saga holistically, that way we will solve the problems of fraud(419)
in all ramifications, cross border prostitution, drug trafficking,
etc, that have been ascribed to us, Nigerians, nay Africans. That way
we will move forward in the fight to clean the stable.
I view the Emeagwali saga the same way I view allegations that some
Nigerians in Diaspora falsified their particulars, including marriage
certificates to obtain residency permits in the countries where they
reside. These are allegations, they may be true or false. I have
always insisted that those who bring forward these allegations should
be the ones to prove them beyond all reasonable doubts. Even if proven
to be true, they are part of the frailties of human race.
I chose to believe Funmi and Gloria, because of my perception of their
personalities arising from their conducts here(I hope I would not
regret this), but that does not mean everybody must believe them,
after all, whatever opinion I have about their persons is my business.
The Philip Emeagwali expose is a statement about us as human beings,
not only about Nigerians or Africans, certainly not only about the
Fulanis, Edos, Nupes and/or any other ethnic nationality for that
matter. We can only correct this defect by approaching the matter with
an open mind. Being hysterical and trying to take advantage in any way
would only present us as incredible. That would certainly compound the
problem.
Chidi Anthony Opara
http://www.chidiopararesume.blogspot.com
On Sep 29, 4:29 pm, Chidi Anthony Opara <chidi.op...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Honestly, when the Emeagwali expose blew, I viewed it as one of those
> Euro-American right wing inspired conspiracies to shoot down a black
> hero, especially when the target have been hinting at the superiority
> of African and Arab civilizations with historical facts.
>
> This mindset came about mostly as a result of the Bill Clinton and Al
> Gore endorsements and the endorsements of some supposedly credible
> governmental and non governmental organizations. I had also read where
> the man openly claimed to be some kind of consultant to the Pentagon
> without any known rebuttal from the organization. There were also
> insinuations that his inventions are of security nature and so are
> classified. Naturally one felt that his accusers here could not have
> had better information than those who have endorsed him.
>
> Moreover, the evidences came piecemeal and the attitudes of the
> initial accusers with the exception of Toyin Adepoju were largely
> personal.
>
> I am however reviewing his standing in my estimation considering new
> evidences and the personality of the new accusers. In any case, I
> still look forward to the conclusion of Toyin Adepoju's
> investigations.
>
> Chidi Anthony Opara
>
> http://www.chidiopararesume.blogspot.com
>
> On Sep 29, 3:01 pm, Ayo Obe <ayo.m.o....@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Honestly, the scientiests and IT and computer specialists will know whether
> > there is any substance in Philip Emeagwali's claims about his fatherhood of
> > or unclehood or second cousin twice removed-hood to the Internet. Perhaps
> > there is some 'wriggle room' there - though since it seems possible to trace
> > the only sources that appear to acknowledge the great man's greatness back
> > to the great man himself it is probably 'wriggle' only in the sense of the
> > fish on the hook.
>
> > But when a man claims a wife that he never married as his! I mean, come
> > ON! That is doing it a bit too brown!
>
> > Ayo
>
> > On Tue, Sep 28, 2010 at 1:16 AM, Emeagwali, Gloria (History) <
>
> > emeagw...@mail.ccsu.edu> wrote:
> > > The most disturbing thing to me is that Philip Emeagwali had the audacity
> > > to place my photo
>
> > > next to his- by cut 'n paste wizardry- to make the fraudulent claim that
> > > I was his wife. I stumbled on a newspaper that
>
> > > innocently bought into the lie and was able to get an apology from the
> > > editors.
>
> > > For the last few years I have had a disclaimer on my website at:
>
> > >www.africahistory.net
>
> > > What a jerk! What a fraudster! He should be stopped.
>
> > > Professor Gloria T. Emeagwali
>
> > > Prof of History and African Studies
>
> > > *From:* usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com [mailto:
> > > usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com] *On Behalf Of *Ikhide
> > > *Sent:* Thursday, September 23, 2010 4:18 PM
> > > *To:* usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com
> > > *Cc:* LSA...@LSAC.org; toyin.adep...@googlemail.com; meoch...@gmail.com
> > > *Subject:* USA Africa Dialogue Series - Phillip Emeagwali's Fraudulent
> > > Activities Have Tainted the LSAT
>
> > > Toyin,
>
> > > The Law School Admissions Council (LSAC) administers the Law Schools
> > > Admissions Test (LSAT). Their contact information is at:
>
> > >http://www.lsac.org/AboutLSAC/contact-lsac.asp.
>
> > > I strongly suggest that we all write to the LSAC to complain about this
> > > travesty and explain patiently to them the monumental fraudster that Mr.
> > > Philip Emeagwali is. The man is obviously suffering from delusions of
> > > grandeur, which is unfortunate. However to the extent that he is hurting our
> > > reputations, the man must be stopped. Toyin, I would be happy to sign on to
> > > any correspondence that you craft to go to the LSAC and any other reputable
> > > organization that has been snookered by this buffoon. There is hope; already
> > > several institutions are pulling his nonsense down from their websites. We
> > > must not relent until this man repents. I have copied the LSAC on this
> > > email. They should know that their last LSAT examination was tainted by the
> > > devious antics of that fraudster called Mr. Philip Emeagwali. If the LSAC
> > > does not investigate this fraud, I am prepared to go to the American press
> > > on this. The man is endangering the test scores of tens of thousands of
> > > youngsters. This is an outrage.
>
> > >http://emeagwali.com/education/law-schools/Emeagwali_LSAT_Law-School-...
>
> > > How can the LSAC be so snookered/ All they needed to do was google the
> > > fool.
>
> > > - Ikhide
>
> > > ------------------------------
>
> > > *From:* toyin adepoju <toyin.adep...@googlemail.com>
> > > *To:* Ikhide <xoki...@yahoo.com>; naijapolit...@yahoogroups.com; Nidoa <
> > > ni...@yahoogroups.com>; nai <naijaintellects@googlegroups.com>;
> > > naijaobser...@yahoogroups.com; naijaelections <
> > > naijaelecti...@yahoogroups.com>; naija_it_profession...@yahoogroups.com;
> > > nigerianworldforum <NIgerianWorldFo...@yahoogroups.com>
> > > *Cc:* meoch...@gmail.com; usaafricadialogue <
> > > USAAfricaDialogue@googlegroups.com>
> > > *Sent:* Thu, September 23, 2010 2:17:19 PM
> > > *Subject:* Re: Fw: USA Africa Dialogue Series - Re: [NaijaPolitics] Re:
> > > [NIgerianWorldForum] - Fw: Phillip Emeagwali
>
> > > Ikhide,
>
> > > I see this LSAT test paper that references Emeagwali's achievements is
> > > from Emeagwali's website.
>
> > > Does anyone know what country this exam was set in?
>
> > > I want to ask the compilers of the question on Emeagwali the sources of
> > > their information.
>
> > > I want to find out why I cannot find information on Emeagwali on academic
> > > fora.I want to know why I cannot find evidence of his work being discussed
> > > by scientists.
>
> > > Thanks
>
> > > Toyin
>
> > > On 21 September 2010 16:26, Ikhide <xoki...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > > Moses,
>
> > > To give you an example of how bad the Emeagwali virus is, a passage about
> > > him just made it into the LSAT ;-) At least here they didn't call him the
> > > Father of the Internet. The man is a genius sha, I give it to him.
>
> > > Enjoy ;-)
>
> > >http://emeagwali.com/education/law-schools/Emeagwali_LSAT_Law-School-...
>
> > > - Ikhide
>
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