Popular
portharcourt singer, Duncan Mighty who just published an open letter of
application to President Muhammadu Buhari, has been blasted by fans as
they remind him of the harsh words he said during the presidential
campaign.
Duncan Mighty
It was widely reported during the peak of the presidential election
last year that portharcourt-based singer, Duncan Mighty took to his
Instagram to fire hot shots at the then presidential aspirant, Muhammadu
Buhari, few months later, the singer is now begging the president for
an official appointment.
"I want you to give me the opportunity to assist your
government in carrying out youth empowerment project in Niger Delta as
to enable some of our eligible youths shun social vises, cultism and
face there Gods given talent," the singer wrote on his Instagram page and begged fans to share until it reaches the Office of the President.
As the post made rounds on social media, some fans were quick to
point out that over a year ago, in February, the singer, then very
hopeful for the success of Goodluck Jonathan, condemned Buhari.
Below is what he had wrote against Buhari;
Below is his latest open letter to President Buhari begging for an appointment which he published on his Instagram page;
LETTER TO THE PRESIDENT AND THE COMMANDER IN CHIEF OF THE ARM FORCES OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA GEN. MUHAMMADU BUHARI
Dear Mr President My Name is DUNCAN MIGHTY a successful musician
who has always exported the good massages, RYTHME and vibes of Nigerian
IKWERRE PORT HARCOURT content to the global world. i am also a
successful entrepreneur /business man with remarkable achievements in
Niger Delta Today I am the current youth/Brand ambassador for FORUM OF
COALITION OF SOUTH-SOUTH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE INDUSTRY MINES AND
AGRICULTURE And also the Niger Delta Entertainment Youth President. My
office existence is to channel the minds of the youth in Niger Delta and
South-South in Diaspora to embrace there Gods given talents for a
greater Nigeria.
Your Excellency Mr President please I want u to give me the
opportunity to assist your Government in carrying out youth empowerment
project in Niger Delta as to enable some of our eligible youths shun
social vises, cultism and face there Gods given talent for a greeter
Nigeria of Tomorrow Mr President you spoke so much about youth
empowerment but i think one of the best ways to achieve that is through
sports, and talent capacity building then we have a long way to go These
are not good times for Nigerian sports at all.
With the Super Eagles failing to qualify for the 2017 African Cup
of Nations and the lack of stability in the team - constant change of
coach and captain as well as the not too impressive performance of
different sporting teams representing the country at different global
events in recent times, it is obvious that the year 2016 has not started
well for Nigerian sports at all. The situation has been compounded by
the refusal or inability of the National Sports Commission to make funds
available to the country's sporting contingents to different
competitions in recent times. This may well be a sign of austere times.
It is no longer news that the Federal Government has been finding
it difficult to navigate through the country's economic woes which have
been fuelled by the free fall in the global price of oil and worsening
exchange rate. What may be news is that the effect of these challenges
on sports is huge.
Recently, the Nigerian Table Tennis team had to sponsor itself to a
major tournament in Malaysia because the Nigerian Tables Tennis
Federation and the NSC said there was no money to sponsor the team.
While Segun Toriola, Haruna Quadri and others paid from their pickets,
Funke Oshonaike angrily withdrew from the tournament. There is no better
evidence to prove that the country has been on auto pilot for some
months now. This sort of challenge reminds one of our recent past where
sports was given maximum attention by a serious government which was
committed to youth empowerment and national integration.
The London Olympics of 2012 was this disgraceful outing for Team
Nigeria. After a few days of the event, the then Minister of Sports,
Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi had to fly to to London where he gave touching
speech at the camp of the athletes. The athletes were inspired by his
moving speech and they promised to up their game. Unfortunately, the
entire Team Nigeria still came home without a single medal. That was a
major scandal the country could not stomach at all. Angered by this
outcome, the Federal Government summoned a major conference of all
sports stakeholders from across the country and beyond. Government
wanted to hear from everyone who mattered.
Hundreds of stakeholders gathered at the State House Banquet Hall
(now Conference Centre) to dialogue with the President. Unlike other
leaders who will just attend the opening ceremony of such event, make a
fantastic speech and leave, The Federal Government dedicated a whole day
to the summit and dialogued with the stakeholders for over 7 hours.
asked questions, sought clarifications and demonstrated to everyone
present on that day the willingness and political will to implement all
the decisions and recommendations put forward.
The Federal government was told to take all sporting issues
personal and grant administrators and coaches direct access to the
Presidency. The Federal Government was told to release funds to beef up
infrastructure for training and ensure early preparation for all
sporting tournaments as well as provision of world class training camps
and facilities. Most importantly, the Government was told to
re-introduce the reward system and ensure athletes are rewarded,
celebrated and recognized for any achievements recorded in sports in
order to encourage others and give them the motivation that Nigeria is
worth dying for.
The discussants agreed that the Presidential handshake policy
introduced by former President Olusegun Obasanjo in 2000 with the Super
Falcons team which impressed at the World Cup in that year, had gone a
long way to dampen the morale of athletes across all sports in the
country. The Federal Government implemented all these recommendations
religiously and within months, our athletes started bringing home
trophies and medals from across Africa and beyond. Blessing Okagbare was
among the athletes that made the country proud. She won silver and
bronze medals World Athletic Championships in Moscow.
She won silver medal in the long jump and came third in the women’s
200 metres race. The Federal Government rewarded Blessing Okagbare and
her coach with cash gifts and national honor. The Government also held a
special dinner for both Falconets and U-17 male football sides which
both conquered the continent in their respective categories. That same
U-17 side also conquered the world in far away Dubai. Nigeria won the
African Cup of Nations for the first time in 19 years in South Africa in
February, 2013.
Nigeria ended up with 11 gold, 11 silver and 14 bronze medals at
the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, finishing 8th in the overall
ranking. Federal government did not fail to extend the same gesture to
all the individuals and teams who made the country proud in different
sporting competitions. Former England international, Ambassador John
Fashanu did not mince words when he granted an interview to newsmen and
praised extraordinary feat in sports.
It is on record that the Super Eagles won Africa Cup of Nations
(AFCON) in South Africa under this administration. The Super Eagles
equaled the best record Nigeria ever had at the World Cup in Brazil. The
Nations U-17 team won FIFA U-17 World Cup in UAE. The female U-20 team
won silver in their own World Cup. Nigeria had the best performance at
the Commonwealth Games and the World Athletics Championship. I cannot
mention the whole achievements because they are many.
All these happened because the Federal Government created an
enabling atmosphere for sports men and women to strive because of the
way he normally appreciates them when they return, I want to use this
references to ask ur office to empower me to carry out youth Empowerment
projects in Sports ,Music Comedy, Dance, Movies, photography And
Fashion with this we have a proudly Nigerian youth of tomorrow.
Thank you Mr President
Yours faithfully
DUNCAN MIGHTY
SOUTH-SOUTH YOUTH/BRAND AMBASSADOR AND NIGER DELTA ENTERTAINMENT YOUTH PRESIDENT.
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