USA Africa Dialogue Series - Re: REVEALED: How Nigerian mission embarrassed Buhari before Pope Francis at UN meeting September 27 18:47 20

Joe Igietseme and My People:

"The Media" in general now comprises Print Media (Press), Social Media,  Radio and TV. In Nigeria, I have just listed them from "Most Dangerous" to "Least Dangerous" in their propensity to.

(1) fabricate news outright - ie lie completely - either out of a political vendetta/agenda (most often the reason), and/or for a fee;

(2) suppress news outright - ie ignore an event completely - either for a political agenda or for a fee (the latter is most often the reason)

(3). Embellish the news, either positively (if induced sufficiently) or negatively (if not sufficiently induced). Here, the news is x.true and (1-x).false at the same time!

It is only when it affects you DIRECTLY, when you know the truth of an event, and it is reported upaide-down, then you say "Haba!", and the reporter will tell you  "Oga...na the Editors o, not me...but you for see us now beforehand!"

The Press in Nigeria is the most dangerous, first because many ordinary Nigerians never bother to read beyond the headlines, and come IMMEDIATELY to their conclusions upon reading a headline at a newspaper stall, while all the other media often take their excerpts for discussion FROM the Print, since they do little independent leg-work themselves.

Next is Social Media, where everybody is reporter, editor and owner all wrapped into one, without any training whatsoever in any one of those aspects!

It is really pernicious, particularly in the pungent adversarial politics played down here in Nigeria. Furthermore, because very often, the Print news is syndicated - ie only one or two reporters may be present at an event but they sell their news to colleagues, who then embellish under their own bylines/names, it is best to read at least four to six different news items of the same story before coming to any conclusion.

That is a golden rule...so Joe Attueyi, take note, before nodding in an agreement to a news item for your own private reasons.

Bottom line is to understand that with respect to Nigerian @ress, our reporters are not well-paid; their editors are too sensation-prone; and their owners are too political....and all of that is not about to change soon.

And there you have it.


Bolaji Aluko


On Monday, September 28, 2015, Joseph Igietseme <jigietseme@gmail.com> wrote:
> The bogus news reports we read from some Nigerian media outlet are making some of us to lose faith in Nigerian journalism. In the last 6 years, an estimated 60% of news reports were fabricated; about 35% are refuted as untruths in the next edition of the same or other news media; 25% are libelous; over 25 % is mis- or dis-information! And a whopping over 70% is distorted to slant the news left or right of the political, ethnic or regional interest of the proprietors! Thus, only about 10$ of Nigerian news reports can be taken to the bank at this point!!
> Yes, press and media freedom is a good thing; but abusing this Nigerian privilege and descending into the abyss made-up news, misrepresentations and confusion is sheer debauchery, undignified and lack of integrity! It's unprogressive and dangerious to modern civilization! Take care. JUI [in question of integrity!]
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> On Sun, Sep 27, 2015 at 7:52 PM, Ayo Ojutalayo <ayoojutalayo@yahoo.com> wrote:
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>> Some people want to embarass the Nigerian Mission to the UN unnecessarily. The American televisions covered Pope's visit to the UN. The Pope did not shake hand with Heads of States/Presidents. It is even unthinkable that Heads of States/ Presidents will line up to greet the Pope.
>> Ayo Ojutalayo 
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>> From:"'Joe. Keshi' via AfricanWorldForum" <africanworldforum@googlegroups.com>
>> Date:Sun, Sep 27, 2015 at 6:58 pm
>> Subject:[africanworldforum] Re: REVEALED: How Nigerian mission embarrassed Buhari before Pope Francis at UN meeting September 27 18:47 20
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>> There is some thing worrisome about this story. There is no way Prof Joy Ogwu would have taking the president through a wrong route as the heads of state have their routes. I do not for example believe Heads of States and governments were lined up to meet with the pope. Doubt it, more because its not the way the UN operates expect of things have changed since 2013 or 14 when l attended the UNGA last.The UNGA as an event is well planned months already and the engagements of the presidents secured and approved months ahead.
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>> On Sep 27, 2015, at 9:25 PM, John Ebohon <ebohon@dmu.ac.uk> wrote:
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>> > My brother Joe,
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>> > This is the silly kind of measure GEJ was subjected while President, for example, Obama did not come to Nigeria because of him or that he was not received in the Blair House, as if this had been the case, Nigeria's fortune will suddenly change. Good if Buhari shakes hands with the Pope, but as it not to be, and so what!!!! Those President that shook hands with the Pope, what have become of them and their country since the handshake. When are we going to learn to be dispose of this kind of mentality?
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>> > We are just moving from one embarrassment to another! What a country!
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>> > Joe
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>> > REVEALED: How Nigerian mission embarrassed Buhari before Pope Francis at UN meeting September 27 18:47 2015 👤by TheCable  0 Comments 4 Advertisement The Nigerian mission inexplicably messed up the itinerary of President Muhammadu Buhari at the United Nations General Assembly meeting in New York on Friday, TheCable can report. The president missed a very important event on Boko Haram and internally displaced persons (IDPs) and was also prevented from meeting with Pope Francis because he was not properly briefed by the Nigerian UN mission staff. The pope delivered a speech at the general assembly on Friday at 10am. Not only was Buhari made to come in late to the meeting because of untidy arrangements, he also took a wrong gate rather than the one reserved for presidents and heads of state. He was subsequently prevented from seeing the pope by security operatives because of his late arrival. Buhari came in while other presidents and heads of government had already lined up to shake hands with the pope, and he was prevented by security operatives from joining in.‎ Presidency had sought to explain away the missed meeting as not being part of the official events lined up for the president. "The meeting at which Nigeria was reportedly absent was not one of the official events of the United Nations for which President Muhammadu Buhari and his modest delegation are in New York," Garba Shehu, a presidential spokesman, had said. But not only was it an official event, the focus was on the Lake Chad Basin and the effects of insurgency to which Nigeria's full participation was expected. The listed UN events had the item: "The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) will hold a side event on food security and humanitarian consequences of conflicts-driven displacement in the Lake Chad Basin region." It was scheduled for 3pm US time (8pm Nigerian time), but ‎the president's programme prepared by the Nigerian mission did not list it as one of the events he should attend. ‎The session was titled "Lake Chad Basin at A Cross Road: Addressing Urgent Humanitarian Needs in An Overlooked Crisis". A high-level government representative of the Nigerian Government was expected to be at the event which was organised by the United Nations Office for the Co-ordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) and chaired by Stephen O'Brien, undersecretary-general of the UN.‎ Witnesses to both incidents described as "embarrassing and unacceptable" the attitude of the Nigerian mission staff which led to media backlash back home and on the social media. The witnesses also blamed the presidential media team for rushing to the press to defend ‎the president's absence at a very crucial meeting whose discussion was on a matter in which Nigeria has been worst hit by the activities of the insurgents. Meanwhile, the event Buhari eventually attended in place of the one on the insurgency was not only poorly attended but was full of protocol breeches, as the president was already seated before other speakers started strolling in. Follow us on twitter @thecableng Copyright 2015 TheCable. Permission to use quotations from this article is granted subject to appropriate credit being given to www.thecable.ng as the source.
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