On the eve of the Iranian elections, an Iranian friend of mine, Majid walked up to me and asked me whether I was following the Iranian elections. I replied in the affirmative. We talked for a little while on what the election portends for the people of Iran.
When you meet an Iranian for the first time, you will be forgiven for having the misconception that you are meeting a potential terrorist.
As far as I know, democracy as it should be is still alien to the people of Iran. How and why did a cleric become the Supreme Leader? Isn’t that title supposed to be God’s?
For a while now, world news is not complete without a mention of the alleged role of Iranian-backed activities in Iraq, their grandstanding against the United States on Nuclear Programs and their defiance of United Nations sanctions.
The elections gave the people of Iran two choices. The first choice is to stay with Ahmadinejad and rubber-stamp his continued opposition to the United States and make continuous headline news for all the wrong reasons on major news channels all over the world.
The second choice is for them to break away from the past and embrace the world. I have met a lot of Iranians and they are not just Iranians. They are human beings, intelligent, active people always shying away from trouble.
The people of Iran are tired of being of Ahmadinejad that has put them at war with the world. They want to meet the world on their own terms and not what the establishment says. The women are tired of being oppressed in the name of Religion. They want to dress as normal people and interact with their fellow countrymen on their own terms. They are simply tired of being remotely controlled and being zombies.
Of course, Ahmadinejad is not the cause of the Present perception of the Iranian people. That can be traced back to the US embassy holdup from 1979-1981. I have read about the experience of a French-American-Iranian whose father worked for the Iranian Oil Company in the 70’s.
The grouse of the Iranian people is that Ahmadinejad with the backing of the establishment that he represents is worsening their situation.
The Presidential election as we understand was a farce and is causing a lot of unrest and reverberations around the world. Since the Islamic uprising of 1979, Iran has never seen anything like this. The people have taken a stand.
I cannot begin to imagine the backroom deals going on right now to calm the situation but any deal made with Mousavi is going to hold up for just four years. Any attempt to rig future elections would be met with better organized and well-orchestrated opposition.
The situation in Iran should be noted by people from Africa and the rest of the developing world where sham elections are conducted and justified. The people can rise up to say defend their votes and not allow any Supreme Leader or Court to decide their fate.
18 June, 2009
31 May, 2009
Cheating the system...
Why do Nigerians like cheating the system?
We Nigerians have created and cultivated a very negative image of ourselves to the world.
Everybody likes the good things of life but we have an insatiable desire to acquire the very best of things the world has to offer. In trying to acquire these stuffs, we go to unimaginable lengths in trying to do so.
What got me thinking a few months ago is the yahoozze culture that an alarming proportion of Nigerian youths are involved in…IT has now become a way of life insomuch that a lot of people have perfected the art and now people undergo training to become certified yahoo dons…
Even People who are not into ‘yahoo’ have a tendency to do the wrong thing needlessly as if we have been accursed with the spirit of wrongdoing.
We always try to find a shortcut to do things in and out of the country. We don’t ever want to go through the normal channel…A Nigerian believes there is always a way round everything.
For days, I mulled over the question, why do Nigerians like cheating the system?
I wondered if it was malfunctioning gene in our genetic make-up that is responsible or we were made to be so by the Creator?
Perpetuation of bad acts is not peculiar to Nigerians, home and abroad alone. Nationals of other countries also engage in nefarious activities.
The main reason why we get picked up on is the fact that our country is seen as the arrow-head of the black race. Therefore, Nigerians are expected to blaze the trail in the socio-economic & political landscape on the African continent and our country, Nigeria is supposed to be a good model for other African countries.
Unfortunately, such is not the case.
Nigerians like cheating the system because the system has never been fair to them.
The system has been manipulated to favor an elite few while a lot of people out there, out of the establishment suffer the brunt of their misdeeds.
So, if a naija youth does something to skirt the system and he is successful, he’s happy because in his own thinking, he has been able to conquer the system.
