{"id":30545,"date":"2014-08-26T06:07:33","date_gmt":"2014-08-26T05:07:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=30545"},"modified":"2014-08-26T06:08:26","modified_gmt":"2014-08-26T05:08:26","slug":"s-flight-fancy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/articles-opinions\/s-flight-fancy\/","title":{"rendered":"Azubuike Ishiekwene\u2019s Flight Of Fancy"},"content":{"rendered":"
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By Akin AdeoluReading through the article by Mr \u201cfamous\u201d Azubuike Ishiekwene in the Leadership of Friday, August 22, 2014, titled \u2018Gwoza Wives Fighting With Bare Hands\u2019, one would not be in any doubt that he has serious grouse and disdain for the Nigerian military.\u00a0 He sanctimoniously engaged in name calling trying to rubbish the leadership and officers of the army ostensibly to show his love for the junior ranks.\u00a0 Shocked at the holier-than-thou attitude of this man whose antecedent in the Punch as Editor is still a study in corruption, I decided to read the online comments on his article.\u00a0 Alas, I was delighted that some readers gave it to him.<\/p>\n

His reputation as a corrupt journalist came out clear.\u00a0 In same way, his readers identified his hollow logic and bias against the military.\u00a0 I deliberately put my use of the word \u201cfamous\u201d in quotes to show that I mean it in another sense.\u00a0 When someone is irredeemably famous for indulgence into negative things, you call him notorious.\u00a0 Indeed, Ishiekwene was proved to be a notorious journalist in the comments that greeted his inciting article.<\/p>\n

Actually, having been allegedly sacked from Punch a few years back, we should be interested in knowing if Ishiekwene is as clean as he tried to portray himself or he is simply proving notorious.\u00a0 Ishiekwene is widely known to have got the sack from his exalted office as Editor in Punch when he was confirmed to have become used to blackmailing people and collecting bribes in \u2018Ghana-must-go\u2019 bags as against the popular \u2018brown envelopes\u2019.\u00a0 His racket ran into millions of Naira.\u00a0 Yet, he would bellow at small reporters who collect \u2018brown envelopes\u2019.\u00a0 There was also the allegation of massive fraud with regards to adverts, which today\u2019s \u201choly\u201d commentator and columnist, Isjiekwene was said to have perpetrated to defraud the Punch newspaper.\u00a0 \u00a0He is yet to clear himself of these allegations, yet he is there in another newspaper still running others and institutions down apparently for commercial gains.\u00a0 Is it in continuation of the habit, as
\nold habits hardly die?<\/p>\n

From the numerous false claims and allegations he made against the leadership of the army, it is clear that Azubuike wants to be settled.\u00a0 He said two or three soldiers are sharing one gun.\u00a0 Haba Azu!\u00a0 Why this lie?\u00a0 And you say you are a senior journalist!\u00a0 Nonsense!\u00a0 Go back to school of lies and blackmail!\u00a0 If spokespersons are not to be believed or taken seriously, is it articles of blackmailers like you that should be taken seriously?<\/p>\n

Indeed if people still believe in honour, Azubuike Ishiekwene should not be trying to address the world in sanctimonious tones in view of his notorious antecedents.\u00a0 People like him will do anything to pull others down.<\/p>\n

If the Leadership Newspaper still expects to be taken seriously, it should not allow Ishiekwene to use its platform to continue his trade in blackmail.\u00a0 Enough of the nonsense he writes in that useless column.\u00a0 Is Leadership providing him a safer haven for mischief having been booted out of Punch?\u00a0 Azu Ishiekwene is too notorious.\u00a0 He cannot change.\u00a0 But he must not be taken seriously until he clears his name as a blackmailer.\u00a0 He may never be able to do so, the way he is going.\u00a0 The military authorities should not give in to his blackmail, which is apparently aimed at pecuniary gains.<\/p>\n

The next thing he may do is to float a newspaper for the purpose of continuing his business in blackmail.\u00a0 Surely, there will be no hiding place for corrupt journalists, editors or columnists like Azubuike Ishiekwene.\u00a0 Somebody should please remind him that those who live in glass houses must stop throwing stones.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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