Originally Posted by Auspicious 
I have read better written pieces from Paul I. Adujie. This piece is badly written - it is haphazard (scattered and difficult to follow or read), recklessly judgemental (does not take the frustration of critics into account), illogical (warped) and unbalanced (self-serving). It was a one-sided piece that tried to patronize and criticize the "critical patriots" at the same time.
Mr. Adujie needs to be reminded of his type - the group of people who have an explanation or an excuse for every wrong step of the recently retired government of President Olusegun Obasanjo. Their extreme support of that government only makes those opposed to them justified in their excoriation of the same government.
The list of the sins of the past government is endless, with the "Third Term" shananigans toping the list of infamous moves by that government. I, Auspicious, was one of those who believed Obasanjo would never tarnish his fairly solid reputation as an international statesman by trying such a thing..and it was to our utter embarrassment to witness otherwise!
Then there is the issue of the disgraceful vindictiveness through which he pursued his then Deputy, Atiku Abubakar. Little did we know, that the day would come that the President of this country will trade words over the mass media with an enstranged Deputy - to the embarrassment of Nigerians and friends of Nigeria everywhere.
Atiku, who was already distrusted by many Nigerians for what many saw as his shady background began to earn sympathy from the society at Baba's expense. And some of us find it difficult to forgive Mr. Obasanjo for that. First, he made a fool of those who trusted him by attempting to elongate his mandate, then he spoilt our case against a man we had in our crosshairs.
What an embarrassment!
So was the case of the Presidential Libarary. Who for God's sake led that man astray like that? How on Earth can we justify a sitting President's invitation to government contractors, Governors and apologists to come donate to a President Library Project? Is that not a gross abuse of power? God forbid it was Atiku who did such a thing..we would never hear the last of it from Paul Adujie!
And the list goes on. Through all that, we never heard a word of justified criticism from our so-called patriots like Mr. Adujie. Rather, all we heard was their excuses for illegalities. Either that or they keep mum when they are out of excuses with their backs to the wall. Yet, Mr. Paul I. Adujie has the goddamn effrontery to lecture anyone about patriotism vis-a-vis criticism.
The biggest fake patriots are those whose actions and inactions promote illegality in the Motherland. They are the ones who excuse the abuse of power. They are the ones who keep mum when a President ignores our statutes for selfish purposes. They are the ones who explain away the unconstitutionality of impeaching Governors without the required two-third majority! They are the ones who criticise our Apex Justices for standing on the side of Truth!
As Villager Fjord would say, For Shame!
Auspicious.
Auspicious, Mate,
I smell misplaced priorities in your reply there – no offence but that particular reply did not capture the essence of the article.
Paul’s entire theses centred on a nation called Nigeria – Obasanjo is not Nigeria – Nigeria is bigger than any one man.
Obasanjo has now been relegated to the history books, his powers may slowly fade away, leaving us once again with a Nigerian Project.
Patriotism is one of the key ingredients that will help us move Nigeria along, criticism without so much as offering solutions to hardcore issues is not going to help enable the country.
Let’s start by getting our priorities right.
Ben