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                                                                      Adaobi Rita Uchegbu

This is matters arising from Adaobi Kate Uchegbu’s attempt to tarnish the image of the Femi Fani-Kayode in a documentary uploaded on YouTube recently. Adaobi is an All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain who is a part of their communication experts, whereas Femi Fani-kayode is the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) spokesman for the 2015 campaign.

When we watched this documentary we wondered if she did not know it seemed too obvious she was out to do a job. What we do not known however is whether she knew that while she attempted to point one finger at Fani-Kayode that she ended up with three pointed at herself.

Recall that yesterday we promised an analysis of the documentary she allegedly produced with the help of Sahara Reporters agents. What we did here is to give you a verbatim quote from the documentary transcript she made, make comments where necessary, as well as ask a lot of questions.

Please relax and read on….

Adaobi Uchegbu: I was one of the ladies Chief Fani-Kayode spoke about in 2013 August, when he spoke about 3 Igbo women he allegedly had intimacy with… as at that time I did not feel a need to respond to him because I knew it was drugs talking.

Our comment: the fact is that in 2013, Adaobi actually responded by exonerating Fani-Kayode of tribalism allegation. (It was the tribalism allegation that prompted Fani-Kayode to say he was intimate with three Igbo ladies and thus could not have harboured tribal sentiments). Adaobi went on to say in 2013 that she will always defend Fani-Kayode. But that she was too busy with political activity in Anambra then to deny, defend, accept, or discuss the other issue of having intimacy with him.

Questions for Adaobi: why did you not tell us that it was “drugs talking” then in August 2013? Why did you have to wait 17 months after to tell us it was “drugs” and not Fani-Kayode that talked?

                                                          Femi Fani-Kayode

Adaobi: the reason why I am speaking now is because Fani-Kayode has turned himself into the enemy of the Nigerian State. The Fani-Kayode that I know is a man of unstable character. This is a man I know as my boss from 2002 – 2006. The Fani-Kayode that I know is a very serious and serial paedophile. He has no scruples sleeping with a woman of 15, 16, 17. When we were working as SA (Special Assistant) to Obasanjo, he would always go to Sheraton (hotel) at night to carry all these girls that wear Hausa dresses. He always picked the ones of very young age.

Read Adaobi’s Response to Fani-Kayode in 2013: “I met Chief Fani-kayode at a PDP presidential rally at Eagle's Square in 2003. And when Chief Fani-kayode became the Special Assistant to the president on Public Affairs, I became one of his many aides. I will not deny the fact that it was in Chief Fani-Kayode's office that I had my first experience in politics. It was in Chief Fani-Kayode's office that I learnt the gift of eloquence and public writing. I learnt from Chief Fani-Kayode the virtue of being loyal to your boss. And most of all I learnt the ability to be determined and show love to my country Nigeria.”

Our comment: what has changed since Adaobi made this comment? Is it just because Fani-Kayode went back to his party the PDP and Adaobi joined the APC? How come Adaobi has suddenly remembered (or is it conjured?) that Fani-Kayode was involved with under-aged prostitutes after defending him so strongly? Someone had mischievously suggested to us that Adaobi may be sulking that Fani-Kayode may no longer favour a certain overaged or aging prostitute.

We are sincerely shocked to even hear that a “15, 16, 17” year old could go to Sheraton to hawk herself. We are wont to say that age does not convey virtue or innocence on anyone. The Bible similarly says in Wisdom 4:7 that the “length of day is not what makes age honourable, nor number of years the true measure of life…untarnished life, this is ripe old age.”

However, the important question for Adaobi is: if you know all these to be true since 2002 – 2006 why did you keep quiet? If you know all these to be true why did you choose to defend him rather than expose him at the auspicious time he said he had intimate relationship with you? What has changed? What is the change? Is this the change?

Adaobi: Fani-Kayode is a man who must smoke weed and a quantity of cocaine. When I talk about it he said this is what keeps him sane. He’s a man I know that has a long track record of domestic violence. He has no scruples in hitting a woman. He has hit me before. He has hit many numbers of girls whom I have seen him with.

