ON GOVERNOR ABIODUN’S N5M AND 3-BEDROOM APARTMENT GIFTS TO BBNIAJA WINNER, LAYCON – THE HEIGHT OF A MISPLACED PRIORITY
October 8, 2020 | News
Wonders indeed, they say, shall never end in Nigeria. As you grapple with one wonder, before you know it, another one hits you to a point of anger.
ON GOVERNOR ABIODUN’S N5M AND 3-BEDROOM APARTMENT GIFTS TO BBNIAJA WINNER, LAYCON – THE HEIGHT OF A MISPLACED PRIORITY
Wonders indeed, they say, shall never end in Nigeria. As you grapple with one wonder, before you know it, another one hits you to a point of anger. That is how shocked and disappointed I was when I saw reports that Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State has gifted the winner of the 2020 Big Brother Naija reality TV show, Olamilekan Agbelesebioba (aka Laycon) a sum of N5miillion and a 3-bedroom bungalow, and also made him Youth Ambassador of Ogun State.
I just cannot help but wonder why should a State Governor gift such amount of money and housing unit, just to celebrate one of the idle youths that were accommodated in one place as roommates to gist, eat, drink to stupor, play games, gossip, engaged in sexual pervasions and debauchery, and have what they term as fun in the name of entertainment? Why not the said Governor, celebrate the best brains in the State’s academic field in any local secondary school in Ogun state? What economic relevance is the said reality show to the indigenes of Ogun State, and indeed Nigerians, to warrant him dish out taxpayers’ money as gifts to the said winner of the show? Why not celebrate any hard-working youth in a workshop who has learned a trade relevant to adding value to the State? Why not celebrate any woman or man hawking on the Street to earn a living, just like the Governor of Kogi State did to a woman hawking under rain some time ago? Or why not even celebrate Students that are good in mathematics, Arts and Science subjects, to encourage other students to study these sensitive subjects?
An award of nuisance is what I term these gifts from the Ogun State Governor to the said Laycon, who is nothing but a confused young man.
All that talk and excuse given by Governor Abiodun to justify his actions is nothing but crap. In his words: “A proud son of Ogun State, Laycon displayed the essence of focus in the face of temptations and provocations. This is the true Ogun State spirit, and it indeed confirms that this earned him his academic achievement at the University of Lagos.” What exactly is the moral lesson can Nigerian youths and the younger generation emulate from the nonsense often displayed in the said TV reality show? Have we degenerated to this extent that we now call such acts of immorality as great achievements? What a shame!
I am however glad that many Nigerians are not happy about this development. As Governor Abiodun of Ogun State has come under heavy criticisms for giving the said Laycon, a sum of N5miillion and a 3-bedroom bungalow. Ogun indigenes and Nigerians in general, are not pleased with the decision of Abiodun to give Laycon such gifts, especially after winning a grand prize of N85million in the contest. The statement from the Governor was greeted with many negative reactions as people accused him of misplaced priority. To some, Big Brother Naija is not a show that any governor should be proud of, as they described it as one that promotes indecency and immorality among Nigerian youths. It will be recalled that the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, once called for the replacement of BBNaija with a more beneficial programmes. Oba Ogunwusi said the show misrepresents the goodness of the Nigerian youths.
The truth is, the attention given to the said BBNaija reality show winner, and even others who had won before him, is absolutely worthless and sends the wrong moral message to our Nigerian youths. What Nigerians require from the politicians is good governance, and the judicious use of the people’s collective wealth to better the society that we live in. The only reason I would say that makes the said Big Brother Nigeria (BBNaija) reality show admired by many Nigerian youths, is because of unemployment and idleness. If Nigerian youths are gainfully employed, they will not have the 100% attention for the said reality show. If they were busy working in the factories, doing shifts, what time will they have to be glued to their television watching the so-called Big Brother Nigeria reality show for almost 24 hours?
