Re: USA Africa Dialogue Series - Thought For Today

Oga Falola,

I am not trivalizing anything. 

You may have been too far away from the grassroots over the years, due to circumstances beyond your control to understand and/or appreciate what I am saying.

Now tell me the name of anyone from Ajegunle Mushin or Diobu(in Port Harcourt)who was incacerated or killed during the 1993/1994 June 12 protest? 

Also tell me the name of any son/daughter of a "nobody" who was killed or detained as an IPOB activist recently.

These things happen, but because they happen to "insignificant" people, they are not given the needed attention.

If you want their participation, you should arrange for all round protection for them.

-Chidi Anthony Opara (CAO)

On Sun, Jun 6, 2021, 10:01 PM Toyin Falola <toyinfalola@austin.utexas.edu> wrote:

Senior Chidi:

Please, don't trivialize resistance and protest.

The sacrifice of suffering and the suffering of sacrifice are the ingredients of transformation.

TF

 

From: usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com <usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com> on behalf of Chidi Anthony Opara, FIIM <chidi.opara@gmail.com>
Date: Sunday, June 6, 2021 at 3:48 PM
To: USA African Dialogue Series <usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com>
Subject: USA Africa Dialogue Series - Thought For Today

 

They tweet, ask Buhari to arrest them and you follow them, tweet and also ask Buhari to arrest you, right? 

 

They have collected grants from foreign foundations in dollars and stuff those grants in their foreign bank accounts.

 

Some of them stole lots of money during their time as public office holders and want to divert attention from that.

 

Some of those you are following know persons who are close to high government officials, the people they know would plead on their behalf in the event of arrest.

 

Most of them have their families abroad.

 

In the event of arrest, their friends who control the Civil Rights Movement in Nigeria and the mainstream media would put their arrests on the publicity front burner.

 

You, a poor youngster, the son/daughter of a "nobody" who should be struggling to make your children, sons/daughters of "somebody", living in a high density urban suburb in Nigeria, with no friends in "high places", is also tweeting and asking Buhari to arrest you.

 

If arrested, the world will forget about you, minutes after you are arrested.

 

Those you are emulating would reconcile with Buhari and life would go on.

 

"Fools Die"-Mario Puzo.

 

-Chidi Anthony Opara (CAO)

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