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‘Mr. Goody-Goody, why do you persecute me?’ President Bola Tinubu

Boisterous “Mr.Goody Goody ( not the real name)was on his way to Ghana. But he is fondly identified by his friends as  flamboyant, boastful,  and  likes to jolly jolly where

‘Mr. Goody-Goody, why do you persecute me?’ President Bola Tinubu
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May 3, 2026byThe Nation
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  • By Gboyega Amoboye.

Boisterous "Mr.Goody Goody ( not the real name)was on his way to Ghana. But he is fondly identified by his friends as  flamboyant, boastful,  and  likes to jolly jolly where the ground is soft. To further  unmask the masquerade, Mr. Goody goody once contested the  presidential election but was rigged out by the Independent National Electoral Commission who gave him only one vote to  celebrate his political relevance. 

 Well enough is enough. I no be Candido and nobody can force me to "greet Ijaye man in the front of the house of Basorun Ogunmola". Therefore  I should concentrate on my story.

The time was 11am, April 1, 2026. There was a conflict in the sky between the sun and the cloud. Perhaps the cloud had the upper hand. Rain was threatening. Suddenly a voice rang from the sky saying ;  "Mr. Goody goody , why do you persecute me?'  Mr. Goody goody first ignored the call, believing it could not be true. Only the Lord Jesus had called the repentant terrorist Saul, like  that, and made him,  Paul, the Apostle.

 His car was accelerating at 150kilometres per hour. Yes an inquisitive person would say, 'but  he does not travel to  Ghana by road". But the season has changed.Times are altered .A security conscious politician, irrespective of his band, would know how to dodge enemies who could operate on land, sea and  sky. Again, the call . "Mr. Good goody son of his father,  why do you persecute  me?" At this moment, he answered ; "who are you? " "I'm Bola Tinubu who you persecute. Remember when you were suffering in United States, I gave you five hundred dollars. I did not  tell anyone. You said it yourself. Remember that, according to you,God used me to provide for you in exile .

 But now that I need all hands  on deck and work for my re-election in 2027, you join  "Band D" politicians against me."

He replied, "Your Excellency, I'm on my knees sir. I'm doing it deliberately to  draw your attention that one of your boys is still behind the door. Our elders say "if you keep quiet you're on your own''.

 I've realised that you always call former enemies for "Ilabe". My friend,the stranded Ambassador  used to eat the best meat in the pot of Baba Dubai . With  Baba's pot now empty, you invited him to come and chop from your own pot. You remember last time he.  could not face Oyibo man in a television interview in London. Trust me Your Excellency I could have defeated the Oyibo man with bombastic grammar.

. As if that was not enough sir

you invited another mudslinger, from where he was throwing stones at your glasses. Now you treat him like a repentant terrorist and made him an Ambassador.

At this time , Mr. Goody goody , with his entourage had parked under a tree to listen to the President.

Is that all, President Bola Tinubu interjected? What if I make you my  Ambassador to Iran? 

At this point my wife tapped me, wake up, it's day break.

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