That is why Nigerians are ever so ready to break laws or experiment with law breaking because it gives them a sense of victory over a system.
It doesn’t matter in which system you find us…Rules are meant to be broken!
May 5, 2008
Olukunle Samuel Sogeke
We Nigerians have created and cultivated a very negative image of ourselves to the world.
Everybody likes the good things of life but we have an insatiable desire to acquire the very best of things the world has to offer. In trying to acquire these stuffs, we go to unimaginable lengths in trying to do so.
What got me thinking a few months ago is the yahoozze culture that an alarming proportion of Nigerian youths are involved in…IT has now become a way of life insomuch that a lot of people have perfected the art and now people undergo training to become certified yahoo dons…
Even People who are not into ‘yahoo’ have a tendency to do the wrong thing needlessly as if we have been accursed with the spirit of wrongdoing.
We always try to find a shortcut to do things in and out of the country. We don’t ever want to go through the normal channel…A Nigerian believes there is always a way round everything.
For days, I mulled over the question, why do Nigerians like cheating the system?
I wondered if it was malfunctioning gene in our genetic make-up that is responsible or we were made to be so by the Creator?
Perpetuation of bad acts is not peculiar to Nigerians, home and abroad alone. Nationals of other countries also engage in nefarious activities.
The main reason why we get picked up on is the fact that our country is seen as the arrow-head of the black race. Therefore, Nigerians are expected to blaze the trail in the socio-economic & political landscape on the African continent and our country, Nigeria is supposed to be a good model for other African countries.
Unfortunately, such is not the case.
Nigerians like cheating the system because the system has never been fair to them.
The system has been manipulated to favor an elite few while a lot of people out there, out of the establishment suffer the brunt of their misdeeds.
So, if a naija youth does something to skirt the system and he is successful, he’s happy because in his own thinking, he has been able to conquer the system.
That is why Nigerians are ever so ready to break laws or experiment with law breaking because it gives them a sense of victory over a system.
It doesn’t matter in which system you find us…Rules are meant to be broken!
May 5, 2008
Olukunle Samuel Sogeke
30 May, 2009
Letter to Mr. President
Mr. President Umaru Yaradua, saanu o. Mo ki yin toloogun toloogun, mo sit un ki yin t’alagbada t’alagbada.
Friday 29th May marked two years of your administration in Nigeria…God be praised!
With a very heavy heart, Mr. President, I have to tell you this…I am ashamed of you. I’m ashamed not because of your reported sickness but by the under-performance of your government and your lackadaisical attitude towards governance. By the way, May God bless you with good health.
By the time your predecessor, Gen. Olusegun Obasanjo’s administration clocked two years on 29 May 2001, a lot of achievements had been recorded.
Civil servants were motivated to work…salaries had been increased…the NLC was championing the cause of the people and their leaders were not clamped in jail…the economy was growing.
Civil servants could afford a decent car without being tied up in debts. Parents could afford to send their children to decent private schools instead of the misfit public schools we have around. Businessmen and women had hopes of making it in life through hard work. The environment was just right for investing. “Gbemu Aremu” became a slogan, not because OBJ paid anybody but it came about because people credited him with the boom in the economy.
Though fuel price was increased, it was affordable and available.
Furthermore, Gen. Olusegun Obasanjo (rtd.) was junketing around the world trying to redeem our dear country’s image…we never felt at any time that the country was without a leader.
Bilateral relations between Nigeria and other nations were improving and the hitherto sleeping giant of Africa was beginning to be reckoned with in the comity of nations. Technocrats started taking over ministries. Institutions to combat corruption started springing up.
Mr. President, I am sorry to have to tell you that your administration has disappointed Nigerians. Nigerians never trusted you for a second because of the way you came by the office but they hoped that you would at least prove yourself to be the true servant-leader that you are self-styled.
You have proven to be nothing more than a dove “mouth-piecing” for serpents, an assertion I held since 2007.
