May 28, 2009

I once read about a story that talked about freedom. Once upon a time, some circus workers captured a baby elephant from its family in the amazon jungle of South America. This elephant was very aggressive and violent towards its captors. It resented deeply its forced seperation from its mother and the rest of its family. It fought its captors bravely but...

Apr 28, 2009

Person 1: ore how u dey?  Person 2: gd Person 1: na wa o Person 1: you no see wetin dey happen for ekiti? Person 2: nna ur pple be as they get o! Person 2: though i had a feeling it was gonna happen Person 1: no be dem o Person 1: na the party dey set them up Person 2: as the PDP can not afford for pride to allow them lose ekiti Person 1: exactly Person 1: you...

Apr 23, 2009

  A while ago, I was given an assignment by The Future movement to go and deliver the future in Ekiti state. Funny, isn’t it? Now, my state of origin is Ekiti state. I hail from Ijero town in Ijero-Ekiti Local Government. My grandfather has a house in Ekiti State and though he lived majorly in Lagos and got a chieftaincy title in Mushin, he was taken...

I returned a couple of hours ago from my state of origin. The good old Ekiti-kete. The fountain of knowledge with a lot of excitement. On the one side, it felt good to be in my state of origin again (I’ve been there a total of about 6 times in all); on the other, it felt exciting to be taking responsibility for the outcome of political leadership in the...