Intellectual Poverty In Nigeria

June 19, 2021June 19, 2021 / Adeola / Leave a comment

Intellectualism is not wholly a function of formal education.

By Adeola Aderounmu

On June 9, 2007 I defined mass poverty on my blog. In my own opinion, that was the first definition of mass poverty anywhere. I wrote the definition for mass poverty by combining the words “mass” and “poverty”. A few years later, I read that Nigeria was the poverty capital of the world. I think that official report coming from a global organization was almost a decade behind. Today, I want to use the stupidities of some Nigerian footballers to explain intellectual poverty.

Kelechi supporting an abuser of human right Yahaya Bello

Have you seen the pictures/images of some famous Nigerian sportsmen with the tyrant of Kogi, one sycophant called Yahaya Bello? Yahaya Bello wants to be president of failed country called Nigeria. Nigeria is devastated by terrorism. In a very loose manner the useless government of Nigeria branded terrorists as bandits, unknown gunmen and all sorts of fancy names for reasons best known to them. In several other articles, twitter posts and Instagram miniblogs, I have motivated why the useless government of Nigeria is the chief sponsor of terrorism in failed and devastated Nigeria.

I fear that even as Nigeria comes to an end, for it will-sooner or later, there will be serious problems in the emerging nations because the people who brought Nigeria down will be fairly distributed among the nations.

About 2.5 months ago, the big head Yahaya Bello arrested 2 young men Anene Victor and Emmanuel Larry. Their offence? They were putting up anti-Buhari posters in Kogi state. It has been 68 days of unlawful detention, under the orders and watch of tyrannic Yahaya Bello.

Now, when a governor or his lobby team approach you for a courtesy image boosting visit, you should now only show interest in the amount of money you are about to make. It is imperative that you also look at the human rights records of the governor. You should look at the workers in the state- are they getting paid? You should also look the pensioners. How is their living condition after retirement? Then you look at the infrastructure and so on. It was in Kogi we saw a bridge collapsed after it was allegedly constructed for millions of tax-payer monies. We have also seen a school located in open space, under a tree! In Kogi State!

Everything is important because as a sportsman or woman, especially one that is based abroad, you know the kind of rights and privileges you enjoy at your base. You have also achieved your successes without the input of the governor materially or economically.

Mikel Obi endorsing a tyrant Yahaya Bello

It is at these points highlighted above that the likes of John Mikel Obi, Kanu Nwankow, Kelechi Iheanacho and one fighter called Usman have shown extreme intellectual deficiencies. These guys are suffering from chronic intellectual poverty. They are good at their sports, but they have malfunctioning cerebral functions.

You may understand how Nigeria became a terrorist country and why things have not worked in Nigeria since 1960. The things that have exceled in failed Nigeria are organized crimes in government and private institutions. Institutionalized corruption has triumphed in failed Nigeria and the climax was the acts of terrorism made spectacular by PDP and APC.

Intellectualism is not wholly a function of formal education. There are a lot of people out there who are intelligent, smart enough to discern good from bad. There are people who use their common sense to achieve intellectualism. The likes of Mikel Obi, Kanu Nwankwo, Usman and Iheanacho are super daft. Even that Usman who blasted “Buhari” in a popular viral video when Buhari massacred young people at Lagos Lekki toll gate came to Nigeria to show his super daftness. He is worse on the scale as he continues to stupidly gallivant from one governor to the other.

Usman who cried in a viral video during #Endsars endorsing a blood-thirsty regime. What a shame!

In the future, Nigeria will be disintegrated for sure. When people like Mikel Obi, Kelechi Iheanacho and Usman are given positions in their respective new nations, you can imagine the stagnation that will characterize their respective roles or allocated functions.

Femi Fani-Kayode, currently most famous political prostitute in Nigeria (Mr. Know all, Mr. here and there) in the mix.

I fear that even as Nigeria comes to an end, for it will-sooner or later, there will be serious problems in the emerging nations because the people who brought Nigeria down will be fairly distributed among the nations. The people who today write a N1 m contract as N100 million will be everywhere. The people who cannot think about the future, the good of all and the prosperity of the unborn generations will be in all the nations. There will be am ugly strife between the good people and the useless, selfish people like these sportsmen who only think of their own well-beings.

Usman playing the role of a political prostitute better than Atiku

Nigeria is today, even as she was several decades ago, at a crossroad. The difference today is the determination and the decisiveness of the freedom fighters. It does not matter how long it takes, the freedom fighters will win, and Nigeria will eventually disintegrate. It will happen in due time.

