I saw the headlines, it was dramatically announcing an IBB interview. I walked past, no longer untested in his merry go round style of talking. Saying everything but nothing. This must have served him well when he was Military dictator but Nigeria of today, we really couldn’t be bothered with a gap toothed megalomaniac whose days in the sun just seem to be over.
What has however woken my interest in IBB this morning is the interview I just read on Sahara Reporters. One Professor alleged that Buba Marwa was the one who delivered the parcel bomb that blew Dele Giwa out of existence. He went further to make some very serious allegations including the role Vatsa played in the sensational Gloria Okon saga. This Professor is very bold to have come out despite the fact that it’s years later to make such stunning allegations.
Now the question is: can these weighty allegations just come and go like waves in the ocean. Is it possible this whole thing be reopened to find closure to the families of this great man and to Nigerians who would also like to discover the whole truth. Who really killed Dele Giwa and why was he so dastardly eliminated. Who was Gloria Okon and why did she disappear and also can we get to the bottom of the allegations made on Marwa in our bid to link the brace of bombings during his term as governor of Lagos State.
These things are scary and I thank God for democracy. Compared to those days you can see the light in which we are living now. The darkness and gothic evil that pervaded us as a nation under these military dictators contributed very seriously in keeping us as backward as we are today, making us slaves threatening and eliminating the very few who were brave enough to stand up and shout against the oppression and corruption of those days.
You see why I walked past IBB’s interview, why despite the fact that he was my hero at some naive point in my life, I no longer have any interest in listening to him except it is from a dock, if we as Nigerians do not get closure on these open wounds then we will not heal and the continous search for national validation will be like waiting for Godot.
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I saw the headlines, it was dramatically announcing an IBB interview. I walked past, no longer untested in his merry go round style of talking. Saying everything but nothing. This must have served him well when he was Military dictator but Nigeria of today, we really couldn’t be bothered with a gap toothed megalomaniac whose days in the sun just seem to be over.
What has however woken my interest in IBB this morning is the interview I just read on Sahara Reporters. One Professor alleged that Buba Marwa was the one who delivered the parcel bomb that blew Dele Giwa out of existence. He went further to make some very serious allegations including the role Vatsa played in the sensational Gloria Okon saga. This Professor is very bold to have come out despite the fact that it’s years later to make such stunning allegations.
Now the question is: can these weighty allegations just come and go like waves in the ocean. Is it possible this whole thing be reopened to find closure to the families of this great man and to Nigerians who would also like to discover the whole truth. Who really killed Dele Giwa and why was he so dastardly eliminated. Who was Gloria Okon and why did she disappear and also can we get to the bottom of the allegations made on Marwa in our bid to link the brace of bombings during his term as governor of Lagos State.
These things are scary and I thank God for democracy. Compared to those days you can see the light in which we are living now. The darkness and gothic evil that pervaded us as a nation under these military dictators contributed very seriously in keeping us as backward as we are today, making us slaves threatening and eliminating the very few who were brave enough to stand up and shout against the oppression and corruption of those days.
You see why I walked past IBB’s interview, why despite the fact that he was my hero at some naive point in my life, I no longer have any interest in listening to him except it is from a dock, if we as Nigerians do not get closure on these open wounds then we will not heal and the continous search for national validation will be like waiting for Godot.
By Joseph Edgar
Joseph Edgar, kudos to you for all the pieces I've read so far. Honestly I'm on the same line of thought with you in most of the issues you've highlighted so far and to further support you, I think President Muhammadu Buhari has a moral burden to open such cases and all corruption cases if the CHANGE mantra and the war on corruption is to be taken seriously. Let's open all the cans warms ones and for all to have a final closure to the cases. amilado123@gmail.com @amilado
ReplyDeleteJoseph Edgar, kudos to you for all the pieces I've read so far. Honestly I'm on the same line of thought with you in most of the issues you've highlighted so far and to further support you, I think President Muhammadu Buhari has a moral burden to open such cases and all corruption cases if the CHANGE mantra and the war on corruption is to be taken seriously. Let's open all the cans warms ones and for all to have a final closure to the cases. amilado123@gmail.com @amilado
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