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For some time now, I have been reading BNW's publications of the different interviews conducted as part of the Chinua Achebe Foundation Interview Series. Some of the revelations have been eye-opening and thought-provoking. I thought we should use this thread to discuss the various interviews and any lessons that could be drawn from them.
If more of the wolves-in-sheep-clothing masquerading as "Men of God" will remove their stubby avaricious fingers from the livelihood of gullible destitute Nigerians and spoke the plain truth for once...
Perhaps, this epidemic of Abuja-paid "prophets" and "overseers" who flock around Aso-rock churning out hell-inspired prophecies and/or messages advancing some divine ordination or sanction for Obasanjo's third term, would be arrested if these duplicitous clergymen and women borrowed a leaf from Okogie's factually-correct unpretentious plainspokenness!
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I debated whether I should put this in the "Famous Quotes" thread, or in this "Chinua Achebe Foundation Interview Series" thread. I settled for this thread.
A first year accounting student would have seen the folly of the so-called Paris Club debt forgiveness. That is why I agree that Okonjo Iweala was planted in Aso Rock by the Paris Club and BiafraNigeria's foreign "lenders." Posts: 162 | Registered: Mar 2001
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It is possible that olusegun obasanjo the crude yoroba crook may be overpaying these western banks that have helped sustain his gross incompetence and mismanagement of African resources and getting a cut in personal pay-off from them. YOu can't put this kind of behavior pass that hardened criminal and president of nigeria.
This may also explain his self confidence and lack of remorse in putting up the big show and pretence of fighting corruption, even though he's really the main instigator of corrupt practices and the biggest Thief of all.
Can he give us the financial statement of Obasanjo Farms before and since he's been the president of nigeria.
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quote:It is assumed that Nigeria owes the Paris Club and other international financial institutions, US$ 35 billion. But a statement made by a former Minister of Finance in Chief Olusegun Obasanjo’s administration, revealed that the original money Nigeria actually owes is US$ 17 billion. We paid back US$ 22 billion, and we still owe US$ 35 billion! What kind of arithmetic is this? The country deserves open and clear clarification of our accounts!
INDEED WHAT KIND OF F.U.C.K.I.N.G. "ARITHMETIC" IS THIS??? AFTER A $5 BILLION OVERPAYMENT nigeria STILL OWES THE ORIGINAL DEBT TIMES TWO! HIS WHITE MASTERS MUST BE LAUGHING THEIR BUTTS OFF AT THE UNMITIGATED MORON.
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It seems that the Chinua Achebe Foundation is about to change direction and focus on BiafraNigeria's youth. Unfortunately, with that, an oxy-moron has now entered the Foundation's lexicon. The title of the press release, announcing the change in focus is: "The Achebe Colloquium: In Celebration of Nigerian Excellence." I am certainly curious to see how the words "Nigerian" and "Excellence" could co-exist, except within the realm of absurdity.
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Those in the DC area who can afford to attend the UN Lecture by Achebe should help us put this question to him:
With distinguished Igbo sons and daughters all over the world, him as an example, why is it that the IGBO GENOCAUST (genocide and holocaust) has never been addressed by the world, why is it never mentioned when other crimes against humanity are mentioned? Why have they turned their backs on their brethren? Is this legacy of cowardice what they intend to leave behind?
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The Guardian Friday, March 24, 2006
Achebe for UN lecture By Uduma Kalu AS part of efforts to strengthen framework for dialogue and mutual understanding in the world, Africa's novelist, Professor Chinua Achebe, has been picked by the United Nations (UN) to speak at its next Secretary General's Lecture. The lecture will hold Tuesday, March 28, 2006, from 1.30 to 2.45 p.m. New York time in the Economic and Social Council Chamber of the UN headquarters, New York. The Journal of the United Nations' programme of meetings and agenda on the event said Achebe and Professor Paul Muldoon, a poet and Howard G. B. Clark '21 Professor in the Humanities at Princeton University would speak on, "The use of language in war and peace." Both writers are expected to comment on a number of the world's cultural and political problems.
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quote:The average Nigerian thinks -- how do you expect me to stay in a place where someone like this is not only in charge of the nation, but actually thinks that he alone is entitled to rule the country? And so, it’s a really serious issue; it has consequences beyond the immediate issue of power. And how do we combat the situation? Well, I think we have to decide that it is time to take a stand.
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quote:The average Nigerian thinks -- how do you expect me to stay in a place where someone like this is not only in charge of the nation, but actually thinks that he alone is entitled to rule the country? And so, it’s a really serious issue; it has consequences beyond the immediate issue of power. And how do we combat the situation? Well, I think we have to decide that it is time to take a stand.
A must-read!
And please, don't just read bits and pieces. Take the time to digest the entire interview!
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