My hope for the nations that will emerge from the terrorist-stricken Nigeria is that no matter the differences of the citizens, no matter who fought for freedom and who stood aside and watched, that they would allow fair reasoning to prevail. My hope for them is to think more about the future, the unborn generations, and the kind of world they would want to leave behind.

Not many people understand the essence of life. It is to live and let’s live. It is to pursue happiness on a fair plane. It is to transfer wisdom and knowledge of what you are good at, so that in the end, you leave the world a better place than you met it.

With all the focus on the wrong values. With all the focus on money and the lack of appreciation of the transiency of life (no matter how good or bad), humanity lost the focus.

I wish I could tell you more but let’s save the inspiration for other notes.

May you find happiness and may your life spread joy to others.

aderounmu@gmail.com

The Changing Lanes of Mikel and Fabregas

May 3, 2015May 3, 2015 / Adeola / 1 Comment

If John Obi Mikel grows up (in Chelsea) the way I predict, we have found gold-Jose Mourinho, 2006

The Changing Lanes of Mikel and Fabregas

By Adeola Aderounmu

Mikel, Mourinho and Fabregas

Mikel Obi and Cesc Fabregas of Chelsea Football Club can make history together if they become champions of the English Premier League this year 2015. This can happen already on Sunday the 3rd of May if Chelsea defeats Crystal Palace at Stamford Bridge.

Such a feat will cap 2 seasons of reform and planning instituted at Chelsea by the special one Jose Mourinho. The little horse that crawled in 2014 is now grown and running.

In the 34th game of the season played on Wednesday 29th away at Leicester, Mikel Obi came on as a late substitute for Cesc Fabregas. I looked at the two of them and l saw how great football can be.

By great, l mean in the sense of history, purpose, achievements and different perspectives of looking at life.

Fabregas has always been a libero/playmaker since his days as a Spanish national U-17 footballer. His ascendance into the football hall of fame was not an accident. His tutelage in Barcelona and development in Arsenal played remarkable roles in forming him into one of football’s brightest minds.

When Febregas and Matic arrived at Chelsea as Jose Mourinho started his second term at the Bridge, Mikel became an irregular player.

Mikel himself arrived at Chelsea at the age of 19 under controversial circumstances that saw FIFA intervened in the Manchester United and Chelsea fight for a young player whom Mourinho described as gold in 2006.

Mikel’s exemplary humility as a Chelsea player has often been overlooked but his contributions though quiet, are immense. Even this season Mourinho still praise the player he converted from a natural attacking role to a defensive midfielder.

By converting Mikel from an attacking player to a defensive player and then departing Chelsea in the middle of it, many critics still think that Mourinho did not allow Mikel to reach his potentials.

In my opinion Mikel will remain a utility player and that makes him a good player. A good footballer must be versatile and formable. Some players never made it far because they are unable to adjust to situations and the need of the clubs.

Mikel has played more than 300 games for Chelsea and l don’t think he is ever going to complain about the number of games he played since the arrival of Fabregas and Matic.

Rather he had stood up every time he is called upon. He has never pretended to be a Fabregas or a Matic. Like a giant he rises up when called upon and holds his place and style of play on the field.

According to Swedish commentators, when Mikel is introduced by Jose Mourinho, it means that the shop is closed. Mikel’s style of play is very effective in holding possession and when necessary has been a part of the Chelsea’s bus parking mode.

In Chelsea’s shirt Mikel has won many trophies. The greatest of them is Champions League Cup. At the Nigerian national team level-where many critics believe that Mikel hasn’t given his best-his moment came when he led the Nigerian midfield to win the African cup of Nations’ trophy in 2013.

Under Stephen Keshi and with a team that also included Chelsea’s team mate Victor Moses and the sublime Sunday Mba, Mikel’s performance in the midfield in 2013 was the highlight of his time wearing the colours of Nigeria. Against Ivory Coast in the semi-final, he literarily pocketed Yaya Toure to gain command of the field.

In his career, Fabregas has won several individual awards. With Spain he has won the European Championship a couple of times and the World cup in South Africa 2010. the playmaker is however still hunting for a Champions’ League Cup glory.

Both Fabregas and Mikel have come to represent further examples of young players who went on to develop their games (even if it is to varying degrees) and shown that football is a progressive sport.

We will never know what Mikel’s career would have been like as an attacking midfielder. We will make do with hypotheses and theories.

