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Old Sep 24, 2007 , 06:12 AM   # 5 (permalink)
Default Re: Segun Adeniyi And The Village Square Trap



Originally Posted by Robot View Post
Segun Adeniyi And The Village Square Trap
By Uche Nworah
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Segun Adeniyi presented this perfect opportunity with his recent article on NVS. The first one perhaps not intentionally as it was courtesy of Laolu Akande’s Empowered Newswire. But obviously, by penning the second essay titled, why the hell am i here?, he was inviting trouble.

How then could Segun Adeniyi have gone about it? Well, first Segun Adeniyi was not well advised by his minders or associates who advised him to state his case on NVS in the manner that it was done. That should have been a no-no. I understand that he was influenced by some villagers including the likes of Taslim Anibaba to write his own account of his capacity building tour to America, i don’t know how true this is but it is still early days for Segun Adeniyi’s tour of duty memoirs. Nigerians are still licking their wounds so there is no point in scratching the wound at this time, let the wounds heal first.

Segun Adeniyi is the person the people know; therefore he should operate more through other people in his communications office at Aso rock. Such people may not attract the type of venoms he attracted. And there is no need to attempt to defend himself always, or even the president anytime someone criticises him or the president. He should know that people are not buying such feeble defences. Sometimes in communication, one should hope to ride the storm rather than utter a rebuttal. Rebuttals encourage more criticisms, let actions speak.

Segun Adeniyi should consider assuming a pseudonym at least for now when next he is stopping over at NVS, or even on any of the other Nigerian media channels where he has been defending the government, and his reasons for accepting to serve in the government. Pseudonyms and monikers are commonly accepted and standard practices in several of these Nigerian e-media platforms. That way, he could easily slip in and out without attracting much attention. From such undercover vantage positions, he could easily feel the pulse of the Nigerian internet community, the issues that are important to them, what they think of the government and its policies, then he would be able to advice his principal appropriately.

Finally, he should go ahead and enjoy his ‘good fortune’, he does not owe anybody an apology or explanation for accepting to serve as the President’s spokesperson, it is entirely his prerogative.


So he should operate through you, abi?

I can swear, Uche, you are looking for contract in Abuja. The guy stood up, tall, with nothing to hide, and you are telling him to hide and seek and lie next time he wants to propaganda the illegal govt of Yara dua? Was it the way you were paid to launder the certificate forger, Andy Uba's image?

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