By John Mayaki<\/p>\n
The mill never gets tired, it keeps fanning and fanning and fanning,
\nspewing elaborate falsehood. Crusoe Osagie, the Special Advisor to
\nGovernor Godwin Obaseki on Media and Communication Strategy, has in the
\nrecent weeks, true to his job designation, set up and devoted himself to
\na strategy of mendacity, revisionism, and sporadic allegation on
\nprominent political actors.<\/p>\n
His subject of defamation is too often, the National Chairman of the All
\nProgressives Congress, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole. Osagie, acting publicly
\non behalf of his principal and all the other person in that sinking
\ncamp, throws everything at the National Chairman, hoping that by such
\nmedia witchcraft, he will find a way to whip up sentiment against
\nOshiomhole.<\/p>\n
The most recent activity in fostering and pushing the agenda of this
\ncut-and-nail strategy comes alive on Punch Newspaper, where Osagie,
\nacting on behalf of the locusts in power at Edo State, blames Oshiomhole
\nfor the shameful breakdown of law and order in Edo, accusing the
\nChairman to be doing so with the aim of riding the chaos to push Obaseki
\nout of power. A conspiracy theory of course, except that beneath the
\nsurface, is found some elements of truth. Only that this time, the
\nnarrative is turned on its head to achieve a sinister purpose.<\/p>\n
The concealed truth is that Obaseki and the cohort designed a grand
\nscheme, one which its techniques are violence, chaos, and anarchy. Fully
\nassured that he is set for failure should things be allowed to follow
\nthe normal course, Obaseki is fertilizing the land with arson, bombing,
\nand all manner of lawlessness, and pinning it on his political
\nopposition, aiming to convince the public that there is the need to
\ndeclare a state of emergency.<\/p>\n
The reason for this heinous machination is clear and simple: that is the
\nonly means Obaseki can reemerge victorious in the polls. Even, there
\nwon’t be any polls, just a smokescreen, a play to the gallery while
\nbehind the scenes, the agents of Obaseki\u2019s evil will rig themselves to
\nvictory and power.<\/p>\n
So what Osagie is doing in the media, frequenting the pages of newspaper
\nand television screens, begging and paying journalists to conduct a
\nquick interview on him, is part of the grand design: he, Osagie, is a
\nJohn The Baptist forerunning for the coming anarchy. He cries foul,
\npoints accusing fingers, conflating narratives, so that when at last,
\nthey hit the state with their plan, the masses will, at worst, not know
\nwho is persecuting them, or at best, think that Oshiomhole is to be
\nblamed.<\/p>\n
Admittedly, Obaseki and group of devious companies were smart with this
\nscheme, except that like a proverb popular among the southeastern people
\nsays, \u201dthe fast walking legs is seen by the fast seeing eyes.\u201d
\nOsagie’s stunt in the media, aimed to do good PR for a bad scheme, is
\nseen for what it is, and no amount of confusing sophistry can convince
\nthe public audience. Obaseki, like a dying horse, keeps kicking in the
\nwrong directions, continuing in his futile attempt to salvage a sinking
\nship. But unfortunately, by its own making, the ship is already beneath
\nthe sea. It is what it is.<\/p>\n
Mayaki is an Oxford and Cambridge University-trained entrepreneurship,
\nleadership and sustainability expert. He\u2019s also a Professional
\nConsultant (CMI) on Communication, Management and Strategy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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