Nigerian Politics - Jean marie adiaffi ade, the unruly child of the african literature

I met Jean-Marie Adiaffi Ade for an interview as a freelance journalist on December 1998, and thirteen years later, what he told me on himself and African literature and politics always sounds fresh.

Drissa Cisse: You were previously called Jean-Marie Adiaffi, without Ade. Why did you add it then?
Jean-MarieAdiaffi Ade: Jean-Marie is the first name I got from my parents whose Christian influence was considerable. They forgot to add Ade which means "The third child". I was born after the birth of my sister Komlan and my brother Kouassi. Since I am the third child, my name is Ade. That is why I added it.
DC: You are said to be someone who only does things just to be

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