My sentiments exactly Mensah.  Can we move on please.  Nigeria
this, Aggo that, enough already!

-akosua-


With all due respect to the elders, I implore us to move on. Apologies have
been offered and accepted for disdainful remarks.

Should Aggo be made to apologize for a BBC commentary he posted on the net?
sure, if his INTENT was to villify NIGERIA. Do we know that for sure? He has
been accused of subjective selection. Do we know that? Can anyone prove
this?

This hashing and rehashing of this subject couched in symbolism or stated
rather blatantly is not helping the healing process.

Lessons in free speech with a taint of sensitivity have been learnt. I hope
we will resolve to see ourselves more as Africans besides our rich and proud
nationalities.

Thanks.
mensah.


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ben Weller [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Wednesday, February 24, 1999 11:02 PM
> To:   [log in to unmask]
> Subject:      Questions for my chief
>
> Chief Iyi Eweka is in an enviable position; he is not only an elder
> statesman, he is also the president of the Nigerian Association of
> Madison;
> thus when he speaks, people listen.  The meticulous way he has meandered
> between the warring parties to maintain stability and peace has been
> exemplary.
>
> At the risk of annoying those who think we have beaten this horse for too
> long, let me crave their indulgence to bring fun and laughter into this
> palaver; it is not intended to trivialize the gravity of the damage,
> however.  The tension in the air has not been good for our community and
> together, we must see to it that the call by the chief to hang heads and
> come up with a solution is in order.
>
> Chief Iye Eweka and I have disagreed on many issues, including this one as
> some of the jabs in our respective postings could tell, yet we do so with
> respect for
> each other.  I for one respect his wisdom and person because my wife
> happens to have a diluted Nigerian blood, and God knows that Chief Eweka
> and
> the Nigerians would like to claim her as their own. Not knowing the
> outcome
> of the war that would ensue over this, I would want to keep my powder dry;
> this time at least.
>
> Be that as it may, I have a few questions for the chief:
>
> (1) Does he think that Aggo is guilty of posting the article on the net,
> and
> that by doing so, he was fully aware that the contents of the article
> would
> cause injury to those
> concerned (Nigerians)?
>
> (2) If this is the case, is the chief prepared to say that there was
> malice
> aforethought and  thus intent/motive in Aggo's act?
>
> (3) If the above are true, to what extent is the principle of "innocence
> before proven guilty" adhered to in this case,  and if I might add, what
> ever happened to the Miranda rule?
>
> If the chief wants to eat a goat, he has to established his case beyond a
> reasonable
> doubt.  I will whisper in his ear as to where I think Aggo is guilty.
> When
> we agree that Aggo is guilty, we will impose a hefty fine of a (male) goat
> with its "balls" fully developed, a bottle of Gordin's Gin, and bottle of
> Brandy.
>
> The need if ripe for a dialogue and we must start hanging of heads soon to
> settle this small palaver.
>
> Good night my chief.
>
> Ben