IF YOU HAVE THIS CHARLATAN IN YOUR CAMP, PREPARE TO FAIL!
Journalists the world over have never enjoyed being called agent provocateurs, as that has never been part of their calling. They could be everything combined, but certainly not one that destroys.
Journalism, by all means, has standards; a million of its practitioners can not circumvent. Charlatans have never had anything to do with the profession over the years. No wonder, they are called quacks, who should not be allowed to practice.
Fair enough, the business of journalism can be tempting to be ignored, but dangerous to be used for a purpose other than what it should be: Educate society rightly, without being influenced for pecuniary reasons.
In the last few years, sadly, the person in question has been an apologist of different political parties while engaging in his trade. It is a Nigerian malaise; not many have been healed of, to think that belonging to a political party while working as a journalist is a license at hand to freely attack personalities.
It is dangerous to have just an idea and always think that only yours is superior. How deplorable can such a one be? This charlatan falls squarely into this category, and for this reason, he’s the most to be pitied.
It is little wonder, he struts around with an air of superior importance as if he is the master of the art. He may have impressed his masters so much that they are behaving similarly, but, who is it living today that does not have reason to doubt his antics?
If not, pray, say, what is the difference between a goalkeeper who prefers to fly into a gravel-infested part of the field expecting his supporters to clap for his heroics? They have since found a lapdog with unpropitious acumen attached by his masters to attack Dr. Nentawe Yilwatda Goshwe at every turn.
We shall not condescend so low as he and those who have bequeathed that spirit to him have elected to, for if that is done, it is possible to fall into the same trap they have set. We are a lot wiser chasing only the buy-in of the people of Plateau State, to dwell so much on his person is to ascribe some modicum of importance.
We have often heard the same character say that he can not support Dr. Nentawe Yilwatda for ‘planning to remove food from his mouth. That has been Nentawe’s sin, and it couldn’t be atoned for as far as the character is concerned. How lonely and despicable can such a character be in this trade?
Put simply, he alleges that the APC gubernatorial candidate had told a gathering of newspaper Correspondents in Plateau and others at a one-day symposium two years ago, that if he became the governor, he may not support the print media, rather, he would prefer he gave attention only to online publications.
While we do not hold any brief for him, being the ICT expert that Nentawe is, it is laughable to imagine that he could do that if he became the governor and the charlatan knows that it would be near impossible to ride on that dream if Nentawe wanted it so.
While it became apparent, and he is aware, that Nentawe had since become a household name. Was it not the reason he hurriedly went to his house in August 2022 to pledge his allegiance? And he was at the forefront of those who widely circulated his visit.
Let’s face it, if he became a nuisance as soon as he visited Nentawe’s residence to pledge his allegiance, we kept records of what he told the gubernatorial candidate of APC in Plateau. Pray, say, what must have transpired within a short period that he now sees Nentawe as an enemy of the people who love and would like to vote for him for what he represents.
A cursory introspection can only reveal nothing but a naked hatred for what is good. If he is that good to the point that he thinks his business may be truncated by Dr. Nentawe Yilwatda’s entrance into Government House, Rayfield, Jos, he does so by revealing the shallow depth of his business acumen.
In a world that is ruled by ideas, is there any governor who can stop the growth of a genuine idea in this century? We know and rightly so that, one can effectively sell what he has if his capacity is not limited. If anyone has an idea waiting only on the government to survive, you need to go back to the drawing board and rejig them.
Government, I dare say does not have all the ideas to run any state. It depends always on the contributions of other individuals to add value in governance, economy, media, and several other areas. So what is this fuse that Nentawe has ‘promised’ he would send him out of business? We are at a loss.
How poor can he be? If a journalist is bereft of ideas to navigate the murky waters of business, it is possible to describe the malfunction of a mic as a sign of rejection. It is indeed possible to tell the world what Dr. Nentawe Yilwatda Goshwe is not because he finds him irresistible to attack.
Let us state for his all his ilk who may find what the charlatan likes engaging in that: ‘Mediocre journalism feeds on superstition and nurtures primitivity!’
If he is not wiser by the number of counsel he has repeatedly received since he derailed by taking the unpopular course, perhaps, he needs a free lesson: Journalism is not madness. If he takes liberty in haranguing personalities; he and his masters will be surprised by what lies ahead of them: Just disapprobation!
He has been advised accordingly! They say, a stitch in time, saves nine.
Signed :
Dauda Allahmagani
For: Plateau Youth United Against Personality Attacks (PLAYAPA)
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