Re: The Minister For Information, Frankly Speaking To Frank By Prince Charles Dickson Jos, Plateau Nigeria
Dear Frank
With compliments, this is about the first
of such letter to a personality in government or governance. My reason
why, I do not indulge in such is that most of you hardly read opinions,
views, of perspectives of your fellow Nigerians home and broad. This is
even one of the reason I find it amusing that you are responding to
The New York Times – how many times have you
responded to Nigeria Village Square, Gamji, Elendureports,
I am sure it is not easy. In the seven
years of obj’s adventure in government I have tried to do a comparison
among his entire mouth piece, there are very few that have been matured
enough with the truth. I hate patronage but between you and your
predecessor much was expected, both of you could have been probably
classified as “good” men but Fani-Kayode has proved us more right that
some of you are just not working… (My opinion and that of others).
Straight away the essence of my letter to
you Mr. Frank Nweke Jnr. is because somehow I think you will read it, if
you do not I only believe strongly someone will have it read to you.
This letter is my response to your commercial reply to the
New York Times editorial “In Nigerian: things fall apart”,
in which you patriotically replied “
I took time to read your assertions and I
am constrained to disagree with you strongly. My dear brother things
have not fallen apart, sadly they are in pieces. Let me state here and
now that in responding to you, I have taken into cognizance your email
address which actually is instructive-verifyinto4sure (meaning verify
your formation about
And in so doing I will start in a from the
bottom format. You alleged that the New York Times
has yet again fallen into the hands of naysayers and misinformers… My
dear Minister, much as I am one of those that do not take Western
reportage of third affairs hook, line and sinker. I know when and a lot
of us know when, they are telling the truth- giving out signals that all
may not be well, especially when their interests are at stake. Just days
back Wole Soyinka addressing the press also said same “we are in a
season of anomy” forget that big word, the truth is that things are in a
bad state, look at the disappearance and reappearing act of Charles
Taylor, is that a sign of the leap of faith you talked about, which you
claimed we have taken with Mr. President. Certainly no!
What leap of faith, when a square, round
or triangle meal is almost unobtainable in most homes, this I am sure
you may not know because a lot of you, you and yourselves have been
excommunicated from reality. I may be under duress to agree with you
that you, the President are all working hard to make
Mr. Minister, do not be so naive, between
us and the
Jnr, we believe that only Nigerians can
handle their affairs but the ‘silent’ majority, (silent because you have
refused to hear us) believe that the present of leadership possesses a
very few clean bananas on the whole bunch. We may be playing our role in
“Amendments for the oil rich Niger Delta for development …” frankly speaking is this supposed to be an amendable issue or a right to development issue. Because we have heard this same song of development for a and b, yet these plans stay put on the blackboard, when it leaves the drawing board it moves into the pockets of political jobbers c and d and the electorate and masses down the ladder still suffer.
My patriotic Frank, you know it, need I
re-emphsis that the National Assembly with its 469 (s) elected members
have very few that are of strong moral standing to bequeath on
On the corruption, I challenge you Brother
Frank and on national television to come out as a Christian that one
would want to believe and say you are, beyond doubt prove that the anti-
corruption has no strong affinity for government foes and I will rest my
case. The EFCC and ICPC could have done better but with the growing list of government untouchables and the increasing accident that makes sure that every culprit is an opposition member. We are all not with brains of bread.
Dearest Frank, I do not want to bore you,
because discussing our mother land should not bore you, but I will
swiftly do my conclusion by stating some facts unlike the
New York Times editorial all I have said are not
ill-informed they are the truth, they are not unjustified: it’s the
basic fact. They are not exaggerated, biased or an unresearched
portrayal of our
Let us gather the pieces, start a
rebuilding process, we are moving in circles. Your statement on Rimi’s
wife’s murder was empty, it offered no answers, it is only one of those
dents on the administration’s image. Politically motivated or not,
should the wife of such person as Rimi be butchered like a chicken with
flu… how much more the thousands that die of hunger, unemployment, lack
of access roads, poor security network, and bastardized educational
sector, cemetery like health field, the list is endless. I beseech you, be courageous, one of you should rise, tell Mr. President the truth. I end by asking you how many Nigerians have criticized NAFDAC, Despite the more you look and the less you see consolidation and merger a lot of us still appreciate Prof. Charles Soludo, although he faulted in the his “Moses of our time” citation for Obj because we have seen a “ Joshua of our Time”.
I hope we can have such dialogue to move our nation forward that is if I am not arrested after this essay. Thank God for the New York Times that set agenda, like the numerous newspapers in our country despite the sellout, some still try to play the role of the Fourth Realm of the Estate. That is why I can read your response to New York Times and certainly you will read this letter of mine.
Cheers, Almighty Allah keep our nation and save us from a needless third term, Obasanjo has ‘done’ well, he need not repeat, let him seek a higher class pasessage across to him.
