By Fredrick Femi Robinson
 Published
December 28th, 2008
I am forced to make these observations because I am
beginning to believe that some intellectuals do not realize
that most Nigerians are not as literate as themselves. I
wonder if they realize that their well meaning academic
views on national issues are often misunderstood. I am very
much disturbed because these are men, whom I admire so much.
These are men whose words should be swallowed as gospel
truth. These people do not realize that their comments on
the pulpit, in local and international forums could insight
the illiterates in our society into violent action.
The continuous attack on Governments and Government policies
by some of these men now portray them as dictators not
democrats. When they make statements, they coat them with
big English or deliver them with the air of disgust not
realizing that those who report may not understand their
motive. They often do not talk of coming into an
understanding on an issue. They always believe they alone
have the answer. They never try to have a dialog with the
subject. They are too eager to speak to the press; too eager
to “bring down the system”. These are people who have
benefitted and are still benefitting from their criticizing
of establishments and governments. They are always the first
to talk when there is crisis any where in the country. We
have Professors who are not practicing politicians telling
politicians how to manage people. We have Spiritual leaders
who do not pay taxes asking workers to pay tax. Is preaching
is not a profession? We have Lawyers who failed in their
attempt to be recognized politically; people who only
survive when there is crisis affirming that their
professional colleagues failed the nation.
In Nigeria today people who want to be recognized or
settled, blackmail government by criticizing rather than
offering an advice. I wish to appeal to the youths not to
swallow what these people say hook line and sinker. For
years, these people and their kind brainwashed many to
suspect each other. Nigeria went to war in the sixties
because of the likes of these people who used the media and
queens English to set brothers against brothers. There are
no academic solutions to problems of living together
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