Jarus:

But I have a few questions for all of us here:

1, You are a journalist by profession and Special Assistant on Communication/Media Adviser/Chief Press Secretary or whatever the nomenclature is, is a post usually reserved for media men. Now, is getting such a position, especially without begging for it, an achievement or a rise in one's career? Will you take the job, if offered? Are editors or even public affairs commentators not allowed to take a job reserved for their profession because of their criticisms


2, Will you be the mouthpiece of a government and work/speak contrary to that government?

daphil:

Guys, whether you believe his story or not, he has expressed his mind which is the most important thing. Many of you would have done worse if you were to find yourself in his shoe.

luluosas:

Until Segun mention who actually signed the Supplementary budget in Saudi Arabia and the REAL state of health when Yar'Adua was flown back in the middle of the night to Nigeria, all his revelation now will be consider by me as false, lies and orchestrated effort to get favour from Jonathan. Until then,

AjanleKoko:

Same old script.
Get a government job and start defending the indefensible.
After you get kicked out, head for Harvard, and blow the whistle on everybody in sight.
Tired song keeps playing on a tired radio

mbulela:

Before i go through the posts, i wish to register my disdain for Segun Adeniyi in particular and men like him in general.
In saner climes,men like this will seek to retreat from public discourse.
I'll rather listen to men like Chris Uba and Tony Anenih.men who have never pretended to be what they are not.
How any sane mind will hope to be enlightened by Segun Adeniyi's ramblings beats my imagination.
His reign as Yaradua's spokesman saw the elevation of lies,rumours and conspracies to a new high as government policies.I am not particularly bothered by the issue of whether he should chosen to serve in that govt.i am more disgusted by his conduct therein.how information dessimination on governance and govt during a most critical time was akin to communist era and dark ages.The propaganda of that time almost rivalled that of Aabacha's govt.
Who is interested in his book?he should go shove it i na hairy place where the sun does not shine.
He thinks he can use the space Nduka Obiagbena provides sychophants to massage their respective egos and those of their heroes can be used to rewrite the truth which history will bear witness to.
The truth is that Segun Adeniyi is no better than the Andy Ubas,Tony Anenihs, Iboris et al.
He should stuff his verdict down his own throat.History has already judged him and found him wanting.
We are not interested in the secrets he thinks he knows that we the public do not know.
it makes no difference.

loma:

Had the same argument with Segun. He did agree that he messed up, especially around the handling of Yaradua's sickeness and eventual return in th dead of the night (said he had no hand in that though) , but he still tried to justify his not resigning as waiting for the opportunity to resign once Yaradua came back ( i did not buy that though). However, I doubt whether that will be fully reflected in his writings.

I asked him one question though- that with the benefit of hindsight, knowing what you know now, would you still have accepted the position, and he said Yes. That as a curious journalist, it gave him insight/perspective into areas/issues/events that he could only have guessed at even for hundred years as an editor.

To each his/her own!

Kobojunkie:

^^^ I didn't respond to your question as well because I wondered what in the world it has to do with what happened or how things played out in this instance.

mbulela:

more than that, the reason i refused to answer Jarus question is that he is biased.
He is no longer one of us but rolls with the THISDAY crew.They tell him secrets that mere mortals can't know
They will always accuse us of not seeing the full picture,that there are some finer details that can't be revealed in public.if we knew those details we will acknowledge their courage.
Jarus,like they say in the south;ALL THAT ONE NA WASH WASH!!

I am one of those who believes that Segun did no wrong in accepting that job.
the problem is his conduct in it.
It is even more disgusting that instead of hiding his head in shame  or pursuing his career away from the glare of the public,he seeks to rub it in on an already traumatised public by writing silly articles in which he thinks he is enlightened and we the public need enlightenment to save us from the darkness that pervades our polity.
confering on himself a relevance that he has since lost is not only egotistical but slightly delusional in my view.
This spin will work for some but i doubt i can be convinced and i believe neither would most right thinking Nigerians.
Not even Alaistair Campbell can spin this one right.
you don't need a whole book to apologise for your role in that govt.

Dis Guy:

There's something im not really getting

Is it that as the spokesman for the president, he should have told the public how sick the president is? or tell the public what is happening to Yaradua in Saudi Arabia (doubt he visited him in Saudi arabia) or allowed near him

Was his crime not acting like Dora Akinyuli accusing his wife and family members?

Jarus:

Hmmnnn, as you know, I've never been a rigid critic or dyed-in-the-wool leftist. My opinions have always been moderate/midway, not criticize everything/everybody.[b] So I'm not sure I was for you before [/b]My knowing one or two people in Thisday crew has not affected my judgment, either. I have never been a critic of Segun, even at the height of the Yar'adua health conundrum, because I know I would not have done better if in his shoes. As the image maker of the President, I did not expect him to do anything contrary to the interest of his principal. This anybody should have known before taking up such job.

I however agree that he is better off moving on in his career than narrating all those stories again.

Jarus:

Even Dora only made a u-turn when she realized YRD may not survive the ailment. Talk of one being a hypocrite and the other loyal to their principal till end!

Jarus:

I have never been a critic of Segun, even at the height of the Yar'adua health conundrum, because I know I would not have done better if in his shoes. As the image maker of the President, I did not expect him to do anything contrary to the interest of his principal. This anybody should have known before taking up such job.

I however agree that he is better off moving on in his career than narrating all those stories again.

mbulela:

more than that, the reason i refused to answer Jarus question is that he is biased.
He is no longer one of us but rolls with the THISDAY crew.They tell him secrets that mere mortals can't know
They will always accuse us of not seeing the full picture,that there are some finer details that can't be revealed in public.if we knew those details we will acknowledge their courage.
Jarus,like they say in the south;ALL THAT ONE NA WASH WASH!!

Dis Guy:

There's something im not really getting

Is it that as the spokesman for the president, he should have told the public how sick the president is? or tell the public what is happening to Yaradua in Saudi Arabia (doubt he visited him in Saudi arabia) or allowed near him

Was his crime not acting like Dora Akinyuli accusing his wife and family members?

Kobojunkie:

That is not true! She protected him till the end.

Jarus:

Even Dora only made a u-turn when she realized YRD may not survive the ailment. Talk of one being a hypocrite and the other loyal to their principal till end!

ola olabiy:

She didn't.
It seems you're not a keen observer, then.
She knew Yar'Adua would not recover before she jumped ship.

Kobojunkie:

For once be sure to be your research  first. Dora never canned Yar adua. If you had followed what really took place, you would have known that she was pivotal in ensuring the man remained president till his death, by her action during the last days. I even suspect that was part reason why she was retained as a Minister when the then VP was made President.

ola olabiy:

Are you really really really really SURE?

Kobojunkie:

For once be sure to be your research  first. Dora never canned Yar adua. If you had followed what really took place, you would have known that she was pivotal in ensuring the man remained president till his death, by her action during the last days. I even suspect that was part reason why she was retained as a Minister when the then VP was made President.

mbulela:

Jarus,the fact that you would not have done better in his shoes is a bit defeatist but even if we accept that, the crux of the matter presently is his attempt to rewrite history and spin it to his favour.it makes us the public look silly and mkes it look like he is a bearer of some secrets that changes the whole picture.

Kobojunkie:

For once be sure to be your research first. Dora never canned Yar adua. If you had followed what really took place, you would have known that she was pivotal in ensuring the man remained president till his death, by her action during the last days. I even suspect that was part reason why she was retained as a Minister when the then VP was made President.