Tag: Femi Adesina

Reflections on Adesina’s Work with Buhari ,by Azu Ishiekwene

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I knew Femi Adesina when he was “Daddy Tobi.” He still is, of course. But back in the day when we were neighbours in “Olowora Inside”, a Lagos suburb, when you could call to a neighbour from your frontage, often by using the name of their first child, that was how we called Femi: Daddy Tobi. I have heard people complain that a friend in government is a friend lost. I have seen it too – friends who are not only lost but who are also happy to lose themselves…

Ex-presidential spokesman, Femi Adesina to launch a book on Buhari

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Former presidential spokesman, Femi Adesina, has announced that soon his book about the past administration of his principal, Muhammadu Buhari will be available to the public. He announced this in a short statement posted on his official Facebook page. Adesina who also shared a cover page of the book, noted that Nigerians will get to see a side of Muhammadu Buhari which they never knew, and what he did for the country. He said, ‘COME HAS COME TO BECOME’ “This is the book. The memoir I’ve been working on since…

THE GOOD IN GOODBYE

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A popular saying tells us that ‘there’s no good in goodbye.’ Really? I’ve been turning it round in my head, and I think there may actually be some good in goodbye. In fact, a lot of good. Let’s go.   I recently wrote about my ancestors and forebears in the presidential media office, those who have served since the 1970s. They did their best, and left. A board sits on the wall in the office, with their pictures, and the time and period they served. Another picture joined the pantheon…

THE ‘GOOD DISAPPOINTMENT’ WE WANT

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It’s the figure of speech called oxymoron in literature, isn’t it? When you talk of a ‘good disappointment.’ When apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction, it is called an oxymoron. When you have antithetical words with opposing meanings coming together. Examples: ‘A gentleman of the road.’ ‘A honest thief.’ ‘Why, then, O brawling love” (Shakespeare, in Romeo and Juliet). ‘Organized confusion.” ‘Deafening silence.’ These are oxymorons. I remember a teacher who had told us long ago: “You are a moron, if you don’t know an oxymoron.” Lol. But why have…

BUHARI: I Feel Freer When I Have Nothing

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During his recent trip to London for routine medical checkup, President Muhammadu Buhari had time to meet and greet newly crowned King Charles 111 at Buckingham Palace. The President recounted the encounter thus later:   “He asked me whether I have a house here. I said ‘no’. Even in Nigeria, the only houses I have are those I had before I got into government. “I’m not very much interested in having assets all over the place. I feel much freer when I have nothing.”   What a man! What a…

INSIDE THE SOUL OF SEOUL By Femi Adesina

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We set forth at dawn, because ahead lay a long haul journey. Fifteen hours of flying, as we headed to Seoul, South Korea, to attend the first World Bio Summit. It was not the longest journey one had taken. We had been to Japan, which was 16 hours. As much as I don’t dread flying, nothing beats having your feet on terra firma. The ground. The sky was terra incognita, and to be there for 15 hours is no small deal. After six-and-a-half hours, we arrived Muscat, in Oman (officially…

You Are the Faces Of Nigeria, Buhari tells Nigerians in South Korea

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President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday in Seoul, Republic of Korea, reminded Nigerians resident in the Asian country that they are the “faces of Nigeria,” and should endeavour to project a positive image of the country through their actions, characters, conducts and general comportments. The President stated this during an interactive meeting with the leadership and select members of the Nigerian Community as part of his engagements at the end of the First World Bio Summit 2022, while urging them to remain good ambassadors of Nigeria at all times. According to President…

Buhari’s Footprints On Waterways By Femi Adesina

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It’s an oxymoron, isn’t it? You can’t physically see footprints on water, but then, that’s what President Muhammadu Buhari has done with the country’s waterways. He has planted his footprints on them, and they are some of the things that will stand him in good stead as he exits May 29, next year.   Managing Director of National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA), Chief (Dr) George Moghalu, was our guest at the 52nd edition of the weekly State House Press Briefing last week, and what an eye opener it was. It’s…

I MISS THE SOUTH EAST WE USED TO KNOW,By Femi Adesina

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Each time I read of killings by gunmen in the South East, I go into the doldrums. I get mortified by the sheer waste of precious lives, the wantonness, malevolence and viciousness of it all. And I mean killings on both sides. The innocent law enforcement agents, mowed down in cold blood, and the misguided, brainwashed gunmen, who more often than not do not get away with their evil acts. MAD. Mutual Assured Destruction. That’s what usually happens.   I then tell myself. This is not the South East we…

BUHARI IN IMO: A BREATH OF FRESH AIR,by Femi Adesina

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It was not a triumphal entry. It was not designed to be. It was just a duly and legitimately elected President visiting a part of the territory he presides over. President Muhammadu Buhari’s working visit to Owerri, Imo State on Tuesday, September 13, 2022, had no measure of braggadocio, bravado, or vainglory. Count the man out of such conceit. A father was just visiting his children, despite rattling of the sabre by some misguided folks, who had ordered everyone to stay at home, and shun the August visitor. The President…