Dele Farotimi: Chief Afe Babalola has done no wrong

I am so disappointed by how people who should speak up for Aare Afe Babalola left him to be publicly denigrated, insulted and desecrated by Obidients because they are afraid of being bullied. Chief Babalola has done no wrong. I am proud that such a man is a Nigerian. Nobody should be allowed to sully his hard earned reputation without evidence and then unleash their media power to cower him.

No amount of cyberbullying will make me keep silent about my solidarity with him and all that he stands for. If you know that Chief Babalola ought not to be disrespected as has been done to him and refuse to speak up for him for fear of the horde of rudapests, then you are certainly not an Omoluabi.

And don’t worry. Your turn is coming. These people do not support what is right. They support what is trending. And the day that it becomes trendy to destroy your own hard-earned reputation without evidence, they will jump on the bandwagon and savage your legacy.

Is it not insult? It is their native language. Still, say the truth. Eebu o kin pa eyan!

By Reno Omokri

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