Our comment: Adaobi should think through what she said. Your boss was doing drugs in your presence, and the only thing you could do was to ask him “why”, after that you were okay with his reason. Is this what you want us to believe Adaobi? That same boss you say beats you up and you were okay with for 4 years you worked with him? You neither called the cops nor spoke to a lawyer? And you say you are a “prominent Igbo woman”? Someone who watched your documentary remarked to us that you probably take the Nigeria public as stupid. You said in the documentary that Fani-Kayode on “more than one occasion slaps me here and there.” And you did nothing “prominent Igbo woman”? We verily suspect that Adaobi might either be dishonest, mischievous, or both!

Adaobi then went on to make so many creative allegations against Fani-Kayode. She says he was so protective of his daughters to the extent that she suspects incest. What else would a political jobber not say to tarnish an image? Adaobi then seems to go on to open the doors for all manner of eventualities. She says that Fani-kayode had threatened that any time she exposes any of these “he was gonna get me or any member of my family.” So if any of her enemies or Fani-Kayode’s opponents latches on this to “get” her it can be hung on Fani-Kayode’s shoulders she expects?

If you read our earlier rejoinder to Adaobi’s 2013 response to Fani-Kayode, her new propaganda documentary did nothing to alleviate our opinion that she is rather a dimwit. And this sheds light on the character of the APC propaganda machine. The APC propaganda machine seems to be making the mistake of hurrying to “retaliate” or “catch up” to the documentary on Pa Buhari and Pa Tinubu - the two icons of the gerontocratic political party.

We do not however see any problem with APC coming up with their own documentary as we see healthy debates as enhancing our democracy. We however think that every debate should dwell on issues and policies that will enhance the common good. Personality slurs of the nature Adaobi embarked on is rather the stuff of puerile politics.

She did not even bother to show a single evidence of her claims. We seriously wonder how her parents, siblings and other relatives would bat their eyelids while they watched her smear documentary video.

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 An excerpt of Femi Fani-Kayode’s response to being accused of tribalism in 2013:

“I was not a tribalist when I had a long-standing and intimate relationship with Miss Adaobi Uchegbu, another Igbo lady, who was exceptionally close to me and who is now at the National Headquarters of the ruling PDP.”

-         Femi Fani-Kayode

                                                    Hon. Adaobi Kate Uchegbu

Adaobi Uchegbu's Response to Femi Fani-Kayode in 2013:

I had just finished a meeting in awka, Anambra State, about our just concluded ward delegate congress when my co-ordinator called me. He told me about the article chief fanikayode wrote. Chief Fani-kayode had written that he was not tribalistic, and then he went ahead to list a number of prominent women, (my name included), as women of Igbo extraction who he had been closely related with.

I met Chief Fani-kayode at a PDP presidential rally at Eagle's Square in 2003. And when Chief Fani-kayode became the Special Assistant to the president on Public Affairs, I became one of his many aides. I will not deny the fact that it was in Chief Fani-Kayode's office that I had my first experience in politics. It was in Chief Fani-Kayode's office that I learnt the gift of eloquence and public writing. I learnt from Chief Fani-Kayode the virtue of being loyal to your boss. And most of all I learnt the ability to be determined and show love to my country Nigeria.

Armed with some political experience, I immersed myself in the politics of my state Anambra and I contested in (sic) Anambra State House of Assembly in 2011, and thereafter I also submitted my humble self for the position of the PDP national woman leader last year. A few of my supporters have told me to condemn in the strongest terms the said article. But I will not do that.

I would rather concentrate on my political activities. Chief Fani-Kayode is one of the few de-tribalised Nigerian that I know of. Chief Fani-Kayode was a former brilliant and hardworking PDP chieftain. And I will always respect that fact. Thank you for your patience in reading this.

From chief (honourable) Adaobi Kate Uchegbu.

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Before you react I would point out a few things. One is that Chief Ms Adaobi Uchegbu made this response in 2003 when Femi Fani-Kayode (FFK) denied being tribalistic and listed three Igbo women he claimed to have had intimate relationship with to support himself. What I do not really understand is why this Ms Adaobi Uchegbu bothered to even respond to (FFK).

