HOLDING the Line: The Reminiscences of a Trade Union Administrator a short story of historical narrative of Comrade Lumumba Ighotemu Okugbawa, as the book title implies, tells the story of a boy who did not let the fact of his being born in the rural area, without the proverbial golden spoon, deprive him of the necessary education and exposure needed by any young man to succeed. This book will attempt to narrate the struggles of humble, but determined boy who never left anything to chance in the journey of life.