Comedian, Ali Baba has given a swift
reaction to the ugly treatment given to the
Dream Team VI on their way to Rio for
Olympics men football tournament.
It’s no longer news that the government did
not show interest in the footballers, as they
were almost forgotten in Atlanta, US on their
way to Rio.
However, the interest of Nigerian
government grew when the players made
their way to semi-finals.
Ali Baba, like other concerned Nigerians
poured out his mind.
“Nigeria is a finished goods country. a
country that is only interested in the end
products does not invest in the process. thats
Nigeria. we like chocolate. but to convert
cocoa to chocolate is rocket science. we have
over 200m cars. thats a car multiplied by 4
tyres minimum. He said
“we like to go to countries that have beach-
sides and waterfronts… yet we have acres of
coastlines. no tourism policy to harness the
sector. we have stadium scattered across the
country in all states of decay &
abandonment, or at best underutilized. yet
we want to win olympic gold”.
“Nigeria is bursting at its seams with raw &
developed creative talents, that needs no
support from govt. yet ordinary piracy laws,
we no get. we know the sports that can
bring us several medals, boxing, swimming,
long jump, weightlifting… who polo and golf
don hep for Nigeria? go see the spaces
reserved for polo and golf in Nigeria. how
many medals have these sports brought us?
yet we dont see how that kills sports”.
“Nigeria used to have the mobil opens and
other keenly contested sports meet. that was
when we had the best crop of athletes, now
nothing. we have a country that wants to see
athletes & footballers making it on their
own, before calling them to come for
national duty. na today? most of these
footballers hustle their way into Europe &
begin to make waves. then that finished
product mentality kicks in. national call”.
“then when we decide to appoint sports
administrators, we appoint them based on
the political affiliations. sport ministers wey
know nadaaaa”.
“i have seen ijaw boys do breast strokes
faster than olympic & world records, but
who is harnessing it? the boys are best used
as party thugs. most of the people who
refused to see the value in stand up comedy
back in 1987, are in government. it took
obasanjo to bring it to fore”.
“what is the tourism attraction in dubai?
camels, sand, road infrastructure,
architecture, beach & water tourism… and
why cant we have them. policies! policies!!
policies!!! we dont need their roles. just the
rules. let others key into it. no one needs
govt funding. just enabling environment.
make the laws. enforce them. punish law
breakers. provide security.”
“Did nigerian govt grow nollywood? did
nigerian govt make psquare, davido,
tubaba? what of the comedy sector? just
create policies. lobatan.” .
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