I would have loved to sit at your feet and let you regale me with the tale of the situation of things when you took over government: the unaccounted millions of dollars, the bad state of our Federal Roads, a grossly abused electoral process, politicized EFCC, epileptic power supply, corrupt-ridden NNPC, NPA, demoralized police force, etc.
Spare me, sir! Mi o ko je…
A leader in your position takes ultimate responsibility takes the full responsibility for everything that happens under his watch.
Though you started on a good note by reversing some anti-people policies put in place by the OBJ administration, I have to ask you: What has been the resultant effect on the lives of Nigerians?
Your ministers, special advisers and some members of the NASS have been busy quietly eating the cake meant for the whole nation. What has your government been doing to stop them or get them to share with the masses? We are not asking for too much…just a bite that will hit us like the “gbemu” that OBJ hit us with at this same time of his administration is enough.
Mr. President, can you name five ministers in your cabinet that have done anything significant? I’m sure that the Minister of Justice and & Attorney General would be first on the list…hmmm…
The truth is that the only news-worthy thing about their portfolios is whether they returned or conveniently forgot to return unspent funds at the end of the year.
On 29 May 2007 when your government was inaugurated, you promised Nigerians and the world that you would set electoral reforms into place. You just sent the honorable members led by Justice Uwais on a wild goose chase…though the rerun elections since the inception of your administration fell short of being credible, we still kept faith with you…e go better…the charade, maiming and killings that characterized the Ekiti elections showed us the kind of elections that your government is capable of organizing with extensive preparations. Kai! You disappointed Nigerians again…worse still, I’m ashamed of you. I’m pretty sure that the mothers, wives, husbands and children of those killed during that period will not spare a moment to pray for Gods blessings on your health and your administration.
You might also want to argue that you are building a strong foundation for tomorrow…eh…what about today? Ti a ba fi ogun odun pi le were, igba wo lo ma to ja?*
You keep hiding behind your rule-of-law mantra but magistrates are now being beaten up on court premises by the Police. Rule-of-law, my yansh…
Your sycophants have been busy using state powers and resources to hound and rubbish opposition and progressive Nigerians.
I love my country but I keep being embarrassed at your actions and inactions that is making my beloved country look like a joke. You have unleashed the military on people you are supposed to dialogue with, protect and serve…people who are agitating for a fair share of their own resources…
In short, you are a colossal failure and I would be surprised if you achieve anything meaningful after your first & second terms. We’ll just have to bear with you for a second term because it looks likely that you’ll foist yourself on us…OBJ doesn’t have to do that for you this time around.
Friday 29th May marked two years of your administration in Nigeria…God be praised!
With a very heavy heart, Mr. President, I have to tell you this…I am ashamed of you. I’m ashamed not because of your reported sickness but by the under-performance of your government and your lackadaisical attitude towards governance. By the way, May God bless you with good health.
By the time your predecessor, Gen. Olusegun Obasanjo’s administration clocked two years on 29 May 2001, a lot of achievements had been recorded.
Civil servants were motivated to work…salaries had been increased…the NLC was championing the cause of the people and their leaders were not clamped in jail…the economy was growing.
Civil servants could afford a decent car without being tied up in debts. Parents could afford to send their children to decent private schools instead of the misfit public schools we have around. Businessmen and women had hopes of making it in life through hard work. The environment was just right for investing. “Gbemu Aremu” became a slogan, not because OBJ paid anybody but it came about because people credited him with the boom in the economy.
Though fuel price was increased, it was affordable and available.
Furthermore, Gen. Olusegun Obasanjo (rtd.) was junketing around the world trying to redeem our dear country’s image…we never felt at any time that the country was without a leader.
Bilateral relations between Nigeria and other nations were improving and the hitherto sleeping giant of Africa was beginning to be reckoned with in the comity of nations. Technocrats started taking over ministries. Institutions to combat corruption started springing up.