The Ogun State Governor, who is also a young man, should set his official government priorities right. Rather than encouraging this free-money winning and gifts, without the people involved actually working hard for it. The said BBNaija reality show does not show or encourage the display of any skill that would improve the life of any person, and contribute to nation-building, other than gaining access to free money, having been engaged in all kinds of illicit and immoral acts.
Zik Gbemre.
October 8, 2020.
We Mobilize Others To Fight For Individual Causes As If Those Were Our Causes
Wonders indeed, they say, shall never end in Nigeria. As you grapple with one wonder, before you know it, another one hits you to a point of anger. That is how shocked and disappointed I was when I saw reports that Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State has gifted the winner of the 2020 Big Brother Naija reality TV show, Olamilekan Agbelesebioba (aka Laycon) a sum of N5miillion and a 3-bedroom bungalow, and also made him Youth Ambassador of Ogun State.
I just cannot help but wonder why should a State Governor gift such amount of money and housing unit, just to celebrate one of the idle youths that were accommodated in one place as roommates to gist, eat, drink to stupor, play games, gossip, engaged in sexual pervasions and debauchery, and have what they term as fun in the name of entertainment? Why not the said Governor, celebrate the best brains in the State’s academic field in any local secondary school in Ogun state? What economic relevance is the said reality show to the indigenes of Ogun State, and indeed Nigerians, to warrant him dish out taxpayers’ money as gifts to the said winner of the show? Why not celebrate any hard-working youth in a workshop who has learned a trade relevant to adding value to the State? Why not celebrate any woman or man hawking on the Street to earn a living, just like the Governor of Kogi State did to a woman hawking under rain some time ago? Or why not even celebrate Students that are good in mathematics, Arts and Science subjects, to encourage other students to study these sensitive subjects?
An award of nuisance is what I term these gifts from the Ogun State Governor to the said Laycon, who is nothing but a confused young man.
All that talk and excuse given by Governor Abiodun to justify his actions is nothing but crap. In his words: “A proud son of Ogun State, Laycon displayed the essence of focus in the face of temptations and provocations. This is the true Ogun State spirit, and it indeed confirms that this earned him his academic achievement at the University of Lagos.” What exactly is the moral lesson can Nigerian youths and the younger generation emulate from the nonsense often displayed in the said TV reality show? Have we degenerated to this extent that we now call such acts of immorality as great achievements? What a shame!
I am however glad that many Nigerians are not happy about this development. As Governor Abiodun of Ogun State has come under heavy criticisms for giving the said Laycon, a sum of N5miillion and a 3-bedroom bungalow. Ogun indigenes and Nigerians in general, are not pleased with the decision of Abiodun to give Laycon such gifts, especially after winning a grand prize of N85million in the contest. The statement from the Governor was greeted with many negative reactions as people accused him of misplaced priority. To some, Big Brother Naija is not a show that any governor should be proud of, as they described it as one that promotes indecency and immorality among Nigerian youths. It will be recalled that the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, once called for the replacement of BBNaija with a more beneficial programmes. Oba Ogunwusi said the show misrepresents the goodness of the Nigerian youths.
The truth is, the attention given to the said BBNaija reality show winner, and even others who had won before him, is absolutely worthless and sends the wrong moral message to our Nigerian youths. What Nigerians require from the politicians is good governance, and the judicious use of the people’s collective wealth to better the society that we live in. The only reason I would say that makes the said Big Brother Nigeria (BBNaija) reality show admired by many Nigerian youths, is because of unemployment and idleness. If Nigerian youths are gainfully employed, they will not have the 100% attention for the said reality show. If they were busy working in the factories, doing shifts, what time will they have to be glued to their television watching the so-called Big Brother Nigeria reality show for almost 24 hours?
The Ogun State Governor, who is also a young man, should set his official government priorities right. Rather than encouraging this free-money winning and gifts, without the people involved actually working hard for it. The said BBNaija reality show does not show or encourage the display of any skill that would improve the life of any person, and contribute to nation-building, other than gaining access to free money, having been engaged in all kinds of illicit and immoral acts.
Zik Gbemre.
October 8, 2020.
We Mobilize Others To Fight For Individual Causes As If Those Were Our Causes