A lover of humanity, a teacher and business man and most importantly a family man who believes passionately in Nigeria
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Much saddened by extant divisions driven not by reason but emotions exploited by extremely selfish people. From 1993 to 2026 Nigeria has suffered nation building reversals even though a technology driven shrinking of world to a global village should have meant the opposite
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Yesterday provided opportunity for deep reflection on our democracy journey. June 12 always makes you remember. The phone calls from Chief MKO Abiola at critical moments. Grace that helped me survive two assassination attempts. How Nigerians rallied together in brotherhood
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Chilling to feel free in being far from home and those who know you and then someone yells Patitos Gang and comes forward to express their appreciation. Once on Oxford street in London my wife decided she had had enough Street episodes and insisted we get in a Taxi
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Even with PG being a major drain on my finances it is one of the more gratifying of my exploits. From streets of Melbourne in Australia, Airports in Philly, Dallas, LAX, Heathrow and CDG, Paris and St John’s Cathedral in KL, Malaysia have come Nigerians who say it shaped them
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We went from crane shots to studio cameras and from the then ultra modern LTV studios to NTA studios and then to CVL studios. But we never wavered on quality minds getting into conversations unaffected by powerful interests. Truth was costly. It scared commerce and angered power
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Then NTA DG Maduka told me after two episodes it was great but too ambitious on both the technical and content quality snd could not be sustained. He was right. But partially. We sustained it for a few years before we began to climb down from 90 minutes to 1hr and then 30mins.
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The senior gang had some senior journalists and professionals try high octane verbal counterpunching on issues. Among the journalists were then Daily Times MD Onukaba Adinoyi-ojo, Pini Jason, John Momoh, Remi Oyo, and Reubrn Abati . The professionals listed Oby Ezekwesili, MM etc
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In its 1st run it had a 90 minute magazine format that tried for transgeneratioal impact. There was a senior gang which I moderated; a junior gang wit Ubong Essien; a parliament of firebrand youth with Austin Nweze as guide and Bullseye with top policymakers staring at me.
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These issues herald the return of Patitos Gang. It ent on air 26yrs ago, filmed at the LTV in Ikeja and airing on NTA and AIT networks and several state stations. It’ll return airing on You tube and several private tv outlets. The first new episode is an Ode to Patito’s Gang
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Now that what was feared has come home to roost maybe we can press a reset knob. If we can turn our back on how politicians driven by self love have divided us, poisoned long term friendships and replaced reason with emotion in the public sphere redemption may come
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Boko Haram seemed a far away joke in distant Borno. But common sense suggested it was coming. Emotion driven choices by the educated so called middle class allowed bandits to cease the state entrench state capture and watch cancer metastasize. They are complicit in Oyo be-heading
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What makes the heart bleed is that I am on record that these times were on the way, in the hope all would rally to prevent their advent. Have never desired to be a prophet. But my pieces 25 years ago had titles the road to Somalia; Mogadishu bus stop; the coming anarchy
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Was like blood dripped from petals and the anguish advertised hell as the location. But newspaper headlines read: Govs under fire as insecurity threatens 52m pupils;Cholera deathtoll hits 39 in Borno; Oyo protest go nationwide; Househols need 334% of min wage for 1 healthy meal
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Is it too much to get people to suspend obsessive self love and think of the common good, which invariably leads to a bigger pie and greater thriving in the self interest. As the majority become willing consumers in the contentment of prosperity self interest can reign
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I will be on spaces on Sunday on matter of elections in Nigeria. But as I watch the shuffle of platform shopping and the desperation of many seeking office I cannot but lament the narcissism that broke the idea of a developmental state and left the people victims of politics
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Rajiv took India down the track of the computer age and Rao-Singh opened up the pace he gently tried to crack open. Today the question is not whether India is a Hindu elephant or Asian Tiger. India answers the question: who says elephants cant dance, as posed by Luis Gestner Jr
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