Na wah o! Peter Obi don drop some hot gist wey fit scatter ground!
Recently, for Ibadan, the former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi, carry mouth talk as him launch new book wey title be “The Stubborn Goat: A Citizen’s Engagement with Nigeria.” This one na from Professor Akinyemi Onigbinde, wey be former Head of the Department of Philosophy for Olabisi Onabanjo University. Na serious matter wey dey happen!
The book launch no be small paddy paddy meeting o, prominent faces gather like former governors like Olusegun Mimiko and Gbenga Daniel, plus other important persons wey sabi mix with the big boys. Obi use this occasion yarn about wetin citizens suppose do to make leaders and institutions accountable. He talk say we need persistence, courage, and principled resistance as we dey face these leaders, no be small!
Obi don talk am say the book show wetin dey happen for Nigeria — insecurity dey everywhere, trust don finish, and civic responsibility dey erode like say na bad puff puff. E also emphasize say we need ethical leadership for this country. Na where the metaphor of the ‘stubborn goat’ come enter; you know say e get that goat wey dey struggle no make dem carry am go slaughter. Na so we suppose dey fight for our rights, even when challenge dey chase us like hungry goat!
As Obi dey drop this solid yarn, he draw comparison with another book wey dem dey call “Growing Apart” wey dey come from Prof. Peter Lewis. Him lament say Nigeria sabi the right road but e dey choose wrong one like say na vote for bad behaviour. E praise Onigbinde for e strong heart to dey komot gists wey dey face Nigeria with big eyeballs.
One serious person wey dey there na Dr. Festus Adedayo, wey write foreword for the book. E halla about how Onigbinde dey lay down issues wey still dey vex people today, as if the thing no wan fade away. E even call Onigbinde’s writing ‘delectable intellectual cuisine’ — abeg, which kind food dem dey cook for that book?
Other people wey dey present no slack at all, they hail Onigbinde for his sharp writings wey dey expose Nigeria’s issues and give us ethical perspective on top wetin dey happen for our political, social, and economic life.
Prof. Onigbinde himself talk say the book na result of many years wey him don dey engage with media across Nigeria. Him share say the title na from wetin him mama dey call am, ‘stubborn goat’ because e no dey gree compromise about wetin dey important. This book no be ordinary book; na be like historical document wey fit guide anybody wey wan sabi wetin dey reign for Nigeria.
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