THE PARADOX OF IBOM MEDALLION:
Written By
Dr. Inyang Oduok
Everyone is his own individual tone. Now is Pastor Bush’s turn. According to Bush, Godswill Akpabio’s exit is sure to user in combo “of pastors, elders, evangelists, economists, lawyers, doctors all forming what he calls Ibom Medallion with Umana Umana as its political star who will drive the aspirations and ideals of Ibom Medallion with” Akwa-Ibom community as its students- quite an interesting proposition, isn't it?
EXAMINATION OF MEDALLION:
CHARACTER:
The group has become grotesquely dictatorial even before it takes off. You are automatically a member of the group if you are a professional living in Akwaibom or out of state or country – a fundamental assault on our freedom of choice and association.
THE GROUPS’ AVOWED GOAL:
“Akwaibom project belongs to us all, its time we partake in deciding those to be at the helm of the affairs of the state,; so that we can assist in articulating policies that will impact on the economic well being of our people with the sole aim of having a better state ..”
The group it seems advocates a transformation from unchecked individualism of Akapbio administration in which Umanah Umanah is a dominant player to the same Umanah Umanah “who will drive the aspirations and ideals of Ibom Medallion” and not that of the people of the state. This will force the state into crises because of the group’s arrogant overreach in imposing its alleged candidate and its elitist opinion on the rest of the citizens of the state. This is not what our people want.
QUALIFICATION OF UMANAH UMANAH AS A STAR CANDIDATE:
As I pondered on Medallion’s claim of Umanah’s competence to govern our people, I looked back and saw a poignant scene of families presently languishing in grieves in the state. Three to four months behind in the payment of teachers’ salaries who teach our young ones and Civil servants whose December salaries are yet not paid by Umanah and Akpabio administration.
The shock of alleged state “sponsored terrorism” abuses and cruelty to our people while Umanah, our churches and Clergies like Bush remain muted and in some cases benefiting economically and praying for the redemption of the perpetrators and a guaranteed place in the Kingdom.
I thought of a government which has a policy to resort to the use of brutal force in circumstances deemed totally improper, unnecessary and deadly. I thought of our people who are maimed, brutally assaulted by repressive government of Akpabio administration in which Umanah is a principal actor.
All these cruel practices are not necessary to preserve internal order and discipline or institutional security. They are arbitrary and purposeless, brutal and cruel and contrary to contemporary standards of decency. I could not help but ask myself the question, do these people really have consciences?
Due process clause of the constitution requires that pre-trial detainees not be punished at all because the state does not acquire the power to punish them until it has secured a formal adjudication of guilt in accordance with due process of law. But the record of Akpabio -Umanah administration is replete with instances in which political detainees are brutalized, humiliated and in some cases murdered in cold blood.
I look again intensely and even in an area like free Secondary Education of our children that I may have given Akpabio administration some credit, I also saw it sprinkled with evil.
The so called free Secondary Education is nothing but an attractive nuisance. It is a blanket open door policy without any requisite safeguards like residency requirement and is intended to encourage people from the neighboring states who incidentally are Akpabio’s in-laws to migrate to our state to neutralize Ibibio majority –an avowed policy of Akpabio- Umanah administration. With no comparable employment opportunities created to absorb the new immigrants, they resort to robbery and all kinds of criminal activities that now plague the state.
Then I could not help but question the legitimacy of Pastor Bush’s claim of Umanah’s fitness as the messiah to redeem the state from the very evils he has help create. I could not help but conclude that Pastor Michael Bush although a pastor is fascinated with worldly pleasure and business, money, contracts and Akwaibom projects and support for corrupt governments and its leadership. For if Pastor Bush’s attention were focused on things eternal –truth, righteousness, justice, the love of our state and its people, he would never have truthfully lay claim to Umanah’s fitness to govern our people.
I can go beyond and state Pastor Bush’s additional problems- the difficulties of a Clergy indulging in politics. For one thing, there is a big wall separating the church and the state. The church is not a political institution. Therefore, the Priest should stick to gospel as much as the State should stay away from the business of the church. “The church and its disciples cannot and must not take our economic destiny in their hands nor should Pastor Bush’s Mandellion and its elitist disciples.” There is a church- state divide- the two don’t mix.
What then you may ask, is the role of the church and its Clergy when our people are being murdered, kidnapped, abused and persecuted by repressive governments disguised as democracy?
