I read "to pay the American lecturers one million dollars every month"
- emphasis on the plural – lecturerS which, still within the realm of
fiscal possibility (quality supply vs. demand) means that all of the
American lecturers (not just one) altogether get a million bucks a
month.
"While preachers preach of evil fates
Teachers teach that knowledge waits
Can lead to hundred-dollar plates
Goodness hides behind its gates
But even the president of the United States " – etc ( Bob)
The germane questions are three. Succinctly,
1. How many American lecturers are we talking about – one, two, three,
fifty, how many?
2. Can Atiku, afford it - he probably is one more who says, yes, I am
able, yes I can, I have a big money bag.
3. How long will this go on?
If I haven't mis-read his statement then hadn't the Venerable Sheikh
Abdul Bangura desert his weaKly paid job, and in peace only, take the
first non-terrorist jet outta Howard and head for the greener pastures
in Atiku's Nigeria – an other golden realm of opportunity &
possibility? It could in the words of V.S. Nailpual, lead to a
fruitful "cultural experience" and make him an overnight (or a few
more nights over a few months) a bona fide multi-dollar- millionaire.
That too is not a bad idea if you intend to return to the second wave
of financial meltdown and to be buried for life, in capitalist
America.
"You can't take it with you and you know that it's too worthless to be
sold
They tell you, "Time is money," as if your life was worth its weight
in gold "(Bob)
On 30 Okt, 03:42, Abdul Karim Bangura <th...@earthlink.net> wrote:
> This must be a slip of the tongue. One million dollars? Impossible.-----Original Message-----
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> Subject: USA Africa Dialogue Series - I pay my American lecturers one million dollars per month — AtikuDear All, This has generated 537 comments in 24hrs. Seems interesting. The Punch 29 October, 2010:
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