (now AU), to Belgium and the EEC, to United States of America and Mexico, to the People’s Republic of China and North Korea, First Nigeria High Commissioner to Australia, with concurrent accreditation to New Zealand, Fiji, Papua New Guinea and Venezuela, erstwhile Chairman Executive Committee of ECA, Chairman Finance Committee of United Nations General Assembly, and Chairman Committee of Ambassadors of African, Caribbean and Pacific States.

To all these people, I express my gratitude for their intuitive recognition of talent and their readiness to give morale-boosting support in pursuance of goal.

Similarly, I acknowledge with thanks various institutions, authors and editors of books, newspapers or other publications cited for reference, excerpts and illustrative photographs or diagrams.

This acknowledgement will be incomplete without due reference to members of my nuclear family: my wife and my five children – Abraham lyin-Oluwa, Deborah Ike-Oluwa, John Adebayo, Itunu-Oluwa Maria and Ibukun-Oluwa Elizabeth. In the long-drawn period of search and innumerable experimentations that consumed virtually all our joint earnings, with little provision ‘to keep body and soul together’, they were collectively stoical in their faith and resilience. Thus, besides constituting an unassailable fortress of battle they were, in the stormy years of stewardship, my primary source of succour and strength. I thank them immensely for bearing the heavy cross of pioneering cheerily and without a grumble.

Synopsis

This book dwells on two crucial issues of broad human interest.

The first has to do with diagnosing and proffering solutions to peculiar problems militating against individual and communal development in third world countries with particular reference to the African continent. The other issue of compelling universal concern is the indispensable role of Electricity in human life, the need to adopt a more efficient and congenial generation system on account of shortcomings of the current generation techniques, and an informal introduction of a novel generation package now being developed.

The first test-run edition of the book (of the same title with ISBN: 978-978-48832-1-4) was published in 2012 by the Newton House Publications, a pilot small-scale outfit with limited distribution capacity. However, the need to reach out to a much wider audience, particularly in respect of commercial exploration of the new technology in view, calls for a review of the book for a worldwide distribution network.

Preface

Of Governance and

Government Priorities

The advent of space exploration pioneered by the Russians with their launching of the Sputnik spacecraft on October 4 1957 predictably stimulated the Americans into action to usher in a race for supremacy in that endeavour. From the initial cold rebuff of Russia’s claim by America’s then-President Eisenhower, to the more revolutionary reaction of successor President John F. Kennedy, the American people saw the space race as fundamental to their very existence and staked all they had in human, material and financial resources to run the race until the objective was ultimately achieved in America’s Apollo 11 Mission that landed the first human beings on the Moon on July 20 1969. That spectacular feat was a sequel to John Kennedy’s response to the Russian challenge in his famous inspiring words:

I believe that this nation should commit itself to the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to earth. No single project in this period will be more impressive to mankind or more important for the long-range exploration of space; and none will be so difficult or expensive to accomplish.

However, in spite of winning that race and the attendant euphoria of