Is the policy of inaction by the church and Pastors like Bush when God’s people are being murdered, kidnapped, abused, brutalized, persecute even in their backyard not a functional equivalent of the decision by the church and their clergies to violate the liberty granted them by their creator? In other word, do the church and its clergy have a distinctive role to defend God’s people against the evil practices of oppressive governments?
It appears Job might offer us some help. “When doubt and temptation mar moral instinct, God, through the spiritual self” as Job says, “approaches mankind sometimes in slumber” or as in this case this writer “to impress his instructions that men may change from their wicket ways.”
Pastor Bush needs to retire Umanah to a life of repentance for the evils he has substantially rained on the lives of God’s people of this state. Hopefully he can forgive him.
Sodom and Gomorrah , vile with debauchery of a nameless crime were not deserted by the Angel of Love until the fire which they had lit their souls had consumed them.
If Pastor Bush does not retire Umanah to a life of repentance but insist on fielding him as his star candidate for 2015 Governorship election, then the evil which he had lit in his soul may consume him as did Sodom and Gomorrah .
The Evangelists Jonah, the Sam Jones of Hebrew theology, exhorted the adulterous Nineveh many times to repent as we do now exhort Umana to retire to a life of repentance and save our people the repeat agony of Akpabio-Umana administration.
David, while intoxicated with love under the seductive embrace of Bathesheba as Umana is intoxicated with ill gotten wealth of two corrupt administrations, heard the voice of Nathan. Surely, God is no respecter of persons and will speak to mankind if only they will not stiffen their necks and harden their hearts. The Governorship slot for the 2015 election under PDP is for Eket Senatorial District . Those who have ears let them hear.
Akpabio’s influence in Akwaibom state will go with him. The state will not be saddled with existential enemies- hooliganisms, vandalism, murder, kidnapping, arrogance and violent political style - never again shall we allow anyone rot such evil upon our peace loving people.
Dr. Oduok, a political analyst writes from Atlanta, Georgia
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Saturday, December 31, 2011
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
THE DEATH OF FUEL ERA IS VERY CLOSE: RISE UP
By
mike_ekpo@yahoo.com
Samsung launches solar powered computers & laptops, Nissan launches Nissan Leaf (a car that can run for years without fuel - electric car sold for less than (N4 million), Airtel & other telecom companies to launch solar powered base stations worldwide, Nigerian banks and many more Nigerians clinch to solar & power inverters too. From the foregoing, very soon, our oil will be needless & useless. Now is the time we need to quickly fix Nigeria
We must not continue to tolerate our figureheads & watch this great nation fall flat because ONLY we the masses will suffer it as they have all stolen monies enough to cater for even their generations unborn. We have to take after Egypt & Libya
Time to act is now!! Even the kingdom of God Abuja
Michael Ukanga Ekpo
The Earth is the Lord…
Oyinbo Is Not Stupid - Nija Take Note!
"The U.S. Department of State warns U.S. citizens of the risks of travel to Nigeria, and continues to recommend U.S. citizens avoid all but essential travel to the Niger Delta states of Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Delta, and Rivers; the Southeastern states of Abia, Edo, Imo; the city of Jos in Plateau State, Bauchi and Borno States in the northeast; and the Gulf of Guinea because of the risks of kidnapping, robbery, and other armed attacks in these areas. Violent crime committed by individuals and gangs, as well as by persons wearing police and military uniforms, remains a problem throughout the country. This notice replaces the Travel Warning for Nigeria dated October 19, 2010, to update information on recent violent activity and crime in Nigeria. "
The above excerpt is Paragraph One of the travel warning for Nigeria with the US State Dept. The website address is http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/tw/tw_5580.html. This website was updated on 10/31/11.
Who are we deceiving ?????? That an American company will ignore the warning from its own State Dept and do considerable investment deals with us?
I have not heard any dialogue nationally or otherwise on how we will take this country off that list !!!!
We need Investments and Trade Deals but every American Company before leaving the shores of the United States checks out with the US State Dept. When a deal is made it is not a hidden thing. The three trade deals worth billions of dollars with Panama,South Korea and Colombia were announced worldwide. Real deals are announced openly,they are not hidden !!!!! Real investment like Range Rover going to India is announced openly ,or like google setting shop at Sweden or AT&T trying to merge with Sprint etc.
