Letters can be revealing. A letter by Tosin Adesile published in The Nation, January 10, revealed a thing or two about a governor and his media performance. It was titled “Issues with Senator Ibikunle Amosun’s media chat”.
The governor in question was Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun State. Adesile wrote: “The media chat held on Sunday, January 3, 2016, is a disgrace to the media profession because the governor forcefully used executive powers to jettison core media practice by declaring without consultation that the two-hour governor’s media chat will now end in three hours and not two hours as advertised.”
The writer of the letter quoted the governor as saying: “Two hours cannot be enough, so I declare that it will now run for three hours.” Apparently, it didn’t matter to the governor that there is such a thing as a programme schedule. Or perhaps he just didn’t give a damn. He must have reasoned that as the state’s chief executive officer, he could do and undo. Or more specifically, he could schedule and reschedule.
This was letter writing as reporting. The reporter said: “Still on media chat, it took a serious war before the presenters drawn from Vanguard, Ogun State Television, (OGTV), Ogun State Broadcasting Service (OGBC) and Rock City FM could go on a short break. The governor asked them why they were going on a break. It was after their insistence that it’s professional they go before he succumbed.”
Wait a minute. Is this account true to life? Adesile wrote: “The most annoying and embarrassing thing is that all the argument was live and people were hearing it.” In other words, viewers got something extra.
Before you ask why Adesile wrote the letter to the newspaper, it is noteworthy that he said: “My continuous watch on activities of the Ogun State governor and others is a step to make them better.” He added: “My advice to the governor is to allow professional ethics run always.” Is Governor Amosun listening?
Culled from Hardball-The Nation Newspaper
http://thenationonlineng.net/governor-read-this-letter/