Mr. President, I am sorry to have to tell you that your administration has disappointed Nigerians. Nigerians never trusted you for a second because of the way you came by the office but they hoped that you would at least prove yourself to be the true servant-leader that you are self-styled.
You have proven to be nothing more than a dove “mouth-piecing” for serpents, an assertion I held since 2007.
I would have loved to sit at your feet and let you regale me with the tale of the situation of things when you took over government: the unaccounted millions of dollars, the bad state of our Federal Roads, a grossly abused electoral process, politicized EFCC, epileptic power supply, corrupt-ridden NNPC, NPA, demoralized police force, etc.
Spare me, sir! Mi o ko je…
A leader in your position takes ultimate responsibility takes the full responsibility for everything that happens under his watch.
Though you started on a good note by reversing some anti-people policies put in place by the OBJ administration, I have to ask you: What has been the resultant effect on the lives of Nigerians?
Your ministers, special advisers and some members of the NASS have been busy quietly eating the cake meant for the whole nation. What has your government been doing to stop them or get them to share with the masses? We are not asking for too much…just a bite that will hit us like the “gbemu” that OBJ hit us with at this same time of his administration is enough.
Mr. President, can you name five ministers in your cabinet that have done anything significant? I’m sure that the Minister of Justice and & Attorney General would be first on the list…hmmm…
The truth is that the only news-worthy thing about their portfolios is whether they returned or conveniently forgot to return unspent funds at the end of the year.
On 29 May 2007 when your government was inaugurated, you promised Nigerians and the world that you would set electoral reforms into place. You just sent the honorable members led by Justice Uwais on a wild goose chase…though the rerun elections since the inception of your administration fell short of being credible, we still kept faith with you…e go better…the charade, maiming and killings that characterized the Ekiti elections showed us the kind of elections that your government is capable of organizing with extensive preparations. Kai! You disappointed Nigerians again…worse still, I’m ashamed of you. I’m pretty sure that the mothers, wives, husbands and children of those killed during that period will not spare a moment to pray for Gods blessings on your health and your administration.
You might also want to argue that you are building a strong foundation for tomorrow…eh…what about today? Ti a ba fi ogun odun pi le were, igba wo lo ma to ja?*
You keep hiding behind your rule-of-law mantra but magistrates are now being beaten up on court premises by the Police. Rule-of-law, my yansh…
Your sycophants have been busy using state powers and resources to hound and rubbish opposition and progressive Nigerians.
I love my country but I keep being embarrassed at your actions and inactions that is making my beloved country look like a joke. You have unleashed the military on people you are supposed to dialogue with, protect and serve…people who are agitating for a fair share of their own resources…
In short, you are a colossal failure and I would be surprised if you achieve anything meaningful after your first & second terms. We’ll just have to bear with you for a second term because it looks likely that you’ll foist yourself on us…OBJ doesn’t have to do that for you this time around.
13 April, 2009
A Brief on Zimbabwe
The greatest disaster of leadership begins to happen when a leader wilfully convinces himself that there is no other person that can lead effectively as himself...Olukunle Samuel Sogeke
The Republic of Zimbabwe, the official name of the land fondly referred to as “Zim” is a country in Southern Africa bordered by Zambia, Mozambique, South Africa and Botswana.
The current population estimation is 13.3million people. An interesting fact worth mentioning is that over 90% of the adult population is literate.
The official languages are English, isiNdebele and Shona.
Interestingly, the Motto of the Zimbabwean people, “Unity, Freedom, Work” does not reflect in the daily lives of the local people. Though the average Zimbabwean is educated, hardworking and resourceful, there is no work to do. The labor market is highly controlled by government, which makes it difficult for employers to recruit workers who are literate and often highly skilled. Zimbabwe is the home of Arthur Mutambara, a graduate of the University of Zimbabwe who is a renowned Robotics Professor and NASA robotics specialist.
The Republic of Zimbabwe was a former colony of the United Kingdom. The British Southern African Company played a prominent role in establishing British rule and the disruption of a once orderly and prosperous land.