With compliments, this is about the first
of such letter to a personality in government or governance. My reason
why, I do not indulge in such is that most of you hardly read opinions,
views, of perspectives of your fellow Nigerians home and broad. This is
even one of the reason I find it amusing that you are responding to
The New York Times – how many times have you
responded to Nigeria Village Square, Gamji, Elendureports,
I am sure it is not easy. In the seven
years of obj’s adventure in government I have tried to do a comparison
among his entire mouth piece, there are very few that have been matured
enough with the truth. I hate patronage but between you and your
predecessor much was expected, both of you could have been probably
classified as “good” men but Fani-Kayode has proved us more right that
some of you are just not working… (My opinion and that of others).
Straight away the essence of my letter to
you Mr. Frank Nweke Jnr. is because somehow I think you will read it, if
you do not I only believe strongly someone will have it read to you.
This letter is my response to your commercial reply to the
New York Times editorial “In Nigerian: things fall apart”,
in which you patriotically replied “
I took time to read your assertions and I
am constrained to disagree with you strongly. My dear brother things
have not fallen apart, sadly they are in pieces. Let me state here and
now that in responding to you, I have taken into cognizance your email
address which actually is instructive-verifyinto4sure (meaning verify
your formation about
And in so doing I will start in a from the
bottom format. You alleged that the New York Times
has yet again fallen into the hands of naysayers and misinformers… My
dear Minister, much as I am one of those that do not take Western
reportage of third affairs hook, line and sinker. I know when and a lot
of us know when, they are telling the truth- giving out signals that all
may not be well, especially when their interests are at stake. Just days
back Wole Soyinka addressing the press also said same “we are in a
season of anomy” forget that big word, the truth is that things are in a
bad state, look at the disappearance and reappearing act of Charles
Taylor, is that a sign of the leap of faith you talked about, which you
claimed we have taken with Mr. President. Certainly no!
What leap of faith, when a square, round
or triangle meal is almost unobtainable in most homes, this I am sure
you may not know because a lot of you, you and yourselves have been
excommunicated from reality. I may be under duress to agree with you
that you, the President are all working hard to make
Mr. Minister, do not be so naive, between
us and the
Jnr, we believe that only Nigerians can
handle their affairs but the ‘silent’ majority, (silent because you have
refused to hear us) believe that the present of leadership possesses a
very few clean bananas on the whole bunch. We may be playing our role in
“Amendments for the oil rich Niger Delta for development …” frankly speaking is this supposed to be an amendable issue or a right to development issue. Because we have heard this same song of development for a and b, yet these plans stay put on the blackboard, when it leaves the drawing board it moves into the pockets of political jobbers c and d and the electorate and masses down the ladder still suffer.
My patriotic Frank, you know it, need I
re-emphsis that the National Assembly with its 469 (s) elected members
have very few that are of strong moral standing to bequeath on
On the corruption, I challenge you Brother
Frank and on national television to come out as a Christian that one
would want to believe and say you are, beyond doubt prove that the anti-
corruption has no strong affinity for government foes and I will rest my
case. The EFCC and ICPC could have done better but with the growing list of government untouchables and the increasing accident that makes sure that every culprit is an opposition member. We are all not with brains of bread.
Dearest Frank, I do not want to bore you,
because discussing our mother land should not bore you, but I will
swiftly do my conclusion by stating some facts unlike the
New York Times editorial all I have said are not
ill-informed they are the truth, they are not unjustified: it’s the
basic fact. They are not exaggerated, biased or an unresearched
portrayal of our
Let us gather the pieces, start a
rebuilding process, we are moving in circles. Your statement on Rimi’s
wife’s murder was empty, it offered no answers, it is only one of those
dents on the administration’s image. Politically motivated or not,
should the wife of such person as Rimi be butchered like a chicken with
flu… how much more the thousands that die of hunger, unemployment, lack
of access roads, poor security network, and bastardized educational
sector, cemetery like health field, the list is endless. I beseech you, be courageous, one of you should rise, tell Mr. President the truth. I end by asking you how many Nigerians have criticized NAFDAC, Despite the more you look and the less you see consolidation and merger a lot of us still appreciate Prof. Charles Soludo, although he faulted in the his “Moses of our time” citation for Obj because we have seen a “ Joshua of our Time”.
I hope we can have such dialogue to move our nation forward that is if I am not arrested after this essay. Thank God for the New York Times that set agenda, like the numerous newspapers in our country despite the sellout, some still try to play the role of the Fourth Realm of the Estate. That is why I can read your response to New York Times and certainly you will read this letter of mine.
Cheers, Almighty Allah keep our nation and save us from a needless third term, Obasanjo has ‘done’ well, he need not repeat, let him seek a higher class pass this message across to him.
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