DIVINE GEAJ! Again and again, Dr. Doyin Okugbe, the Senoir Special Assistant to GEAJ on Public Affairs, has proved that he is as mush a misfit as the position he occupies is aberrant. I wish to state that the position Okugbe occupies in the Presidency is not only an ill-concieved new-day contraption, it is excess to requirement; while the nature and temperament of the office and its occupant may well be doing more harm to the institution of Presidency than good. Last week Monday’s faux pas by Okugbe in comparing his principal to Jesus Christ, is just one more in the series of his ill-digested and lazy responses to public discourse since he assumed office. Speaking during a programme, Sunrise Daily, on Channels Television, Okugbe said that GEAJ is like Jesus Christ our Lord and Saviour because ‘’He is bearing the burden of everybody.’’ Beyond above, Okugbe’s response to questions and handling of issues of sensitive national import, raised all through the programme, are pointers to his utter lack of rigour and, indeed, seriousness. He showed no deep understanding of the key issues raised; and does not seem to appreciate the magnitude of the problems assailing the nation at this critical turning point of Nigeria’s history. His answers were vacuous; just as he appeared lackadaisical all through the programme. For example, on the woeful power situation in the country, particularly in the last quarter of his year, Okubge in one breath said power equipment were expensive which made generation and distribution companies to borrow billions of dollars; and in another, he submitted that government’s efforts to improve power was being sabotaged by politicians who sponsored vandals to attack gas pipelines just to make government appear I incompetent. On the BH insurgency in the Northeast of Nigeria, Okugbe flippantly argued that BH was a ‘’multinational international insurgency arrangement in Nigeria.’’ The group, according to him, has links with ISIS, Al-qaeda and other international terrorist groups, no longer APC and GMB hand work. And on the case of abducted Chibok Girls that Okugbe had boasted a few months ago would soon be released, all he could tell his listeners this time was that ‘’the issue of Chibok Girls was an emotional tragedy that we must bear with fortitude,’’ suggesting that such atrocities as abduction, rape and murder were common in war. If we forgave these infantile outpouring as part on his dubious call of duty; if we take Okugbe’s munbo-jumbo as part of fair game and propaganda in a time of political ‘ warfare’, to what do we blame his banal and off- hand reference to Christ? First, this shows clearly that Okugbe is not a Christian and if he were, we now know the kind of Christian he is. No true Christian, not even a true Muslim, would contemplate such utter irreverence, if not blasphemy, as to compare any living mortal or deity at that, with Christ. It is also a clear pointer to the irresponsibility he brings to his so-called job. Had he paused a moment to reflect, he would be highly insensitive to the Christian community and to true Christians anywhere. Crasser still, how could any serious Nigerian begin to compare GEAJ to Jesus Christ? This is obtuse propaganda taken. His postulation that GEAJ is a humbler persona who bears the burden of Nigerians is a farce. GEAJ voluntarily presented himself for the number one job in the land and, as he is doing currently, he went to great lengths seeking to be elected a president. Nigerians did not vote him because he is the most humble man in the country or so that he could bear the most burden – NO. he was voted to lead. So, he has a duty to provide quality leadership, even at the pain of paying the supreme price. However, if in the estimation of Okugbe, GEAJ is leading well, that fact is not quite apparent to most other Nigerians. And reasons abound: corruption has become more viral in his time, power supply situation is worse today than about six years ago when he assumed office; Nigeria, an oil-producing nation, still engages in that most wasteful act of petroleum products importation at huge costs to the treasury. So many other examples of mis-management can be adduced. To therefore compare GEAJ to Christ is not only to insult the intelligence of his listeners, but it was an assault and an affront to the people of Nigeria. For the benefit of Okubge , Jesus Christ, according to the Holy Bible, represents PURITY, HOLINESS and CONFOUNDING LOVE. He willingly surrendered his life man may be redeemed from the shackles of sin and life. In better-ordered societies, Okugbe would not be deemed fit for the Presidency, not to talk of serving as the face and voice of that crucial national monument. We dare say that Okugbe is not adding much value to the Presidency’s public communication department. That job requires sobriety, rigour and a glistening form of candour. These are the qualities that would engender goodwill and endera the people to the Presidency. Okugbe’s statement amounts to a ridicule of Christianity. An apology would be in order. DIVINE GEAJ! Again and again, Dr. Doyin Okugbe, the