Zimbabweans like subjects from other British colonies were veteran World War II Veterans who have largely been uncelebrated and their place in history erodes with each passing day.
In the Republic of Zimbabwe today, men and women who live above 37 and 34 respectively have reached the official end of their lifetime. Every extra day they live is just a bonus that they are just too happy to experience.
The genesis of Zimbabwe’s current travails is traceable to the domination of the country’s political system & mineral resources and by the colonial masters. Chimurenga, an unsuccessful revolution by the Shona people of Zimbabwe to reclaim their land led to a massive loss of their remaining land and the government at that time effectively ceded control to Europeans.
However as I have maintained in some other fora, I refuse to hold any white man or woman responsible for the plight of the African Continent. Though they contributed largely to its origin, the resources at the disposal of the Continent plus the gains from trade which have been squandered or embezzelled outrightly have been more than enough to right the wrongs of the 19th/20th Century.
The downfall of a country begins when its leader with the ultimate responsibility usually, the President or Prime Minister sees himself as the only one capable of managing the affairs of State usually with a gentle push from sycophants. At the point where that happens, attention/priority shifts from programmes capable of developing the country to putting machinery in place to propagate his self-rule. The country is gradually steered towards a course of destruction where it is extremely difficult to recover from in extremely unquantifiable terms of wasted human potentials and eventual loss of sacred human lives.
The praise and admiration people had for Mugabe has effectively given way to scorn and ridicule by people within and outside of Zimbabwe. He has overseen the metamorphosis of his country from a once prosperous nation into one plagued by hunger and diseases.
Currently, Morgan Tsvangirai of the MDC-T faction and incumbent Prime Minister has successfully battled Mugabe to relinquish partial control of the country using legal and diplomatic moves and more importantly winning elections in the Presidential elections of March 29, 2008.
The battle Morgan Tsvangirai waged is similar to that Mugabe against minority rule pre-1980 Zimbabwe.
The vast majority of Zimbabweans are hungry, frustrated and in dire need of protection from the police and armed forces. Lives have been wasted, people have been displaced and a once prosperous nation has been plagued with the curse of leadership.
However, there is hope for Zimbabwe.
Affluent citizens of Zimbabwe have started asking themselves how they got to this point and what they can do to help their country. Most importantly, the vast majority of Zimbabweans have elected someone they trust to lead them but Mr. Mugabe still would not allow that...
//This is a piece i wrote for the soon-to-be-launched Hope for Zimbabwe website, a charity organisation founded by Miss Azaliah Mapombere
The Republic of Zimbabwe, the official name of the land fondly referred to as “Zim” is a country in Southern Africa bordered by Zambia, Mozambique, South Africa and Botswana.
The current population estimation is 13.3million people. An interesting fact worth mentioning is that over 90% of the adult population is literate.
The official languages are English, isiNdebele and Shona.
Interestingly, the Motto of the Zimbabwean people, “Unity, Freedom, Work” does not reflect in the daily lives of the local people. Though the average Zimbabwean is educated, hardworking and resourceful, there is no work to do. The labor market is highly controlled by government, which makes it difficult for employers to recruit workers who are literate and often highly skilled. Zimbabwe is the home of Arthur Mutambara, a graduate of the University of Zimbabwe who is a renowned Robotics Professor and NASA robotics specialist.
The Republic of Zimbabwe was a former colony of the United Kingdom. The British Southern African Company played a prominent role in establishing British rule and the disruption of a once orderly and prosperous land.
Zimbabweans like subjects from other British colonies were veteran World War II Veterans who have largely been uncelebrated and their place in history erodes with each passing day.
In the Republic of Zimbabwe today, men and women who live above 37 and 34 respectively have reached the official end of their lifetime. Every extra day they live is just a bonus that they are just too happy to experience.