However there are rules of engagement. We will not force Oyinbo to invest with us(Which involves them spending their money) in the midst of Assassinations,Kidnappings,Murders,Corruption and all other kinds of chaos. Contrary to what sycophants may want to say, things are relatively peaceful where these huge companies and conglomerates open shop at. We may smile at them and they may smile back at us but the fact remains that they are not stupid. They know everything that is going on and they will surprise you if they want to describe your own environment for you !!
The sub division of the G-20 countries ,the G-8 (Canada,France,Italy,Japan,United Kingdom,United States and Russia) control the world's economy and they have standards. We will not dictate to them, they rather dictate to others. Silent observers to this group include China,Brazil,India,Mexico and South Africa.
So we can go for investment meetings, theycan even be gracious enough to open the wine bottle for you but it ends there. When it is over they will open the door and let you go quietly with your issues. You will not force them to invest in your chaos ridden society reeking of corruption.
All that Akwa Abasi Ibom state needs is one,I mean one Fortune 100 Company to come and open shop in Uyo and Three-Quarters of Akwa Ibom is employed in no time with a huge crowd of foreigners working and living there and buying land too and building houses !
However,whenever I put my ear to the ground it always us doing deals with some company that is so africanized that they are as corrupt as the people themselves like Julius Berger etc.
How about a Fortune 100 company like HoneyWell, Google, Cisco, Northrup Grumman,Boeing, Apple, Microsoft, Dow Chemical, Walgreen, Walmart, Proctor and Gamble , HP, Dell, 3M, General Dynamics, Intel just to mention a few of them. You cannot close a deal with these guys by force. They will not invest in your area when you cannot even take that stuff in the travel warning off from the US State Dept website.
So who are we deceiving ??
Investment is not having all the outfits in the state being co-ops of the State Government. Investments for Akwa Abasi Ibom State should "Heavily" affect the lives of the common man. I would rather prefer a Fortune 100 company coming into Uyo and the service companies to that investment belong to the common man. Say Intel came to Uyo and opened a Billion dollar plant. Let the Cafeteria Caterer be from Akwa Ibom state,same for the Stationary supplier,Car Fleet Managing Company,Pharmaceutical Supply Company, Maintenance supplies,Travel Agency,Auditing Firm,Technical supplies and the list goes on and on.
When it is real it is open. CNN would just announce that Microsoft is going to Uyo, nothing is hidden. Trade deals are announced openly and worldwide. In fact it is like a kind of signal that the country or area is opened for high powered business with the atmosphere to match. So all these "hidden" attempts to pull investment into the state is just something else. It is a reflection of a forgone era that we will not let go. The fact also is that instead of admitting the truth ,people would rather die in silence.
Ghaddafi figured this out and he spent millions of dollars with consulting firms trying to regain the image of Libya and it paid off . So what are we doing to attract investment ? Rather Nigerians want to eat their cake and have it. With all the inconsistent electric power, Assassinations,Corruption,Kidnappings, we believe we will make the world come in and invest in us by force !!!! Obama in fear of Nigeria will announce a major trade deal with Nigeria or Akwa Abasi Ibom State ! Right?
I repeat again and again as some people who travelled are beginning to realize. Oyinbo are not stupid. Like most of our people are beginning to recognize, after all the talk ,they opened the door and the team left. If there was a major trade deal signed or investment agreement signed and made,we would have heard about it in their own foreign TV stations and ours too and CNN does not miss that kind of news with Fox Business Channel too. Never heard Nigeria mentioned not to talk about Akwa Abasi Ibom State.
Oyinbo are not stupid,they will not spend a dime in your land if the atmosphere is not conducive. They do not have a problem taking your money and building Airports/Repair Hangers and Seaports and Hotels and stuff for you. However it is another story when you say that Mercedes Benz has decided to build the Assembly plant for the next generation S-class in Akwa Abasi Ibom State. This would entail Mercedes Benz buying land in Uyo and building their own Residential Estate,then a huge Industrial complex and employing the local populace and then shipping the finished product from a Sea port in Akwa Abasi Ibom State to the rest of the world. That is real investment and Oyinbo are not moved by words to invest in less than ideal conditions and spend their hard earned money where they could easily get killed or kidnapped or get annoyed by Corruption.
