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Last Updated: Saturday, October 23rd, 2004 HOME | Previous Page NCP calls for Fani-Kayode’s sack benson agwu Piqued by his unguarded utterances on vital national issues, the Special Assistant to President Olusegun Obasanjo on Public Affairs, Mr. Femi Fani-Kayode, has drawn the ire of the National Conscience Party (NCP) which called for his immediate sack. In particular, the NCP is angered by the vituperations  which Fani-Kayode poured on renowned novelist, Professor  Chinua Achebe on the latter’s rejection of the national honours award. National chairman of the party, Dr. Osagie Obayuwana who made the position of the party known said the Special Assistant had reduced matters of public affairs to disgraceful and unprincipled level.  “The  kind of assistance he now renders to the president is such that can lead the country to the abyss”, Obayuwana adding, “Fani-Kayode’s play on words dangerously moves the president further away from the reality members of the Nigerian public face on a day to day basis.” The rejection of the national award by Professor  Achebe, the NCP National Chairman noted, is a development that ought to make any right-thinking government officer sober and engage in deep reflection. According to him, it is a clear message from Professor Achebe to Mr. President to engage in critical self-appraisal in his management of Nigeria’s collective affairs but, “unfortunately, Fani-Kayode’s reaction has the effect  of moving the president away from the path of rectitude, to obstinacy and mindless dogmatism.” The National Conscience Party boss further stated that, “We are alarmed and wonder what logic informed Femi-Kayode’s conclusion that perhaps Professor Achebe is not deserving of being a Nigerian. Obayuwana said that a greater level of decency and commitment to higher ideals was usually expected of the occupier of such a post as Special Assistant to the President on Public Affairs.  He said Fani-Kayode had an infantile play on words under pretext of being   loyal to Mr. President, even where such poses grave risk to the public at large.   Copyright� 2004. All Rights Reserved. Independent Newspapers Limited Block5, Plot 7D, Wempco Road, Ogba, P.M.B. 21777, Ikeja, Lagos State, Nigeria. www.independentng.com e-mail: [email protected] Designed By Powered By DNet.

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