The Letterman only revealed the quality of statesmanship that characterises Obasanjo in truth and in deed.
, a book about the epistolary writing of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, by Musikilu Mojeed, the editor-in-chief of PT, as a fine blend of history, journalism, and storytelling. History professor at Texas University, Austin, Toyin Falola, described the book as ‘an archive with imperishable quality’. No one, of course, will expect less from a highly decorated reporter like Mojeed., Mojeed admitted to committing a crime many passionate journalists always commit.
This reality has left me wondering: Is tabloid journalism dying in Nigeria? The type of journalism propagated and celebrated byIt seems the culture of breezy prose and dramatic headline casts is disappearing fast from the pages of Nigerian newspapers.We are in the age of fast circulation of misinformation, disinformation and mal-information, a phenomenon that scholars like Claire Wardle, the founder of First Draft, have described as Information Disorder.
Obasanjo’s letter writing did not start with former President Goodluck Jonathan and President Muhammadu Buhari as many believe. Or with his acerbic exchange with Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka. The old soldier has been writing since he was a young military officer. He wrote several personal letters while in office as head of state and outside the office.
In fact, people like the late General James Oluleye, former Federal Commissioner for Establishment and Service Matters during the Murtala regime, and Chief Audu Ogbeh, former chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, may never forget the abrasive words in the missives received from OBJ. While he described Oluleye as “awkward”, Ogbeh was characterised as a man of “warped perception”. As observed inNotwithstanding, Mojeed confirmed that one message that stands out in OBJ’s letter is PATRIOTISM.
No doubt, Obasanjo is a man well-respected within Nigeria and outside the country. But like a prophet, he is not well-loved at home. In Southwest Nigeria, where he comes from, OBJ is not Awo or MKO. And he may never attain that status until years later, maybe after his transition to immortality. But if many people from that part of Nigeria read Muskilu Mojeed’s book,, OBJ indeed may assume the legendary status higher than that of Awo and MKO combined.
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