Flat Out

Emotion and the right of reply

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The business of writing comes with its own hazards. One of such is those who get emotional by one’s write ups to come out smoking and firing from all cylinders. That is expected and allowed. Our people say: “isoro ni igbesi; isa nsalubo, perere lesi e”-proposition brings response. This is exactly what I shall be doing today; allowing a party who feels so strongly about this column to air his  own view. So dear readers, what you will be reading today is an unedited response to our last week’s piece, “Fayemi and his ghoulish investment in Ekiti”. The response came from one Mr. Gboyega Ajayi, Senior Special Assistant to Ekiti State Governor on Policy, Strategy and Speeches.

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