At best she seemed to be happy that she was listed among “prominent…women of Igbo extraction who he (FFK) had been closely related with.” It seemed she looked at it that FFK rather did her a favour at a time she contested for Anambra House of Assembly seat. It seemed she appropriated it for herself as a name-dropping of sorts.

One would seriously wonder what kind of a woman she is. She made it seem she came out to deny the allegation, or even threaten lawsuit. She ended up doing none of this. In fact, her response was a strong defence of Chief Femi Fani-Kayode (FFK). She defended him of tribalism allegation but did not deny having “intimate relationship” with FFK. She even bothered to tell us that “a few of my supporters have told me to condemn in the strongest terms the said article.” Her response was “I will not do that!” Her reason was much more curious than the entire quality signified by the shape of her head (apologies Thomas Hardy). She said she would not respond because “I would rather concentrate on my political activities.” Meaning? Meaningless!

In conclusion, and in fairness to her, Chief Ms Adaobi Uchegbu, from the construction of her response sounds more dim-witted than her egoistic attempt to construct herself as a ‘prominent woman’. She purred at FFK, and graciously so. She will also grow to understand that there is a gaping divide between a ‘prominent woman’ and a ‘preeminent’ one. Her response started with what would have been a promise if it had not ended with an acquiescent whimper.

We will soon come up with an analytic report of her recent Sahara Reporters-managed documentary propaganda campaign against FFK!

STAY TUNED!!!

September SMC News Roundup 2

Nigeria’s Centenary Conference (See Full Pictures)

Those who missed out on the opening ceremonies on the 19^th August may not again have the opportunity to relive an ultra-cultural performance by a dance troupe. 

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Dr. Ngozi Okpara and the Catering Unit look on

Rashidat, Ijeoma, Mr Adeoti and others

Their energetic pan-Nigeria dance steps, pomp and glitz moved the audience to gasp at some of their dangerous moves, smile at funny ones, and cheer at every merry performance. Thus was the opening ceremony of the conference that lasted from 19 to 21 August, 2014, at the School of Media and Communication (SMC), Pan Atlantic University (PAU), Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria.

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Olusegun Afolami, Fashion Designer

Prof JT Tsaaior, convener

Joy Ananaba, Fashion designer

l-r: Tunde Onikoyi, Chukwudi Chikwendu (cc), Patricia Edemadide and a participant

Isaac Moses of Goge Africa

Dr Ikechukwu Obiaya

ceecee Chikwendu

Sound Sultan

Dr Austin Nweze, former Ebonyi gubernatorial aspirant

Bayero Agabi of AIT Infotech Network and Shina Badaru of Technology Times

Keynote speaker, Remy Oriaku and his son Master Oriaku

Bayero Agabi

Dr Pius Onabhayedo chairing a plenary session

As at this time, nobody may have recalled that in the 1470s, the pioneer Portuguese explorers arrived off the coast of modern day Nigeria, in Calabar, to precipitate the beginning of exploitative trade that exchanged spirits, cloth, hardware, guns, and gunpowder for slaves along the West African coast.

However, as this is a celebration of Nigeria’s centenary, on the 20^th of August, the Vice Chancellor of the PAU, Prof Juan Elegido, represented by the Acting Dean, School of Media and Communication, Dr. Mike Okolo declared the conference open, after a soulful rendition of the National Anthem.

The Acting Dean having gunned the engine on, and established a protocol of eminent and preeminent Nigerians present and absent, the convener, Prof JT Tsaaior engaged the first gear with an opening remark which pointed us down to the year of an enforced amalgamation, a colonial rule, the nationalists’ struggle, the Independence, and the post-colonial state in which we now live. 

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He of course pointed out that this is the third year of the annual conference, with this year’s taking on the significance of the year of Nigeria’s centenary. He was thankful to Zenith Bank who bought into the vision of the conference and agreed to sponsor it. The Zenith Bank’s commitment is not just for this year’s alone, but for a long time to come. 

