Re: USA Africa Dialogue Series - Re: On Cornelius Hamelberg"s criticisms on my notes on Obasanjo

In my book you are a very esteemed SIR! 

And by the way,  Samuel Ajayi Crowther has now been declared a " National Hero"

Could we not also say that about Brer Obasanjo?

On Wednesday, 15 March 2023 at 11:21:00 UTC+1 Augustine Togonu-Bickersteth wrote:

 Of course! I am also neither SIR nor Saint.

Augustine

On Wed, Mar 15, 2023 at 12:05 AM Cornelius Hamelberg <cornelius...@gmail.com> wrote:

Sir Augustine,

Of course,  Brer Obasanjo is no saint. Many thanks for the clarifications 

On Wednesday, 15 March 2023 at 00:18:56 UTC+1 Augustine Togonu-Bickersteth wrote:

 Greetings Cornelius Hamelberg,

its not quite right to say i indulged in Hagiography, with regards to my recent notes on the farmer  Obasanjo. thanks for your comments.

if you read all  i wrote, you  find i did state  that   obasanjo  queried the importance of sociology and mass communication,  this is not praise,  this is a subtle way of criticising because i went on to state the interplay  of sociology and economics with regards to employment. this is not praising  obasanjo. its raising issues and asking questions about his.  judgement. and level of enlightenment.

now he contradicts his   own position by choosing to become  a mass communicator or public letter writer

.it is not praise to state that he sat on a" presidential throne". YOU ARE EITHER A KING OR A PRESIDENT . you could not be both. but it seems  obasanjo was king and president.do they not say the farmer is king?, i aLso STATED he seemed to have usurped  the  powers of two of his ministers,  of petroleum and foreign affairs. so its not praises  all along. i thought i could afford to make my point without bringing the house down.

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