It is a bit humbling ,the day you go to Boeing and start trying to have them assemble engine parts of the New Dreamliner 787 in your state not to talk about country. That is when you know how powerful you are in the world business scene. Asking Wal-mart to use your state as an "experimental hub" to penetrate the African market(knowing that entails them spending millions of dollars) and they delay you in a hotel room cuz they cannot wait to penetrate your part of the world and want you to sign a deal.
Oyinbo are not stupid
If this administration is not careful,they will end up being the administration with a record that succeeded in paying huge sums of money to foreign companies for contracts and services rendered but could not attract a single solid fortune 500 company to invest likewise in the land.
A super spending state that spent every single dime away.
Bringing Life changing investment is where the real work begins and we shall come to notice that Oyinbo are not stupid.
They are rather ready to give you awards than to bring a company to your land that will make 2000 Americans to be permanently stationed in Uyo spending cash like no man business.Oyinbo are not stupid.
Until we get our name off that travel warning list no solid company will want to do business with us and we can continue to act like we are superior to them and that we do not need trade and investment with Europe and the United States of America.
In fact we don't need their help because oil money is flowing and AIDN will figure out how to get companies into Akwa Abasi Ibom State with the name of our state on a warning list.
I also anticipate all those that will attack me for bringing to notice the fact that the name of Akwa Abasi Ibom State is on a travel warning list.
Oyinbo are not stupid
Clayton Udoh
Defender of the Down Trodden Masses.
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
Senator Akpan Udoedehe Cleared by the SSS
J J Akpan-Udoedehe
Written by
Thompson Essien
Since 2007, when Godswill Akpabio became the Governor of Akwa Ibom State, I have consistently be on his nerves; exposing his evil activities; the killings, the assassinations, and all the money laundering he has been and is still engaging.
Since 2007, Akpabio has tried everything to make sure I am silent, but to no avail. He placed a telephone call to me, that did not work. He offered me money, I refused. He promised me all sorts of appointments, I rejected all of them. Rather, I continued to expose him and criticize his corrupt ways.
In August (2011) when he was in Houston, Texas, and in Miami, Florida, he announced that when he returns to Nigeria, he will make sure that I am deported to Nigeria (I have the announcement on tape). To keep to his promise, when he returned to Nigeria, he connived with his evil people to plant a bomb, which exploded in front of Awa Ibom State Television premises. Immediately, after the bomb exploded, his Deputy, Mr. Nsima Ekere, announced on the media that the bomb was thrown by me, despite the fact I have not been to Nigeria since 2006.
Then he sent my name to the SSS. Because I live in Portland, Oregon, where no Akwa Ibom State politicians can reach, Akpabio thought the only way to get to me is to implicate my friend, Senator Akpan Udoedehe, on the bomb matter. Today, the Senator was invited by the SSS. "Oh, Akpabio said you are a friend of Thompson Essien," the SSS asked the Senator. He said; "yes, what is wrong with that?" That provided the Senator the opportunity to tell the SSS the truth about me and about my relationship with him. By the time Senator Akpan Udoedehe was through with letting the SSS know that it was Akpabio who planned and planted the bomb, the SSS people were impressed, according to them, until now, they did not know that "this una Akpabio na real crazy man."
Then the Honorable Senator was let go, on a clean slate. The SSS apologized to him, and they even send through him to me some good-will greetings. It was another blunder of Godswill Akpabio, a man who is frustrated and desperate because he knows that very soon, he will be on the run and in hiding. But he won't be able to hide because Akwa Ibom people will get him and bring him back to account for all his evil activities while in office as the Governor of Akwa Ibom State.
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
A Three Week-Old Boy’s Arm Amputated, Mother Cries for Help
Written by
Marshall Jones
The birth of little Etimbuk heralded joy in the family and communities of Udung Otong, in Oruk Anam Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria; but the joy in less than three weeks was reversed to sadness as the half brother of the baby, Nathaniel John 27, used machetes to chop off the infant's right arm.
The half brother, Nathaniel, who is based in Calabar but frequently visits home sometimes to vent his anger and frustration on any one mostly children, did not waist time to make the little boy his next victim. Mrs Enobong John told Newsmen that the little child fell asleep after breastfeeding in the morning of Tuesday, September 27 while she was in the kitchen to handle a few domestic chores.
