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The Missed Opportunity Of Ogoni.... by ElCapone(m): 6:08am On Jun 03, 2016 |
SYMBOLISM OF PRESIDENTIAL VISITS AND THE
MISSED OPPORTUNITY OF OGONI...
In November 1977, Egyptian Leader, Anwar Sadaat
did the 'unthinkable' by setting foot on Israeli soil,
becoming the first Arab leader in history to do so.
This was merely four years after a bloody October
1973 war between both nations, being the latest in
a series of bloody conflicts dating back since
1948.
Sadaat addressed the Israeli parliament and made
it categorically clear that he had come to pursue
the path of peace. This was a cheering news to the
Israeli government, not because it was militarily
inferior, far from it, but Egypt represented the
biggest military threat to Israel, and any
opportunity for a peaceful tête-a-tete with an
'Enemy' was a welcome development especially if
the initiative was from that enemy.
The Israelis played ball and after a few years of
gruelling 'give and take' negotiations, Egypt and
Israel signed a peace treaty that would end the
vicious cycle of wars and destruction between
them.
Sadat's historic visit was an unparalleled symbol
of commitment that set the ball rolling for direct
negotiations between two 'sworn enemies'.
...............
Yesterday the President's scheduled trip to Ogoni
land where he was supposed to launch the
implementation of the UNEP clean up of Ogoni was
cancelled for God knows what reason. In the face
of no cogent reason from the presidency, many
believe-and you can't blame anyone-it was due to
the threats made by militants earlier on.
This may not be the case, of course. But actions,
or in this case, inactions that create the impression
that the President and C in C could be prevented
from visiting anywhere due to 'security threats' do
not augur well both for the image of the
presidency and the confidence of citizens in that
esteemed office.
The President in a democratic setting like ours, is
the most important figure. The essence and
symbol of his physical presence in any historic
event-for that was what it was-can never be
underestimated.
The Vice President is not the same as the
President. Neither is the 'FG'.
Whatever justification anyone presents, one thing is
certain: this was one big, fat missed opportunity! |
Re: The Missed Opportunity Of Ogoni.... by HopeAtHand: 6:32am On Jun 03, 2016 |
Blame the Ijaws who threatened to kill the President. Shame on the security agencies who made the President cancel his visit. |
Re: The Missed Opportunity Of Ogoni.... by ChappyChase: 6:56am On Jun 03, 2016 |
HopeAtHand:You think say those devils dey joke when they made that threat? By the way, bubu is a 'fearless' coward! 1 Like |
Re: The Missed Opportunity Of Ogoni.... by overall90: 7:09am On Jun 03, 2016 |
ChappyChase: it is actually a joke.any discerning mind knows that they can't touch the president. not on Niger delta soil. moreover they ve made it clear that they are not after taking human lives.they have even come out to refute the claim that they attacked a house boat and murdered soldiers. 1 Like |
Re: The Missed Opportunity Of Ogoni.... by Histrings08(m): 7:34am On Jun 03, 2016 |
When you're a president, u don't go against d recommendations of ur cso... In fact tz in d constitution that whenever there's imminent threat to d live of d president , d cso should do whatever is necessary |
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