Chidi,
First of all, I must congratulate you for being the father of such a beautiful, beautyful daughter.
I don't think that you are in any danger of either "much violence or even greater violence "sitting there in your revolutionary armchair or doing some part-time agitation at the Motor Park in Owerri
That said, I hope that you will – if you haven't already done so, join PEN International - so that if any of the goons lays a hand on you, just give a shout and they will rescue you...
I should like you to know that I have much more respect for you than for the flowerpot nature poets who are still only taking a look out of their windows and setting words to Vivaldi's Four Seasons…
Wasn't Dele Giwa the martyr more of a journalist than a writer?
Since these two writers of note who also happen to be political activists namely Wole Soyinka (The Man Died etc.) and Ken Saro Wiwa (in whose case, the Man Really Died) have there been any incidents worth noting, such as the Sword of Damocles that was hanging over Sir Salman Rushdie's head?
The fearless Wole Soyinka continues to immerse himself in Nigeria's political palavers, as and when he deems fit and that he continues to do so during the Buhari dispensation is more than eloquent testimony that there's nothing to fear, such as reprisals for any criticism of the Buhari administration. Professor Ayo Olukotun's balanced, conscientious, incisive and conscience-stirring analyse and accounts are always welcome and we can be sure given much food for thought, even if there is occasional evidence that as a result those who poorly absorb him must be suffering from indigestion or maybe fatigue ..
Thank God, Don Kperogi I still alive and well despite his relentless vitriolic / acidic/acerbic attacks on everything that moves and shows signs of life in places where he does not want to see such signs. He should never apply for an editorial position in Good News Nigeria.
Just take a look at Press freedom per country 2018 // world press freedom index 2018 and note that Nigeria can boast of a vibrant press and an uncensored social media; there are no draconian laws oppressing press freedom in Nigeria. What is not so clear is the extent of the latitude granted by Nigeria's current Freedom of Information Act, especially in connection with transparency when it comes to the procedure/ process followed in awarding contracts – so that "investigative journalism in Nigeria" does not have to be all that mysterious or wrapped in an aura of cloak and dagger skulduggery (such as the whistle-blower kalabalik that threatens constitutional law and order in the United States of America.
Wole Soyinka Featuring Tunji Oyelana & His Benders*
Etike Revo Wetin ?
Cornelius,
Is Dele Giwa not a writer?
If yes, writers face as much violence or even greater violence than your "revolutionaries".
CAO.
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