[Oloye]

Oga Paul,

If you go through my posts, you will find that I am one of your admirers.

Today, I write to point out two types of flaws in this and some of your other writings.

Number one, the mistake you make frequently is the gratuitous use of hyperbolic titles and headlines. Can you really mean that the AG is Nigeria’s number one public enemy? Can you really mean that he is aiding and abetting the escape of criminals? Come on, Paul. Perhaps you do it to get attention, but it has the effect of giving some of your writings the appearance of trashy tabloid journalism. Such hyperbolic headlines, used too many times, turn off some readers from even reading the articles.

Number two, please take the time to read and re-read your articles before publishing them. This latest article, just like some previous ones, has many (although minor) grammatical mistakes. I assume that you miss these errors because you were in a hurry to publish. But readers and admirers of other writers (Ndibe, Abati, for example) mentally associate well-written, grammatically-correct articles with professionalism and consequently accord the opinions of those writers high credibility and respect. In other words, the quality of the writing affects the credibility of the message. If your goal is to affect public opinion and Nigerian government action, as opposed to writing to entertain, a polished writing will seriously improve your chances.

Just a couple of friendly observations and I hope you see them in that friendly spirit.