The genesis of Zimbabwe’s current travails is traceable to the domination of the country’s political system & mineral resources and by the colonial masters. Chimurenga, an unsuccessful revolution by the Shona people of Zimbabwe to reclaim their land led to a massive loss of their remaining land and the government at that time effectively ceded control to Europeans.
However as I have maintained in some other fora, I refuse to hold any white man or woman responsible for the plight of the African Continent. Though they contributed largely to its origin, the resources at the disposal of the Continent plus the gains from trade which have been squandered or embezzelled outrightly have been more than enough to right the wrongs of the 19th/20th Century.
The downfall of a country begins when its leader with the ultimate responsibility usually, the President or Prime Minister sees himself as the only one capable of managing the affairs of State usually with a gentle push from sycophants. At the point where that happens, attention/priority shifts from programmes capable of developing the country to putting machinery in place to propagate his self-rule. The country is gradually steered towards a course of destruction where it is extremely difficult to recover from in extremely unquantifiable terms of wasted human potentials and eventual loss of sacred human lives.
The praise and admiration people had for Mugabe has effectively given way to scorn and ridicule by people within and outside of Zimbabwe. He has overseen the metamorphosis of his country from a once prosperous nation into one plagued by hunger and diseases.
Currently, Morgan Tsvangirai of the MDC-T faction and incumbent Prime Minister has successfully battled Mugabe to relinquish partial control of the country using legal and diplomatic moves and more importantly winning elections in the Presidential elections of March 29, 2008.
The battle Morgan Tsvangirai waged is similar to that Mugabe against minority rule pre-1980 Zimbabwe.
The vast majority of Zimbabweans are hungry, frustrated and in dire need of protection from the police and armed forces. Lives have been wasted, people have been displaced and a once prosperous nation has been plagued with the curse of leadership.
However, there is hope for Zimbabwe.
Affluent citizens of Zimbabwe have started asking themselves how they got to this point and what they can do to help their country. Most importantly, the vast majority of Zimbabweans have elected someone they trust to lead them but Mr. Mugabe still would not allow that...
//This is a piece i wrote for the soon-to-be-launched Hope for Zimbabwe website, a charity organisation founded by Miss Azaliah Mapombere
03 November, 2008
The World waits…
We are approaching the final hours of the closely fought presidential contest between the major US Political Parties; the Democratic Party and the Republician Party represented by Sen. Barack Obama and Sen. John McCain seconded by Sen. Joe Biden and Gov. Sarah Palin respectively.
The major flag bearers of the election that is fast coming to an end have tried to outsmart themselves in portraying themselves as the worthier candidate to become the next President of the United States of America.
One thing is certain…The election is going to largely define the direction in which this perilous world is heading rite nw…
A McCain Presidencyportends more of the same that we have been used to while an Obama Presidency signals a drastic change in the approach of the US to the problems plaguing the world. Mind you…Obama might not be the Messiah People take him to be…
Both men and their surrogates have really tried in presenting the principles they stand for…
The world waits with suspense as the American People go to the polls to elect a new President who is in effect the President of the United States of the World…
It has been a long hard fought battle…
The World waits…
The major flag bearers of the election that is fast coming to an end have tried to outsmart themselves in portraying themselves as the worthier candidate to become the next President of the United States of America.
One thing is certain…The election is going to largely define the direction in which this perilous world is heading rite nw…
A McCain Presidencyportends more of the same that we have been used to while an Obama Presidency signals a drastic change in the approach of the US to the problems plaguing the world. Mind you…Obama might not be the Messiah People take him to be…
Both men and their surrogates have really tried in presenting the principles they stand for…
The world waits with suspense as the American People go to the polls to elect a new President who is in effect the President of the United States of the World…
It has been a long hard fought battle…
The World waits…
17 September, 2008
In Defence of Clarence A. Peters
I pride myself on being an F. Gary Gray in the making. I always make sure that I am up to date on Nigerian Music Videos. Up until two years ago before I left Naija, before a new video is on TV for a full day, I would make efforts to know the name of the Artiste and his background, his producer and the Director of the Video.
