{"id":18477,"date":"2018-05-01T20:11:22","date_gmt":"2018-05-01T20:11:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=18477"},"modified":"2018-05-01T20:18:43","modified_gmt":"2018-05-01T20:18:43","slug":"buharis-unguarded-tongue-by-ray-ekpu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=18477","title":{"rendered":"BUHARI’S UNGUARDED TONGUE By Ray Ekpu"},"content":{"rendered":"
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It is obvious that President Muhammadu Buhari does not always filter his words before they come out. If he filters them at all he does not fully appreciate the connotative and denotative meanings of the words he uses. All words have meanings, and can be subjected to literal or metaphorical interpretations. <\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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We have had several occasions when the President\u2019s handlers have accused the public of misinterpreting or misunderstanding, or misconstruing what the President had said. Sometimes they claim that the president\u2019s words were taken out of context or have been stretched to achieve a political purpose. I sympathise with the President\u2019s minders who have to lick the vomit from time to time to make the President look as presidential as presidents are expected to look.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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The recent Westwinster episode is the latest in the series of presidential gaffes. The President was at the Commonwealth Business Forum in the UK recently. The forum is described as \u201ca truly unique and historic opportunity to promote and celebrate the very best of the Commonwealth to a global audience.\u201d In an answer to a question he reportedly said that \u201cmore than 60% of the population is below 30, a lot of them haven\u2019t been to school and they are claiming that Nigeria is an oil producing country, therefore, they should sit and do nothing and get housing, healthcare, education free.\u201d <\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n