[S. Njokede]

Hyping upon the goodness of Dora Akuyili, Pat Utomi said: "She dared to shut down the bakery of a very influential ex first lady, and flexed muscles with the late Lamidi Adedibu in Ibadan and came out on top."

The first lady that Utomi is too shy to call by her name is Mariam Babagida, IBB´s wife. Is Utomi not in the know of the woman´s name or he has chosen not to name her because he, and Marian are native to the same Asaba axis? But he called the late Lamidi Adedibu by name! Why not Mariam? This is the same habit nearly all the print media exhibit in Nigeria. They´re damn to fearful to call big men and women plus celebrities by their names even when they know them inside-out. They most times, have good stories but in the end, they end up making their write-ups look like rumour. This, they do by hoarding the identities of the top dogs they write about. Print media in Nigeria and suchlike Utomi should open their eyes and bark like a dog when informing public - they shouldn´t pretend to be nice by holding back useful information of ace men and women.

If Utomi celebrates Ribabu, El-Rufia and co., he should as well celebrate President Yar´Adua because, it´s same bunch of people that cut corners to donate us Yar´Adua via backdoor.

There has to be distinction amid Utomi´s superstars. And, I wish to say that Ribadu stands out in that crowd. He has paid his due plenty: he´s an endangered specie like no other in that group. The only time I started fronting for Ribabu was when the extant regime started tearing him asunder for all the wrong reasons. Otherwise, during Obasanjo´s regime, I saw Ribadu as one of the spoilers of Nigeria. However, I think he has paid his due. I´d vote him for president any day, just like I´d do Buhari, Ebitu Ukiwe, Gani and Utomi. My core is Buhari.

Thank you Utomi for informing the public via your informative writings. This is where up pale Buhari and other political movers and shakers in Nigeria into underdogs. They hardly write anything. Thank you Pat Utomi.