Jane Chima

WHEN ALL HOPE SEEEMS LOST AND MY FAITH IS MISSING ALL IS I SEE IS THAT TINY RAY OF HOPE THAT TELLS ME IT WILL BE OKAY, OKAY WHEN ALL MY TROUBLES SEEM TO OVERWHELM ME AND TEMPTATIONS WANT TO OVERTHROW ME THEN I LOOK UP, AND I SEE A BETTER TOMMORROW AND ALL MY WORRIES MELT AWAY, AWAY. IT WILL BE OKAY TROUBLES ARE MADE TO MELT AWAY THERE’S NO WAY THEY’LL STAY DON’T LET THEM MAKE YOU SWAY FOR YOU’LL LOOSE YOUR WAY

Hiya peeps, been a looong time we don yarn. How una dey? I had to put this article on my blog not because its a juicy topic but because of the writer. Ever since i met Nwilo Bura-Bari Vincent on Facebook a few years ago, I have respected him and his work.his talent has been an inspiration and has always helped me to do better. I remember writing notes on Facebook and waiting for him to comment knowing that if he did, then i did really good. Few weeks ago, Nwilo wrote on Olorisupergirl.com about D'banj. He hit the nail on the head so hard, i felt i should put it on my blog. so with his permission, i bring you: An Open Letter to D'banj by @saintvinny. Enjoy. Jenny. Dear Oyebanjo, Dapo Daniel AKA D' Banj, I am seated at a local restaurant here at the university town of Nsukka, in Enugu State, Nigeria, drinking a bottle of Fayrouz and listening to the sound of the generator, which is the only source of electricity around here. I have watched your lat...

Below is what Dr. Reuben Abati wrote yesterday criticising those(former government employees) asking for accountability from the current government. Note that this article was written yesterday in his power as a Special assistant t the president. Jenny. A Loosely bound group of yesterday’s men and women seems to be on the offensive against the Jonathan administration. They pick issues with virtually every effort of the administration, pretending to do so in the public interest; positing that they alone, know it all.  Arrogantly, they claim to be better and smarter than everyone else in the current government. They are ever so censorious, contrarian and supercilious. They have no original claim to their pretensions other than they were privileged to have been in the corridors of power once upon a time in their lives. They obviously got so engrossed with their own sense of importance they began to imagine themselves indispensable to Nigeria. It is dangerous to have such a...

The article below was written by Reuben Abati in May 2010 when he was still a Guardian editor. Jenny. "IT is very easy in a Presidential position in Nigeria, nay Africa, to get carried away with the ceremonies of office, to be largely overwhelmed by the fawning attention of sycophants and opportunists, and as the intensity of this increases, the man of power begins to imagine himself a superman, and he soon forgets his primary assignment and begins to enjoy the office for its own sake and what it can bring. It is both a practical and psychological pitfall, the drama of which has been played out all too often in many African states, to the great discomfort and disadvantage of the people. It looks like President Goodluck Jonathan is beginning to fall into that pit. He needs to watch his steps. During the inauguration of a new Federal cabinet in March, Acting President Goodluck Jonathan as he then was, seemed to have demonstrated an awareness of this same pitfall when he promi...

Weeks ago, I came accross a column written by one of my mentors, Professor Ayo Olukotun, and I thought I'd share especially with all that's going on in today's politics. Enjoy. Jenny. “The reading habits of politicians matter because in what they choose to read will be found what they think and what they will do” – YARN MARTELL (CANADIAN NOVELIST) As the opening quote sourced from award winning Canadian novelist Yarn Martell suggests what politicians, presidents especially read or fail to read are of profound importance to gauging the quality of their minds, worldview, imaginative depth and what decisions they are likely to take. In 2011, candidate Jonathan appeared to grasp the importance of the reading culture of leaders when he launched “a bring back the book” campaign featuring a carnival and presentation of his book entitled “My friends and I”. The book was reviewed by Dr. Reuben Abati; Special Adviser to the President on media. Ennobling as that campaign w...