USA Africa Dialogue Series - Re: Poetic Thoughts

Dear Chidi,

Only one solution : Bitachon

Nnamdi Kanu sighted here, sighted there , some say he's being detained by the military, that he is under lock and key down in the bowels of some off shore slave ship, others have sighted him on the moon whilst most recently some saw him praying at The Kotel

Who and what to believe ? The Saudi authoritries? Tel Aviv? Moscow? 

Hugh Masekela says it all here in this piece : Bring It Back Home ( from his 2008 masterpiece PHOLA . Soul brother Francis Fuster is not in those studio sessions but the last time he was in Stockholm with Masekela in 2013, he ( Francis) told me that he was or had relocated to Ghana , which is but a fulfilment of Ashiko ...)

As you know, in today's Nigeria, in the South there's a church and pulpit prophet in every street corner praying for himself and the country's salvation. I have been listening to two of them within the last twenty four hours, listening to Prophet Chukwuemeka Ohanemere and Apostle Aderemi Babalola and in their landscape reviews they have not been preaching or prophesying peace and prosperity, nor do they dare prophesy who is going to win the next presidential elections in Nigeria, although for some laymen and some of the pundits, it's a foregone conclusion.

As Mulla Nasruddin asked, " Who do you believe, me or the donkey?"

Sure: In the ideal world, the man we're looking for is a man of principles . Which of them is beating his chest and saying , " I am a man of principles?"

Jesus fasted for forty days and forty nights and according to the Gospel of Matthew 4 :1 –12

" Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil" after a few temptations, "Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendor. "All this I will give you," he said, "if you will bow down and worship me." Jesus said to him, "Away from me, Satan! For it is written: 'Worship the Lord your God, and serve him only.'" Then the devil left him, and angels came and attended him.

Rhetoric :"I can tell you that nobody has enough money or power to make Farooq write anything on their behalf." ( Professor Ochonu in the witness box, testifying on behalf of his friend). In this dirty, corrupt world of back-biting, carpet-crossing, political intrigue , no twenty pieces of silver will entice him, nor is the Godfather of the Kaduna Mafia ever going to say in perfect Hausa, " I'm gonna make him a an offer he can't refuse"

Same song : No one to depend on 

Someone else can also tell you that Jesus is the Messiah, Muhammad is the last Prophet, and Atiku bears the impressive title Alhaji , is OK, discreet, not ostentatious , greedy or power-hungry, a good Muslim who prays five times a day and not lacking one vital a ingredient which we saw in Goodluck Jonathan : humility. Indeed , Goodluck Jonathan was not overloaded with Kibr . Those who are, will be humbled, in due course.

I'm impressed that Professor Ochonu says that of the few dozen in the race, his choice of president would be Omoyele Sowore , So let's take a look at him: So far have only listened in to Sowore & Fabiyi sheds light on the Marijuana issue, Ooni tear-gas, Party convention and other issues

Another love song : Love minus zero 

On Sunday, 21 October 2018 11:49:57 UTC+2, Chidi Anthony Opara, FIIM wrote:

"World Press Conference" 

They await,

The morons await.

They await

Falsehoods,

Half-truths.

They await

Tall tales

Of escape

Of the escapee.

(c) Chidi Anthony Opara

#2018Poeticthoughts

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Chidi Anthony Opara is a "Life Time Achievement"Awardee Of Maritme Watch Newspaper(Nigeria), Registered Freight Forwarder, Professional Fellow Of Institute Of Information Managerment, Africa, Poet and Publisher of PublicInformationProjects

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