Angel Alilonu, Pan-Atlantic University Librarian and ceecee Chikwendu walking in on the Day 2

   

Segun Afolami and Patricia Edemadide

Chukwudi Chikwendu, Temitope Falade, Internet solution specialist and Seun of SMC studio on the Day 2

Rita of Smooth FM and Emem Akpabio, a researcher

GOGE Africa crooners flank Angel Alilonu of PAU

And then Prof Tsaaior listed the women whose organizational skills took care of the big, small and tiny details of the conference. They are: Angel Alilonu, Vivian Adeoti, Tope Falade and Patricia Edemadide.

After the pleasantries of the opening remarks, when Dr. Remy Oriaku began his keynote address, what he did not bring in gesticulation and spectacle, he overshadowed with an amazing folkloric narrative style in his review of autobiographies of some foremost nationalists – Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe, Obafemi Awolowo, Ahmadu Bello, Anthony Enahoro and Mbonu Ojike – My Odyssey, Awo, My Life, Fugitive Offender: the Story of a Political Prisoner, and My Africa respectively.

God'spower Utawure of PAU flanked by participants

Prof Tsaaior and Mrs Oridota of PAU

Dr. Oriaku’s summation has it that the autobiographies of these foremost individuals are primarily like any autobiography that is an ego trip and self-glorification massage effort, designed to place the protagonist on a grand stand over high-profile contemporaries, not to talk of other mortals. But what was outstanding about these early nationalists was their mutual suspicion, if not hatred of each other, and their ethnic jingoism was barely masked by the common struggle for independence. 

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Cross section of participants

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Nneka Moses of Goge Africa giving talks

Dr Silk Ogbu and Dr Isah Momoh on the front row

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Dr Silk Ogbu

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Master Oriaku

For a 3 day conference, its magnitude was divided into 8 plenary sessions. The innovative nature meant that not all the plenaries are out-and-out scholarly sessions for academics and researchers alone. To kick off the first session, Prof Tsaaior spoke about the journey to nationhood as one watered by “blood, sweat and semen” of its people.

Example of “blood” nationalism was that of Zimbabwe, while Nigeria was that of “sweat”, though it was to later shed blood of millions of her people in an avoidable civil war. “Semen” nationalism would of course go to all nations who procreated.

Other who presented papers included Tunde Onikoyi, Olajide Olagumju, Richard Ikiebe, Dr. Ngozi Okpara, Emem Akpabio, Dr. Austin Nweze, Dr. Isah Momoh, Nwachukwu Egbunike, Victor Eze, Dr. Silk Ogbu, and Tony Onwumah of CBAAC.

There were sessions by professionals in sports, information and communication technology, politics, fashion, and media. In sports are leading voices such as Nkechi Obi, Toyin Ibitoye, Dele Odugbemi, and Nnamdi Obanya. In the fashion and creative art are Olusegun Afolami, Joy Ananaba, Adebimpe Adebambo. There were also Isaac and Nneka Moses of Goge Africa, Pelu Awofeso of Waka About/Homestead Production, and Segun Oke of Unity Bank. 

Dr Ngozi Okpara and Nneka Moses of Goge Africa

There was also a session on new media penetration chaired by Dr. Pius Onabhayedo were Shina Badaru of Technology Times and Bayero Agabi of AIT Infotech Network participated. For the media and political governance Derinola Kappo and Ogbuagu Robert Anikwe join in the discussion.

Dr Martha and Nneka

Mary-Jane and Goge Africa

What is obvious from the immediate words of the convener was that the conference is not just a talk-talk show. Prof Tsaaior spoke about the next stage where presented papers are collated and published. 

ceecee Chikwendu and Sound Sultan

Cross section of participants

Cross section of participants

Dr Isah Momoh gives lecture

A major spinoff of the discussion on sports is even more massive as it set agenda for the next generation programme. The solemn proclamation of the convener is that the SMC would start a programme on Sports Communication to equip professionals with the business, communicative and media skills to take our sports to the level it would see beyond its nose.

The 3 day conference provided an opportunity for greenhorns to be christened, and for the more experienced persons to deepen their research skills, professional competence and knowledge base. For every good thing like the conference, one would gladly say: ‘I want some more’.