Senoir Special Assistant to GEAJ on Public Affairs, has proved that he is as mush a misfit as the position he occupies is aberrant. I wish to state that the position Okugbe occupies in the Presidency is not only an ill-concieved new-day contraption, it is excess to requirement; while the nature and temperament of the office and its occupant may well be doing more harm to the institution of Presidency than good. Last week Monday’s faux pas by Okugbe in comparing his principal to Jesus Christ, is just one more in the series of his ill-digested and lazy responses to public discourse since he assumed office. Speaking during a programme, Sunrise Daily, on Channels Television, Okugbe said that GEAJ is like Jesus Christ our Lord and Saviour because ‘’He is bearing the burden of everybody.’’ Beyond above, Okugbe’s response to questions and handling of issues of sensitive national import, raised all through the programme, are pointers to his utter lack of rigour and, indeed, seriousness. He showed no deep understanding of the key issues raised; and does not seem to appreciate the magnitude of the problems assailing the nation at this critical turning point of Nigeria’s history. His answers were vacuous; just as he appeared lackadaisical all through the programme. For example, on the woeful power situation in the country, particularly in the last quarter of his year, Okubge in one breath said power equipment were expensive which made generation and distribution companies to borrow billions of dollars; and in another, he submitted that government’s efforts to improve power was being sabotaged by politicians who sponsored vandals to attack gas pipelines just to make government appear I incompetent. On the BH insurgency in the Northeast of Nigeria, Okugbe flippantly argued that BH was a ‘’multinational international insurgency arrangement in Nigeria.’’ The group, according to him, has links with ISIS, Al-qaeda and other international terrorist groups, no longer APC and GMB hand work. And on the case of abducted Chibok Girls that Okugbe had boasted a few months ago would soon be released, all he could tell his listeners this time was that ‘’the issue of Chibok Girls was an emotional tragedy that we must bear with fortitude,’’ suggesting that such atrocities as abduction, rape and murder were common in war. If we forgave these infantile outpouring as part on his dubious call of duty; if we take Okugbe’s munbo-jumbo as part of fair game and propaganda in a time of political ‘ warfare’, to what do we blame his banal and off- hand reference to Christ? First, this shows clearly that Okugbe is not a Christian and if he were, we now know the kind of Christian he is. No true Christian, not even a true Muslim, would contemplate such utter irreverence, if not blasphemy, as to compare any living mortal or deity at that, with Christ. It is also a clear pointer to the irresponsibility he brings to his so-called job. Had he paused a moment to reflect, he would be highly insensitive to the Christian community and to true Christians anywhere. Crasser still, how could any serious Nigerian begin to compare GEAJ to Jesus Christ? This is obtuse propaganda taken. His postulation that GEAJ is a humbler persona who bears the burden of Nigerians is a farce. GEAJ voluntarily presented himself for the number one job in the land and, as he is doing currently, he went to great lengths seeking to be elected a president. Nigerians did not vote him because he is the most humble man in the country or so that he could bear the most burden – NO. he was voted to lead. So, he has a duty to provide quality leadership, even at the pain of paying the supreme price. However, if in the estimation of Okugbe, GEAJ is leading well, that fact is not quite apparent to most other Nigerians. And reasons abound: corruption has become more viral in his time, power supply situation is worse today than about six years ago when he assumed office; Nigeria, an oil-producing nation, still engages in that most wasteful act of petroleum products importation at huge costs to the treasury. So many other examples of mis-management can be adduced. To therefore compare GEAJ to Christ is not only to insult the intelligence of his listeners, but it was an assault and an affront to the people of Nigeria. For the benefit of Okubge , Jesus Christ, according to the Holy Bible, represents PURITY, HOLINESS and CONFOUNDING LOVE. He willingly surrendered his life man may be redeemed from the shackles of sin and life. In better-ordered societies, Okugbe would not be deemed fit for the Presidency, not to talk of serving as the face and voice of that crucial national monument. We dare say that Okugbe is not adding much value to the Presidency’s public communication department. That job requires sobriety, rigour and a glistening form of candour. These are the qualities that would engender goodwill and endera the people to the Presidency. Okugbe’s statement amounts to a ridicule of Christianity. An apology would be in order.
Posted on: Tue, 30 Dec 2014 20:08:53 +0000
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