The students were seated far away from the 'elites' like observers, and given lower quality food & drink A Unilag stude...
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| The students were seated far away from the 'elites' like observers, and given lower quality food & drink |
A Unilag student, Abidemi Adesokan, who was one of Mass Communication
students invited to Senator Ben Bruce’s 60th Birthday Celebration
narrates his ordeal at the star-studded party on how segregation between elite and ordinary people was the order of the day:
HERE'S THE FULL ARTICLE:
"Senator Ben Murray Bruce turned 60 yesterday, he took the opportunity
to launch his book “The Common Sense Revolution” but it’s sad to see
that the event in its totality
portrays the average Nigerian Politician.
"Usually, I hate to attend these so called “Big” events but it was Ben
Bruce, the common sense guy, I jumped at the Opportunity to go with my
department, department of Mass Communication, University of Lagos as we
were invited with a letter and we were feeling all important.
"We didn’t know it was an invitation to humiliation. At the venue, we
were told to go upstairs, we didn’t mind, as they said that area was
reserved for students. Getting there, I realized it was a perfect view
to watch the “Elites” wine and dine. Still, we didn’t care.
"We only began to care when the ceremony kept going on and all tables
kept getting additional contents and we were just there, like Observers.
Don’t forget that we were invited, as I said earlier. While all of that
kept happening, I still didn’t care because they said every guest will
get a free copy of the book.
I wanted the book so, I waited on. At the end, only the guests got
the Book. I had to look at our invitation to be sure we were guests.
Yes, we were guests but the stiff class stratification that Senator
Bruce Criticizes came to play. It’s so sad to see that the actions of
the Common Sense Guy justifies the “Common Sense is not so common”
statement.
"Since I know it’s all fake, I’d like to give a professional PR
advice. It’s so bad, if you invite Nigerian Students, who will, to a
large extent, determine your political success, to an event only for
them to watch you and your rich friends dine. Their votes aren’t even
enough.
"Writing a book about Common Sense doesn’t actually make you have
Common Sense. We aren’t hungry people. We are Unilag Students and we are
contented with what we have, we wouldn’t go to shop 10 to sweet-talk
anyone about common sense, just to get rice.
"Happy Birthday, Senator Ben! Thanks for the deceit, segregation and
above all, thanks so much for the Palm oil made Jollof Rice with a
meat-like object.
"I am Abidemi Adesokan, A concerned Nigerian Student who believes there is hope for Nigeria, but Bruce isn’t just that guy."
