I am starting to think that the southwest is suffering from political ebola. Thought I'd check in on Nigeriana this morning. I should have continued my rest jeje. You scan the newspapers and one ebola presence after another in the media drives home the reality of an emergent but scary and ruinous face of public opinion and leadership in that corner of Nigeria. If Alao Akala is not "fielding questions from journalists", Ayo Fayose is "baring his mind on issues"; if Buruji Kashamu is not "weighing in on recent developments", Senator Iyiola Omisore is being candid "in a media chat"; if Femi Fani Kayode is not "speaking with journalists in Osogbo", Bode George is "interacting with journalists in his Lagos home". I did joro jara joro from newspaper to newspaper, encountering ebola character after ebola character.
It is not just that these guys have somehow become the go-to "opinion leaders" for the media, it is that they project an arrogant, - no, make that confident - attitude which says, "we are the new owners of this corner of Nigeria". I fear for the political complexion of the southwest after 2015. At this rate, we may need hearing aid to hear the opinion of Wole Soyinka and Tunde Bakare on important issues because the media appears to be interested only in megaphoning even the cough and the fart of the new ebola political leadership of the region.
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