“I head the child crying, I thought it was the usual cry of children who needed to be cuddled as his yelling became even harder, but within a few moments his, brother, Israel, ran to me raising alarm which bewildered every one. I ran into the room only to see blood spills all over the room; my son’s arm was cut off with blood pool all over his body and the beddings …” Mrs Enobong lamented
The baby was immediately rushed to the University of Uyo Teaching Hospital (UUTH) where he is said to be receiving treatment. The mother who trades firewood in the local markets told this reporter that her husband has since retired from work and was bedridden due to ill-health.
A senior Doctor of the Orthopaedic Unit of the UUTH, who merely gave his name as Dr Nortich said the baby's health will be okay when given appropriate treatment; but refused to comment on the possibility of rejoining his arm.
Commenting on the matter, the Police Public Relation Officer of Akwa Ibom State, Mr Oyenka Orji said the matter was under investigation by the police. On whether the suspect was a mentally retarded person as speculated, he maintained that the police will only rely on a medical report of a qualified doctor to ascertain his mental status.
It was gathered that no sooner had he committed the crime than taking to his hill. But speculations were rife that some able-bodied youth who went after him later apprehended him and sent him to his early grave.
The Akwa Ibom State Commissioner Women Affairs and Social Welfare, Mrs Eunice Thomas was placed on a phone call, but as soon as the matter was raised to her she abruptly dropped the call and refused to pick any from this reporter.
Reacting to the appeal to help the infant for his medial treatment, a Senior Special Assistant on Diaspora Affair to Governor Godswill Akpabio of Akwa Ibom State, Mr Clement Ikpatt expressed bitterness as to why the matter was allowed to get into the media.
“…it would have been easier, faster and best to first report matter to relevant government agencies in Akwa Ibom State for action than resort to a fund's raising campaign and unnecessary publicity stunt on the Internet. Yes, it is commendable to help the needy and engage in various forms of humanitarian services.” Ikpatt roared.
Yet admitted that: Nevertheless, I urge all who wish to undertake child rescue missions, or are in the habit of being suddenly called upon by strangers to rescue abused children, to contact and properly register each case with the relevant government ministry for purposes of accountability.
But in a ten paragraph response, the author of the best-selling novel, “Beyond Execution…” and Chairman of the Diaspora Ibom People’s Congress (IPC) Dr Tom Mbeke-Ekanem commended Ms Favour Onobo, for drawing attention of the world to the plight of little Etimbuk and called upon well meaning individuals to come the aid of the three week old. He however, berated the Akwa Ibom State government for being insensitive to the plight of vulnerable children like this and quick to venture into “denials” with bloated ego and image on such issues involving the plight of children.
“I have also seen in the last week a thrash in the name of press release by the agent of the government supposedly in reaction to your sharing of this information with us. I am sure if you did not append the pictures of the baby, theirs would have been a complete denial of existence of such baby. Thank God you were not accused of importing the picture from Benin Republic or wherever.
“It's still fresh in our minds the denials of the so called witchcraft children at Eket by the state government. To make sure Akwa Ibom was not portrayed "negatively" before the world, (CEO of CRARN) Sam Itauma, the Good Samaritan, was hounded down like a common criminal. Left for the state government, those kids would still be “skinned and roasted” alive for no fault of theirs while they look the other way. May you not be given a Sam Itauma – treatment!” Dr Mbeke-Ekanem maintained
He recalled that a similar incident like this occurred in July this year involving one little Mfoniso Edet. He was allowed to die due to negligence while the state governor was busy touring the globe scampering for awards to receive.
“Was it not in July 2011 that the fate of another Akwa Ibom child, Mfoniso Edet, dangled in the hands of the good Samaritans around the world? As tragic as this was unfortunate, Mfoniso died in August 2011 while his governor was receiving yet another "award" of inhumane transformation of the state in a far away Houston, Texas?... How insensitive or inhumane should those entrusted with the citizens lives continue to be?” He queried.
Meanwhile Mrs Favour Onobo has appealed to well-meaning individuals and bodies to donate for the help of little Etimbuk and children facing similar fate in Akwa Ibom State.
Monday, September 5, 2011
Amakpe Refinery Issue: How Wicked are we?
The agency- Akwa Ibom Industrial Promotion Council (AKIIPOC) has got either professionally incompetent administrators or that those at the helm of affairs at that agency, are no Akwa Ibomites, who should be working for the interest of the State and the governor, may not be aware of the real operations of those manning that department in his administration. But isn't he supposed to be calling for periodic reports to see what his lieutenants and departments in his administration are doing?
