For those hiding behind the comfort of social media and raining abuses on Tuface Idibia for backing out of the February 6th protest, I say 'wehdonsirs'.For the powers 'that be' up north which successfully threatened poor Innocent and made him engage in 'due consultation', I lift everything I have in awe of you all..If the protest was against GEJ, it would have been very ok of course isn't it? In the last tenure we had so many peaceful protests didn't we? Remember bring back our girls, No to subsidy removal, No to Unilag name change etc... Poor Innocent! The weight of the world must have been on his shoulders these past weeks..Imagine the criticisms from friends and foes alike..Is it Black Faze who has been 'lyrically and morally asleep' all these years or the likes of Charles Novia who's greatest contribution to Nollywood industry is his 'devoid of any morals movies--like Alan Poza? Well to say I am dissapointed is an understatement. Ya'all criticizing tuface based on his 'fatherhood status', how dare you? Fela had many wives and concubines, was a chain smoker who walked around scantily dressed, yet he sang the truth. Gani by religion was a polygamist. These men were freedom fighters! What has having babies from several women got to do with airing one's mind to the government in a peaceful protest? Tuface did well to back out because this is not a one man battle..the odds were against him.Remember what Chinua Achebe said in Arrow of God to his hot-headed son Obika? He said, "My son sometimes we stand in the compound of a coward to point at the remains of the house of a brave man" (Pardon me, the words may not be same because I read that book at age 13). What happened to Obika afterwards? He died in his prime! Nigeria at this point is like a keg of gun powder waiting to explode. Some persons from the east want out, there is restiveness in the Niger Delta; the Boko Haram menace is still on, there are religious clashes here and there, some clergy are taking sides with political parties and persons in government (imagine o! What would one's eyes not see? I can imagine what would have happened if Samuel played politics between Saul and David); herdsmen want their cattle to graze anything green through out the country; corruption in all levels has so ravaged our country that there's nothing left of her womanhood. If some people who belong to some of the categories listed above join the peaceful protest and the solidarity rally what would happen, would it still be peaceful? We do not have heroes in this generation--no sir! They have all passed on. Talk about the likes of Nzeogwu ( who remains my man crush anytime any day) who in their bid to expunge corruption, did it in the way they were trained to do--kill! Those were British trained soldiers taught to believe that anyone who was not acting in the interest of their country was an enemy. Nzeogwu was not interested in the spoils of victory. He rather remained in the background (I can imagine him turning in his grave angrily in a bid to find his gun)How many times was Fela locked up? How many times was Gani locked up? How many youths today want to be locked up? How many people want to be like Mandela? Spend 20 years in jail, for what? They would say..That's the situation we find ourselves. We are just a bunch of lily livered youths who do not want to work but eat, who worship money, who are devoid of creative thinking..We prefer saying okay to asking why. We swallow every information given without any bit of inquisitiveness. Any body who dares to question authority is criticized by his age grade..It is shameful and pathetic.Is this not a democratic government supposed to be a 'government of the people, for the people and by the people? Why does it still seem like we are under military dictatorship? Idris Abdulkareem sang Jagajaga in early the 2000's . He was forced to flee for years. How many people in the entertainment industry stood up for him? Prior to that time he questioned why 50cents was flying first class while other Nigerian mysicians were flying economy to a show they were all going to perform.He was criticized by the very own people he was trying to defend and labeled a troublemaker. Our bloggers would rather put up what people say about government actions rather than writing it themselves because they are 'scaredy cats'. They would rather put up information about a dude who bought a car with millions of naira, a person who threw a party with billions; the list of societal weddings, the life style of transgenders; celebrity breakups and so on. The likes of Ken Saro Wiwa and Dele Giwa are gone with their generation! Remember Ibru of Guardian newspapers? He missed death by the whiskers over some publication. He was shot in the eye. Who can make that sacrifice? To those pooh-poohing that he opted out of the protest because his mother asked him to, I ask so what? If 2face chose to obey his mum--a woman well advanced in years and who has seen more things than he has, let him be! If my dad asked me to, I would do same not out of fear or the consequences of disobedience but respect.Those hiding behind tuface should go on with the protest and stop bashing the poor dude..Dear musicians, it's time to leave 'baby shake your bumbum songs' and do the needful. Until then, you have no right to criticize the bravest of your lot! #bullshit#

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Talk about the likes of Nzeogwu ( who remains my man crush anytime any day) who in their bid to expunge corruption, did it in the way they were trained to do--kill! Those were British trained soldiers taught to believe that anyone who was not acting in the interest of their country was an enemy. Nzeogwu was not interested in the spoils of victory. He rather remained in the background (I can imagine him turning in his grave angrily in a bid to find his gun)

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