Re: USA Africa Dialogue Series - Today's Quote

A certain Tony Ita Etim wrote on facebook:

"URHOBO VAX POETICALLY VALLIANT. AS EYES BEGIN TO OPEN UP TO. MOSES WAS A MURDERER ONLY BECAUSE HE WAS HEBREW. I DID NOT SAY JEWISH, I SAID HEBREW. BUT EGYPT WAS MURDERING HEBREWS EVERYDAY AND OFFICERS OF PHAROAH WHERE NOT MURDERERS THEY WHERE SAINTS.

Ibori:
Minority groups should still have a voice...

I join million others to 'unashamedly' celebrate Chief James Ibori's freedom from incarceration yesterday, December 21, 2016. I owe none apology for my choice or that of millions celebrating Chief Ibori's freedom across the world today.

Until you tell me how/why known thieves serving in Buhari's government are holier than chief Ibori, spare your futile attempt at demonising a minority voice in Nigerian politics.

Ogheneochukome Lolodi's position slightly edited below profoundly capture all there is to the unnecessary controversy trailing the Ibori freedom celebration by millions across the world. Hear him...

"If we have not chosen to be hypocrites, we will have no issue giving Ibori the same treatment that his peers, Tinubu et al, have been enjoying. We will not throw a minority under the bus while you (majority) elevate their own thieves to positions of authority.

If you cannot bring Tinubu, Atiku, Adamu Muazo, Babagida Aliyu, Uzor Kalu, Maina, Obasanjo and others to the village square for all Nigerians to exorcise the thieving demons in them, then may Thunder dance Azonto on your head if you expect us to surrender our dearly beloved brother, James Ibori."

My take:
Except those ignorant of all that happened to Chief Ibori, he didnt go to jail simply because he allegedly stole, virtually all politically exposed Nigerians steal! He did because of the 'high-wired' political intrigue he engaged in with GEJ! I believe time and events have taught the Urhobo political voice a lesson or two, we have a moral duty as his kinsmen to support one of our own who has been through period of reformation in British prison.

My charge:
Chief James Ibori may have offended many because he is human. I hereby call on the Urhobo nation, Delta, South-South & Nigeria to forgive Chief Ibori. I urge all to desist from calling for his head after his travails in London. Like Ena Ofugara said, "we cannot have all your moneyed politicians like Saraki, Malaye, Ngige, Amaechi, Buhari, El Rufai, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi calling the shots nationally and have us (Urhobo, Delta, SS) castrate our only National figure.

Welcome home Chief James Ibori".

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