The highlighted portion in green below, is not different from our experiences here in Ankara regarding Ostim project for our State. They came, they saw and disappeared and that was the end of the story. No word back. Is that how a government function works? The problem may also lie on business development skills which I find to be lacking among our people in AKS. There is a big vacuum in this aspect in the State, maybe because of the long-standing history of our nature as a civil service society. Whether, we accept, believe it or not, Akwa Ibomites, I have observed, lack business development skills and techniques. We believe and hope on ready-made business one takes there, set up for people to come in and appear and look like businessmen or women, only to end up, racking the business down.
A project such as the Amakpe refinery, is a type that governments in other countries such as where I am today, pay people to lobby and bring to their countries to establish. Why is that in Akwa Ibom State so different? After following and reading materials I can reach on this issue, I am beginning to see things differently. Is the refinery not to be cited in Akwa Ibom State? Are the promoters not indigenes of Akwa Ibom State? Will Akwa Ibomites, not those that will directly, benefit from that establishment, ranging from employment, services, economic booms, etc?
Why are we wicked to ourselves? Assuming the promoters of the refinery are encouraged or empowered to get the project working, will they repatriate the profits from that refinery back to develop the United States or another country or State? Can't we guess how many millionaires would spring up from that refinery, a source of pride and prestige for our State?
Since Amakpe Oil Refinery has been the first and only of its kind in AKwa Ibom State, the government should do everything possible to see its sustainability, but where if it becomes impossible, then I would advise that, we continue doing what we know best. And God knows what is that?
Both parties in the business cannot be right, neither can they be wrong at the same time. What remains for them to do, is to, apart from applying business ethics and rules to resolve the matter, examine their consciences to assess, how fair they are to the people of Akwa Ibom State and humanity at large. Assuming the project is completed, if someone from your mother's side will not benefit in one way or the other from it, definitely, another from your father's side will do. So says an adage.
Let there be a cease-fire. Money earned stops here on earth, with nothing going with you to the other world.
Let me tell you what happened here in my abode about a decade ago. Sorry to some of my friends I have narrated this story in the past. But I am living with it.
A very rich man, Forbes Magazine celebrate, an elementary six graduate in those days , passed on at the age of 96 not so long ago. He is said to have started life as a kiosk operator but rose to the likes of Bill Gates of today's America. His name was Vehbi Koc. If you google ''Koc Holding'', you will see the financial empire he left behind after his death.
Before the man died, they say, he wrote two letters and kept, one to be opened just before he would be buried and the other, after his burial. His corpse was prepared for burial according to Islamic rites, being a Moslem. Just before that, by the man's will, one of the letters was opened. In the letter, he had requested that, they should bury him with his socks, yes only a pair of socks. And you know, in this part of the world, wills are honored very well. But the Imam, the clergyman who conducted the funeral, raised an objection that, according to Islam, a man goes back to his Creator, the way he came to the world, with nothing on him, except the linen, he or she is wrapped with and lowered into the grave with no coffin. The man was buried without his socks.
When his family members reached home after the burial, the second letter was opened. What was in it this time? Nothing material. The late millionaire only smiled, reminding his children, wife, friends and country people that, if you are opportune to become rich and prosper through hard work more than others, that you should do good, help the poor, the needy, contribute to the growth and the development of your country to make your country strong, that no matter how rich you are, when you die, you take nothing, even a pair of socks to the other world. That was the content of the man's second letter. You see, he lived, worked and died with his belief. In fact, his corpse was stolen from the grave by men of the underworld for ransom. But they were caught and punished seriously with prison terms.
That was a lesson from the late Vehbi Koc, the man I knew very well. He was so rich a man and contributed to his country as much as he could. My life today, has been influenced by such people here in Turkey. Some of these are: Vehbi Koc - businessman, Sakip Sabanci- businessman, Turgut Ozal - one time PM and of course, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, all, late. I knew the first three, except the last one. There are many things to learn from great people. The day Turgut Ozal died, I fell ill for more than a week. Ataturk founded modern Turkey, Turgut Ozal made the country what it is today before my very eyes here. I don't know if I will ever see something as great as what I have witnessed here in Turkey in my lifetime again. This is why I am having sleepless nights, watching President Goodluck Jonathan.
Tears are running on my cheeks just as I am writing this piece. I am sorry. Why are we wicked to ourselves, our children, our families and to the humanity we belong?
Abel U U Writes from Turkey
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