“The jaws of power are always open to devour, and her arms are always stretched out, if possible, to destroy the freedom of thinking, speaking and writing The Nigerian media, print, electronic, main line and online, except the traitors in the industry, is under attack now as never before since the late General Sani Abacha. Now, as then, those whose principles have not been compromised by being now closer to the corridors of power must close ranks and wage this war against freedom to the end.
But, 1987 was also a landmark year for Nigeria. Structural Adjustment Programme, SAP, was launched by President Babangida – after some organised public debate. I was fully in support of the principles underlying SAP. The fact that SAP failed to deliver all its promises cannot be attributed to any inherent defect in the idea; just as nobody can blame Christianity and Islam for all the horrors in the world today.
Fast forward to my fourth trip to detention under Abacha which might have been my last trip on earth in 1998; but for the assistance of friends at the United States Information Service. I was ushered into “the room just vacated by Chief Gani Fawehinmi who went home, but you are not going home.
Obasanjo, as military Head of State, had a sign placed on the front gate of Obasanjo Farms at Sango-Ota, Ogun State reading: DOGS AND JOURNALISTS KEEP OUT. He considered it funny. But, when he was charged with treason and sentenced to death by the firing squad by Abacha, it was the media, hitherto treated with contempt, which saved his miserable life. I wrote an article arguing strongly that the man who had no respect for media could not possibly commit the crime.
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