From being very young players, both Fabregas and and Mikel’s paths finally crossed each other at the club level when Fabregas signed for Chelsea and formed part of the entourage that came with the return of Jose Mourinho to Stamford Bridge.

On Sunday the 3rd of May, both players can make history together at Stamford Bridge if they lift the EPL cup together. They have the Crystal Palace hurdle to surmount. Fabregas may be with Matic on the starting line up while Mikel may start from the bench.

Unless I had forgotten Chelsea appeared not to have lost any premier league game at the Bridge under Mourinho. Last season l remembered that they rescued a point against West Brom in the last minute of the game.

If Chelsea fails on Sunday, it won’t matter so much. Picking 2 or 3 points from 3 outstanding games must not be an impossible task for a team that started the season at the top of the table and has kept it calm for 35 weeks.

It is almost improbable and unthinkable that Chelsea will need the favour of another team to defeat Arsenal which is the only team still capable of catching up with Chelsea at the top.

Some questions and issues of pride may arise at the end of the season or remain untouched under pretense. How England allowed his greatest defender to quit the national team under an avoidable situation will remain debatable. John Terry may even get a new contract at Chelsea beyond this season. He may also decide to retire on a high note.

Together with Ivanovic and Cahill, Terry remains the focal point of the gang that has formed the proverbial parked bus in front of Chelsea’s goal line. One Swedish commentator added that it is like the Chelsea defenders are born to block shots!

With active legs like those of Ramires, Matic, Azpilcueta and in form Willian, Chelsea may run home with the title this weekend.

After all the blocking and hopefully some goals that will get Chelsea the victory on Sunday, and when the deeds are done, they may still need Mikel Obi to close the shop for the 2015 season.

If John Obi Mikel grows up (in Chelsea) the way I predict, we have found gold-Jose Mourinho said in 2006.

Has Mikel developed the way Mourinho wanted him to?

No doubt, Fabregas will be there to open the 2016 season. What about the shop closer, the former golden boy of the FIFA 2005 World Youth Champinoship-John Mikel Obi?

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Mikel Obi Was The Best African Footballer Of The Year 2013

January 10, 2014January 10, 2014 / Adeola / 3 Comments

By Adeola Aderounmu

Mikel Obi led Nigeria to glory when Nigeria won the 2013 African Cup iof Nations. Without his experience, input and impact Nigeria may not have won the title.

Chelsea crashed out of the champion league race in 2013 but the team won the UEFA Cup. No one can doubt the inputs Mikel Obi had.

Mikel’s game may be a bit slow but the effects that it carries are enormous for both Chelsea and Nigeria in 2013.

When Nigeria met Ivory Coast at the Nation’s Cup in 2013, the likes of Didier Drogba and Yaya Toure became anonymous in the game. This was due largely to 2 reasons. First Stephen Keshi the Nigerian coach had a game plan that worked fine on the pitch. The second reason is because like i’d always told my friends even for several years now-Mikel Obi is way ahead of Yaya Toure in the game.

It takes the eye of a footballer to know that Mikel Obi is better than Yaya Toure in terms of ball sense and foresight. Yaya’s size has worked well for him but Mikel is a master of this game. When Nigeria met Ivory Coast, this truth was reveal. Mikel shone line a million star and Nigeria defeated Ivory Coast. It was a no contest.

Therefore in 2013 Mikel Obi is the rightful heir to the title of the African footballer of the year.

CAF and BBC AWARDS are among the biggest frauds in football. If you think FIFA awards are a scam, you may be right if you talk to Cristiano Ronaldo in confidential.

The people or coaches who do the voting appear to be drunk on illusion. They use their minds above their heads.

One of the strongest evidence to the fraud called African footballer of the year is that Jay Jay Okocha, who is one of the finest footballer ever to grace the game was never crowned as the African footballer of the year by CAF. There is no greater fraud in football.

Okocha carried BOLTON WANDERERS on his shoulders season after season and kept them in the top flight when he was in the EPL.

Before then he shone at the world cup and went on to play as a world class player at PSG where he taught the likes of Brazilian Ronaldinho some superb dribbling skills and football moves.

Mikel Obi should have won the title through CAF. He did not.

In our heads, in our minds and in our hearts-I speak for millions of Nigerians and the people who played and know football-Mikel Obi was the Best African footballer of the Year 2013. In that year the performance of Mikel was the best for club and country on the continent of Africa.