A conversation wit a close friend of mine spurred me to write dis piece.
My friend called me to seek my view on d situation in Nigeria. To his surprise, i was busy watching a movie.
"What has happened to u?" He asked...
"Dis is not d Felix i know." he added...
"tell me d Felix u kno" I prodded him..
"D Felix i kno will not keep quiet in d face of adversity... He is always d Moses dat will want to kno why d fire is burning and d grass is not consumed" he Enthused.
"Mmmm..... Being d Moses....." i mused....
I wondered what being a Moses had helped in Nigeria... Lots of Moses in Nigeria had either lost dia lives or been made a scapegoat....
What av i really gained in being a Moses?.....
I remembered many Moses close to me who are no more....
Edo Ugbagwu (may his soul rest in peace) of THE NATION Newspaper was someone who wud want to kno why d grass failed to burn. He was my very gud friend and really inspired me wen i started journalism but alas his life was cut short wen Hired Assasins visited his home in 2010.... KEN SARO WIWA was another MOSES who was executed for being a Moses....
Dat reminds me, I remembered PROF DORA AKUNYILI (am talking of d Nafdac woman o, not d Information woman) She was another Moses i admired, what did dis led her to?....(Ask Anambrians)
Yes.... Lets come back to me being a Moses, what did i gained in being a Moses in d first place? After being a journalist for majority of d 20s of my life, I was ready to take d bull by d horn with my write-ups, i remembered lots of stories i had written which had endeared me to some Corporate organisations or even turned me to a dia foe..... I remembered d death threats i recieved from Some aggrieved sections due to some of my piece..... (My piece - OYO STATE- THE MADNESS CONTINUES.... Readily comes to mind).
I remembered how many times i had to hide out of Lagos for fear of assassination.
During d 2007 election, i remembered how i Fueled my car and went round 3 local govts in Ekiti state just to be at d thick of event and was almost Lynched by some party supporter....,
will u blame me if i chose not to be a Moses.... (as some of my friends will say, , "now u av joined d Abuja bandwagon, u will sound like dem")....
Will u blame me wen after queuing up to get registered for almost a week?, INEC refused to register me just bcos dia Machine failed to capture my fingerprint?.....
What will i use to vote wen i was not registered?
how will i comment on a process dat i did not participate?.....
What is dia to talk about? A man was stabbed recently on d eve of d election, while trying to argue on who is d beta candidate....
Two of my Abuja Colleagues nearly went for dia jugulars in d wake of d presidential election just in d process of analysing who won and who did not win.....
I wondered what dey will gain from dat wen D winner and losers av gone on wit dia lives.....
Nigeria politics is likened to d English PREMIER LEAGUE where supporters will nearly set themselve ablaze over who is beta btw ROONEY and TORRES while d duo are catching in on dia Cool millions.
D bush is burning in Nigeria but I must be circumspect in what i say or how i react to d situation.
I must not be made a scapegoat while dose in d seat of hegemony enjoy d nation's treasury.
For d time being, i think i will like to be what i can be beta.... I WANT TO BE FELIX
My friend called me to seek my view on d situation in Nigeria. To his surprise, i was busy watching a movie.
"What has happened to u?" He asked...
"Dis is not d Felix i know." he added...
"tell me d Felix u kno" I prodded him..
"D Felix i kno will not keep quiet in d face of adversity... He is always d Moses dat will want to kno why d fire is burning and d grass is not consumed" he Enthused.
"Mmmm..... Being d Moses....." i mused....
I wondered what being a Moses had helped in Nigeria... Lots of Moses in Nigeria had either lost dia lives or been made a scapegoat....
What av i really gained in being a Moses?.....
I remembered many Moses close to me who are no more....
Edo Ugbagwu (may his soul rest in peace) of THE NATION Newspaper was someone who wud want to kno why d grass failed to burn. He was my very gud friend and really inspired me wen i started journalism but alas his life was cut short wen Hired Assasins visited his home in 2010.... KEN SARO WIWA was another MOSES who was executed for being a Moses....
Dat reminds me, I remembered PROF DORA AKUNYILI (am talking of d Nafdac woman o, not d Information woman) She was another Moses i admired, what did dis led her to?....(Ask Anambrians)
Yes.... Lets come back to me being a Moses, what did i gained in being a Moses in d first place? After being a journalist for majority of d 20s of my life, I was ready to take d bull by d horn with my write-ups, i remembered lots of stories i had written which had endeared me to some Corporate organisations or even turned me to a dia foe..... I remembered d death threats i recieved from Some aggrieved sections due to some of my piece..... (My piece - OYO STATE- THE MADNESS CONTINUES.... Readily comes to mind).
I remembered how many times i had to hide out of Lagos for fear of assassination.
During d 2007 election, i remembered how i Fueled my car and went round 3 local govts in Ekiti state just to be at d thick of event and was almost Lynched by some party supporter....,
will u blame me if i chose not to be a Moses.... (as some of my friends will say, , "now u av joined d Abuja bandwagon, u will sound like dem")....
Will u blame me wen after queuing up to get registered for almost a week?, INEC refused to register me just bcos dia Machine failed to capture my fingerprint?.....
What will i use to vote wen i was not registered?
how will i comment on a process dat i did not participate?.....
What is dia to talk about? A man was stabbed recently on d eve of d election, while trying to argue on who is d beta candidate....
Two of my Abuja Colleagues nearly went for dia jugulars in d wake of d presidential election just in d process of analysing who won and who did not win.....
I wondered what dey will gain from dat wen D winner and losers av gone on wit dia lives.....
Nigeria politics is likened to d English PREMIER LEAGUE where supporters will nearly set themselve ablaze over who is beta btw ROONEY and TORRES while d duo are catching in on dia Cool millions.
D bush is burning in Nigeria but I must be circumspect in what i say or how i react to d situation.
I must not be made a scapegoat while dose in d seat of hegemony enjoy d nation's treasury.
For d time being, i think i will like to be what i can be beta.... I WANT TO BE FELIX
2 comments:
Felix,
I just read this piece and I am in total agreement with you on the subject of being Moses. Granted, I do not know much about Nigerian politics, but I know for sure, than once one picks a side your life will be in danger if you you happen to be on the wrong side. You are better off being apolitical and being who you are. You could have your opinions on anything and everything, but sometimes it is wise to keep them to yourself, this way you could go on. Continue being Felix, Felix.
Thanx ma'am..... D situation in our country and d whole world now calls for caution....
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