(An Open Letter to Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, former head of state, former President, Federal Republic of Nigeria) Dear General, I sincerely hope this letter meets you in your usual high spirits. A boy advising his father is rather a very difficult task. His effort can easily suffer ad hominem (the advice being misconstrued as directed against the person rather than the position they are maintaining). In traditional Nigerian society also, a son cannot chide his father openly. An Igbo adage states, If a boy lifts his father…
Your Excellency General Olusegun Obasanjo, Posterity Beckons