Back then, when the likes of Uzodinma Okpechi held sway with the Synergy Video, Kingsley Ogoro etc. to hitherto unknowns back then who are now household names: dj Tee, Seyi Babatope, Clarence A. Peters, Emeka Obefe…I have always tried to stay informed.
However, there is this guy that I’ve been interested in for a while, Clarence A. Peters.
Everybody that has written about this guy would always mention that he was a product of the love affair between Sir Shina Peters and Clarion Chukwura. Some writers even bracket and highlight it just so that you do not miss that important fact.
From my findings, I now know he was under the tutelage of dj Tee for a while before he started running things on his own and that he is a bundle of talents and ideas. In addition to being a Video Director, He also has a Record Label.
Is it a crime to be conceived or born outside wedlock? Is being born out of wedlock supposed to be a defining stigma? I do not think so.
I have never met Clarence in person, I really hope to meet him soon though…
With brilliant works like Street Credibility[9ice], Shayo[Durella],Roof on Fire[Jazzman Olofin], etc., the sky is the limit for him.
I am appealing to writers out there to celebrate this brilliant young man. Nobody really wants to know that Clarence Peter is Sir. Shina Peter’s son and that he was born out of wedlock.
Let us celebrate this young man and his works and he would be encouraged to do more.
Back then, when the likes of Uzodinma Okpechi held sway with the Synergy Video, Kingsley Ogoro etc. to hitherto unknowns back then who are now household names: dj Tee, Seyi Babatope, Clarence A. Peters, Emeka Obefe…I have always tried to stay informed.
However, there is this guy that I’ve been interested in for a while, Clarence A. Peters.
Everybody that has written about this guy would always mention that he was a product of the love affair between Sir Shina Peters and Clarion Chukwura. Some writers even bracket and highlight it just so that you do not miss that important fact.
From my findings, I now know he was under the tutelage of dj Tee for a while before he started running things on his own and that he is a bundle of talents and ideas. In addition to being a Video Director, He also has a Record Label.
Is it a crime to be conceived or born outside wedlock? Is being born out of wedlock supposed to be a defining stigma? I do not think so.
I have never met Clarence in person, I really hope to meet him soon though…
With brilliant works like Street Credibility[9ice], Shayo[Durella],Roof on Fire[Jazzman Olofin], etc., the sky is the limit for him.
I am appealing to writers out there to celebrate this brilliant young man. Nobody really wants to know that Clarence Peter is Sir. Shina Peter’s son and that he was born out of wedlock.
Let us celebrate this young man and his works and he would be encouraged to do more.
15 August, 2008
To She that it concerns...
Everything in life happens for a reason. We’d only learn why it happened if we stay around long enough to learn...
No one has ever left an indelible mark on me the way you have done.
I have often asked myself why loving thoughts of you flood my heart each day...your simplicity, frankness, guileless and sincere lifestyle, my Dear.
It’s hard putting all this down in writing cos I’m afraid I might not be able to capture the ‘whole’ in black & white.
The love I have for you transcends time, space and physical contact...
I have tried to shut you out of my mind and out of my world cos it seems surreal to me to still have deep feelings for you after all these years. The more I try to shut you out, the more I feel you are the only person worth loving to me in the world...
I have always loved you and I will always...
No one has ever left an indelible mark on me the way you have done.
I have often asked myself why loving thoughts of you flood my heart each day...your simplicity, frankness, guileless and sincere lifestyle, my Dear.
It’s hard putting all this down in writing cos I’m afraid I might not be able to capture the ‘whole’ in black & white.
The love I have for you transcends time, space and physical contact...
I have tried to shut you out of my mind and out of my world cos it seems surreal to me to still have deep feelings for you after all these years. The more I try to shut you out, the more I feel you are the only person worth loving to me in the world...
I have always loved you and I will always...
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