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OUR MAN HAS DONE IT AGAIN.. When one of the presenters asked about his thought on the happenings in Rivers State, as a Nigerian, Obahiagbon replied, “Let me say as quickly as possible, the political “crinkum crankum”, if you like, the political “higi haga” that has enveloped the politics ofRivers State for a period of time now has all the trappings of an odoriferous saga cum ‘’gagantuagaga.’’ And I am bewildered that this situation is of no serious concern to the commander-in-chief of the Federal Republic of Nigeria…” Asked if the crisis was getting messier because of the 2015 general election, he said, “Oh it isvery crystal clear like the biblical ‘teke teke menoyafasin.’ It is audible to the deaf and visible to the blind.” He added, “If you look at the totality of the crisis in Rivers Statejust now, it leaves me with two conclusions that 2015 is inherently laden with a political and democratic ‘talidomine.’ Two,some social scientists like myself have gone to town for donkey’s years, saying that what we have is not democracy but civilian rule. “But with recent events, I say no. Nigeria is neither witnessing civilian rule nor democracy but what we have at best is a form ofgovernment I call ‘kakitomoboplutocracy’ and that is bad for us as a nation.’’ However, one of the interviewers, who seemed bewildered by Obahiagbon’s statements, quizzed him on whathe meant by “talidomine”, asking, “Talidomine could mean…?” Obahiagbon replied, “I mean it (2015)
Posted on: Tue, 30 Jul 2013 10:45:28 +0000

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