~ Vint Cerf
Dear Vint Cerf,
You may be the Chief Internet evangelist at Google, but I bet you that you will not get a standing ovation if you come to Nigeria, because Nigerians do not love anyone who is too much of an evangelist in being legit and most of the evangelists in the most populous country in Africa do not practice what they preach and their millions of followers have also followed in their fast footsteps of sharp practices of get-rich-quick schemes and scams, from the street to the corridors of power.. Nigerians do not think being illegal is evil; otherwise they will not be giving national honors and awards to Nigerian politicians and entrepreneurs whose main source of income is by bribery and corruption. The so called Nigerian public office holders are political contractors who rigged their way into office by hook or crook and to them; honesty is not the best policy in Nigeria.
Do not be disappointed that you will not get a red carpet reception if you come to Nigeria to insist on your gospel of honesty and transparency. You will find some hope in the beacon of the Nigerian intelligentsia of
- Chinua Achebe
- Muhammadu Junaidu
- Abu-Abdullah Adelabu
- Pius Okigbo
- Bartholomew Nnaji
- Oluwakayode Osuntokun
- Akinola Aguda
- Jacob Ade Ajayi
- Lazarus Ekwueme
- Oji Umozurike
- Babs Fafunwa
- Femi Osofisan
- Kelsey Harrison
- Olajide Aluko
- Tekena Tamuno
- Ladipo Adamolekun
- Wole Soyinka
- Rems Umeasiegbu
- Gbenga Sesan
- Philip Emeagwali
The news of Nigerians being the happiest people in the world is as bogus as their political hocus pocus, because these so called happiest people on earth are the same millions you will see smiling at you and still lying through their teeth as they grin pretending to be happy to see you. But before you can say VGC, they would have conned you online or offline. So, until further notice, beware of them.
As at present, we are set to re-brand Nigeria after we found out that many other African countries also claimed to be the heart of Africa, we have decided to go higher in the leadership of Africa in the world. So, Vint, you will be happy to see Prof. Dora Akunyili flying the Nigerian Flag in the flying colours of New Nigeria that is the Nigerian Dream of every true Nigerian in Nigeria and the Diaspora.
