Should ThisDay Newspapers Carry This?
Really should a national newspaper like This Day carry an op-ed like ? I see this as reckless and a waste of valuable real estate. Here is a quote from This Day newspaper to commemorate Nigeria's independence day celebration. Inasmuch as I believe in free speech, there is a level of maturity and reciprocrity which is expected to accompany the freedom of speech. Main-stream media is all main-stream for a reason. Below is an excerpt from the the daily. A fool at 40 is a fool forever, the saying goes. Nigeria was a fool when she
turned 40 seven years ago and remains foolish to date. How appropriate and yet
sad. Forty-seven years of nationhood and yet very little to celebrate. The
Nigerian state is surely chronically ill, ethically and morally decadent and,
frankly, suffering from a severe case of middle-age crisis. Since Nigeria gained
independence, she has had various systems and forms of government - unitary,
parliamentary, military and now democratic presidential. Despite Nigeria's
enormous human potential and abundant natural resources, the promise of these
various governments has been a woeful. They have not kept their promises but
floundered and left the Nigerian people worse off than when they were under
British colonial rule.
Our journalist an editors ought not to continue in this psychological abuse of Nigeria and Nigerians. I reckon that I am a chief complainer about the state affairs in Nigeria having been beaten by the character of some folks at the helms of affairs in home country. Yet I find it difficult to relate with an article that can at best be termed as outright degrading of our national psyche. Where was this columnist during Ettehgate or May 29th. Enough of this armchair commentaries and give us some investigative journalism. Oh why oh why can't we have a better press corps in a country know for its zealous academicians. Enough is enough, and please remember, to whom much is given much is expected. Leave the rants for bloggers and concentrate on being more productive. Can somebody please send me an email if This Day ever comes up for sale, I will be willing to pay N1000 for this kangaroo journalists.
Whao, that felt good this blogs has not seen a rant in a long time.
