Light does not shine in light

I really wanted to post this article yesterday, but failed to do so. I would have written on something else but since I read this article, I’ve had no peace of mind which I expect to have as soon as I upload it. What is it all about? A few days ago, I included in my post an article written by Nigeria’s immediate past president, Olusegun Obasanjo - Obasanjo and Obama’s election and Change. I promised to react to some of the points stated in that article but alas, early on Monday morning, I came across an article written in the Newspapers on some other person’s reaction to his write-up. After reading it, I felt that it would be proper for me to allow someone from the galley (LOL) respond to Obasanjo’s article other than someone (me) from the parliament (LOL); especially when the views expressed in the response seem to tally with what my own reaction would have been had I responded. Please find the response below. Read the rest of this entry »

I had thought I’d reply to my earlier post, but I read another article this morning that someone had written and sent to Guardian Newspapers in reply to Obasanjo’s take on the Obama election. In fact, I planned today to react to the dastardly act carried out by some shameless Nigerian Naval soldiers who flagrantly disregarded that they were only being tolerated on civil roads, out of their barracks and decided to unleash terror on innocent civillians who they claim didn’t leave the way when they were trying to ride past with sirens blaring. Read the rest of this entry »

I stumbled on this article by Nigeria’s former president, Olusegun Obasanjo on Barack Obama’s presidential victory while going through the Nigerian news online. I was quite impressed with the structure and delivery of his thoughts and even his thought pattern. Nevertheless, I would say though that I felt quite resentful knowing that such a knowledgeable man has had the opportunity to give hope and change to Nigeria twice in different generations and has successfully disappointed the majority of his countrymen while in service and in his succession plans and choices. I couldn’t help saying to myself, “if knowing wasn’t the problem, then why was doing impossible”.

Maybe I’m naive, maybe I don’t know the fine details. Maybe I’ll never know them. And maybe I really don’t care to know them. If Obama can make and change history, why didn’t he? or bringing it back home, why aren’t I? or why aren’t you? I’ll leave you with these questions as you read through the article and enjoy words a one-time leader of the most populous Nation in Africa wrote about another African who’s about to lead the world. I will react to different sections later.

Obama’s election and the needed change, by Olusegun Obasanjo (Nigerian President, 1999 - 2007), Thursday, November 6, 2008 Read the rest of this entry »

I’m sure you’ve all heard about Sarah Palin, the Republican’s Vice Presidential nominee for the November, 2008 elections. She’s supposed to run side by side with John McCain. I watched some part of the Republican National Convention on CNN yesterday especially the aspect that highlighted her speech. No doubt, she stole the show last night and raised a few questions in a lot of minds. She couldn’t help but throw punch after punch at Barack Obama - Presidential Nominee for the Democrats. Anyway, this morning while looking through the internet on their respective experiences which is the crux of the matter, I came across this simple chronology of achievements. Please enjoy and determine who is better experienced.

• 1979

Obama a backbencher on high school basketball team that wins state championship Read the rest of this entry »