THISDAY

BELLO: A FATHER’S SON

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This one really does not come at you with so much depth. He fires from the hips without as much as a thought before the words come out. I have read some of his posts on X and have marvelled at such outrageous thoughts, wondering from what kind of fecund mind these words were coming out.

Shockingly, I have just found out that he is an “honourable” member of the House of Representa­tives. Ohhh my God, this one, that is so one-minded? He is so shallow in thought and almost an extremist with an avowed dislike – I don’t want to use the word hatred just yetfor a full section of the country. Then I stumbled on an interview he granted Seun Akinbaloye on that one’s podcast and opened my mouth in amazement at such profanity. Eyes blazing in an almost malnourish­ed face, words spewing out with venom and gesticulat­ing like one with arthritis, he tried very hard to destroy the fabric that holds us together as a nation.

People like this should be treated the way they treat Nazi war criminals. They should not be given the platform to spread their bile. They should be limited in their exposure to the public because they can cause insurrecti­on. Why all the hate especially for one that has been so entitled and privileged? What would he now want the rest of us who have seen the worst of Nigeria to do? He has seen and tasted the very best that Nigeria can offer and yet he is still this hateful? After watching the full interview in disgust, I concluded that this was a health case, sadly being left alone to roam in the hallowed chambers of the federal legislatur­e.

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