No more letters, please

Never in the history of Nigeria has the art of letter writing been elevated to the status it is enjoying now in our national discourse.No problem with that, since it affords the writers and those who read their letters to express their views, right or wrong, about the state of our nation.As at the moment, […]

Never in the history of Nigeria has the art of letter writing been elevated to the status it is enjoying now in our national discourse.
No problem with that, since it affords the writers and those who read their letters to express their views, right or wrong, about the state of our nation.
As at the moment, one has lost count of who is writing to whom.
If not ex-President Obasanjo writing to President Jonathan, it would be Iyabo Obasanjo writing to her father, etc.
My candid view is that we have had enough of such the letters. For one, these letters have become self-serving and ego-seeking charades. Second, they have not proffered any viable solution to the problems they highlight. Third, and most important, is that the letters are capable of distracting President Jonathan, and heating up the political space of the country.
The president needs all the support and less distraction now that his administration is entering the crucial leg. Distracting the president in this crucial period amounts to wickedness, sheer blackmail, and giving him a bad name, as we march towards 2015. This must stop now, please.
Enough of these distracting letters!

Chukwuma Dioka, Owerri<[email protected]>;