MC Oluomo is the one trending online now. Oun l’omo tiwon soro e lowolowo. Owo meji l’oke f’enikan. O ya gbefun.
Give it to MC Oluomo. He is excelling in his profession and envied by many.
He has children studying abroad, houses in upscale neighborhoods in Nigeria and America, beautiful women as wives, hobnob with creme-de-la-creme, a popular socialite and all that.
Visit the hospital where he is obtaining treatment, you will see armed policemen watching over him, politicians of great repute trooping in droves to register their solidarity and presence, he is getting a first-class treatment and everyone in attendance praying and hoping that MC Oluomo must not die.
Guess what? He is a citizen of United States of America and he is set to be flown to America any moment to receive advanced medical attention. Can you see yourself?
Who says thuggery as a profession doesn’t pay? Had I known, I wouldn’t have wasted all the years struggling to get an ordinary paper called degree that couldn’t get you anywhere in Nigeria unless you know someone in power.
Did I hear you say thuggery is a risky and deadly profession? Yes, people lose their lives in thuggery, but can’t you see that the benefits of thuggery outweigh its consequences?
Consequences? We will all be responsible for our actions and why is that your concern? Result is the koko in my country called Nigeria. Who cares how you got it? Just show them you have it.
O Lord, how do I convince my children and unborn generation of children that education is the key to success in Nigeria where thugs are living large and holding sway?
I am a graduate from a reputable Nigerian University, and there is nothing I have materially that MC Oluomo doesn’t have. He even has more and he is well connected than I am. Forget certificate joor. Who certificates help?
“When I look at the Nigerian situation and the future of our youths, the only thing that comes to my mind is the fact that we have lost it as a nation and it is not going to get better.”
God have mercy, I am beginning to talk like a thug – “O ya gbefun! Soporowomi ni!! Oganla! Ko somo na!!!”
It’s saddening that people with integrity who do things the right and legitimate ways are fast going into extinction
Nigeria is fast becoming a country where people celebrate men and women who have made it through dishonest means.
So so sad. Ogede n baje e lo pon!!!
NB: This article is solely the opinion of the writer.
Tola Layode is a Lecturer at the Department of Philosophy, University of Ibadan
