WHY I WON’T LISTEN TO DOYIN SALAMI

The Nigerian British Chamber of Commerce of which I am a major member has asked us to come and pay to listen to Dr. Doyin Salami — the very brilliant economic expert who advised the Buhari administration — speak on the economy. I don’t know about the rest of you but me, I cannot pay N10,000 to go and listen to a man who advised that kind of government with the disastrous consequences that we are still grappling with. You guys know me very well, I made my position very very clear on the matter to those concerned. I asked very succinctly if dem no see another person apart from this oga and at this time? As expected they came back at me o. Ohhh, you cannot throw away 30 years of work that the man has contributed. He was merely an adviser and they didn’t take his advice and as such you cannot blame him o. My people, it’s this playing to the gallery that is killing us in this country. Even if the NBCC people can’t see it right, even you the Dr, Salami, you cannot say “abeg let me rest this time.” A government that has redefined profligacy? A government whose report card is smeared with the red of crass failure and you are now being paraded as the economic adviser of that same regime and being asked to come and tell us your outlook. Mbok, which outlook can I ask that you didn’t see during your time in the sun? Please, hiding under all that, “I was just an adviser” doesn’t hold any water because I didn’t hear you shout at the time that they were not listening, nor did I see you resign in protest as inflation was bursting the roof and Nigerians were losing their jobs in their millions. Please, you people should leave me because if I come there, the question I will ask you ehnn, you will beat me. Leave us o, let’s cry our cry.