[ASU] Bose Questions and the Dust Raised
Andrews Ofori-Birikorang
ao377703 at ohio.edu
Fri Feb 20 20:57:56 EST 2009
Fellow members,
Some of us have been following the various postings submiited to this forum with
a high level of interest. It is obvious that not everyone will agree with some
of the various points of views expressed, and the manner in which they are done.
But we all agree that that is one aspect of the beauty of democracy unless such
expressions are submitted in manner that defy decorum.
The electoral committee has came out to support such submissions on the list
serve because they also rightly see it as a healthy exercise for the impending
debate and elections.
The problem arises when, because we have a dissenting view of how or when an
opinion is expressed, we want to cap it in stereotypical terms. That to me is
what the last posting did by indicating, perhaps sarcastically, that some of the
responses are " Very African, yes very Africanist indeed". This is surely an
iterative stereotype jacket that is normally put on Africa.
Please, let everyone have the freedom to express their opinion. We shouldn't let
people be held hostage by their opinions because they dared to express them.
We are all looking forward to the debate with so much enthusiasm and earnest
partly because the various submissions posted on this forum.
Thanks
Andy
Quoting moses aluaigba <aluaigba at yahoo.com>:
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> Dear Africans, why kill yourselves dancing on the eve of the
> festival, what=
> will you do when the guests are sitted on the D day? Very African,
> yes ver=
> y Africanist indeed.=20
> =C2=A0
> Moses.
>
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> 3. Re: Response (Jibril Shehu)
> 4. Re: Response (Francis Atuahene)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2009 21:01:01 -0500
> From: "Damilola Daramola" <od307400 at ohio.edu>
> Subject: [ASU] Green + White =3D Naija [Location]
> To: <asu-l at listserv.ohio.edu>
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> It's in West Nest (Underneath Boyd). Sorry for the confusion.
>
> =20
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> Dammy
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> Message: 2
> Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2009 10:01:38 -0500
> From: Bose Maposa <bm745207 at ohio.edu>
> Subject: [ASU] Response
> To: asu-l at listserv.ohio.edu
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> Dear active members,
>
> When I responded to Mr. Tsikata=E2=80=99s attack on Mr.
> Gwemende=E2=80=99s =
> manifesto, I
> asked a
> couple of questions and made some comments. Prosper calls those
> statements
> =E2=80=9Cvituperations=E2=80=9D and =E2=80=9Cinsults=E2=80=9D. I
> intend to=
> ask all the questions again
> and I
> don=E2=80=99t care what expressions he uses to tag them.=20
>
> 1. How many ASU meetings have you attended since you arrived in
> Athens?=
> =20
> There have been at least 5 of such meetings since Fall.
> 2. How many major ASU events have you attended? There have been at
> least
> four
> of such events since fall.
> 3. How many ASU/African related events have you attended? There
> have bee=
> n at
> least three of them since Fall
> 4. Do you still believe that even if a person has NEVER attended
> any ASU
> meetings during the whole period she/he has been here, that person
> still
> qualifies to be on the executive board?
> 5. Can you tell us your level of participation in past ASU
> activities?
>
> These are my questions to you Mr. Tsikata. Am I still engaging in
> =E2=80=9Cvituperations=E2=80=9D? If they are then you better watch
> out for =
> more of these
> from
> other members during the debate on Saturday.
>
> Let me inform you that I owe you no apology, because I never attacked
> nor
> insulted you. I only questioned your qualifications for the
> presidency.
>
>
> Bose Maposa
> Graduate Assistant
> Ohio Valley International Council (OVIC)
> Ohio University
> Athens, OH 45701
> 740-274-1624
>
> "A people that values its privileges above its principles soon loses
> both".
> Dwight David Eisenhower
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 3
> Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2009 10:30:48 -0500
> From: Jibril Shehu <js138902 at ohio.edu>
> Subject: Re: [ASU] Response
> To: Bose Maposa <bm745207 at ohio.edu>, asu-l at listserv.ohio.edu
> Message-ID: <41607D6D5C91E04ED9057DFE at CivilToo.cns.ohiou.edu>
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> Greetings to you all fellow Africans and friends.
>
> I just wanted to point out that though these questions raised by Bose
> are=
> =20
> legitimate, in all fairness they should be addressed to both
> candidates.=20
> Going from what the electoral committee instructed, all questions
> were=20
> supposed to be directed to them by end of the night, so that they can
> be=20
> used in the debate tomorrow.
>
> I guess these are examples of questions both candidates should be
> expecting=
> =20
> tomorrow and can begin thinking of how to go about answering them.
>
> Jibril Shehu
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 4
> Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2009 10:34:40 -0600
> From: Francis Atuahene <fatuahene at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [ASU] Response
> To: Jibril Shehu <js138902 at ohio.edu>
> Cc: asu-l at listserv.ohio.edu
> Message-ID:
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> The era of accountability and responsive leadership has come to stay
> in
> ASU!!!. These are some of the dynamics of democracy, you either
> perfect or
> corrupt it. You guys should have a great debate.
>
> F-Atuahene
>
> On Fri, Feb 20, 2009 at 9:30 AM, Jibril Shehu <js138902 at ohio.edu>
> wrote:
>
> > Greetings to you all fellow Africans and friends.
> >
> > I just wanted to point out that though these questions raised by
> Bose are
> > legitimate, in all fairness they should be addressed to both
> candidates.
> > Going from what the electoral committee instructed, all questions
> were
> > supposed to be directed to them by end of the night, so that they
> can be
> > used in the debate tomorrow.
> >
> > I guess these are examples of questions both candidates should be
> expecting
> > tomorrow and can begin thinking of how to go about answering them.
> >
> > Jibril Shehu
> > _______________________________________________
> > Asu-l mailing list
> > Asu-l at listserv.ohio.edu
> > http://listserv.ohio.edu/mailman/listinfo/asu-l
> >
>
>
>
> --=20
> Francis Atuahene, PhD.
> 420 South Campbell St # 3
> Macomb, Illinois 61455 USA
> -------------------------------------------------------
> "The Idea of Achieving Security Through National Armament is, at the
> Present
> State of Military Technique, a Disastrous Illusion" Einstein.
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> top" style=3D"font: inherit;"><DIV>Dear Africans, why kill yourselves
> danci=
> ng on the eve of the festival, what will you do when the guests are
> sitted =
> on the D day? Very African, yes very Africanist indeed. </DIV>
> <DIV> </DIV>
> <DIV>Moses.<BR><BR>--- On <B>Fri, 2/20/09,
> asu-l-request at listserv.ohio.edu =
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> <asu-l-reque=
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> 5, Issu=
> e 20<BR>To: asu-l at listserv.ohio.edu<BR>Date: Friday, February 20,
> 2009, 9:0=
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> 2. Response (Bose Maposa)
> 3. Re: Response (Jibril Shehu)
> 4. Re: Response (Francis Atuahene)
>
>
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> Message: 1
> Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2009 21:01:01 -0500
> From: "Damilola Daramola" <od307400 at ohio.edu>
> Subject: [ASU] Green + White =3D Naija [Location]
> To: <asu-l at listserv.ohio.edu>
> Message-ID: <000e01c992ff$14d578e0$3e806aa0$@edu>
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> It's in West Nest (Underneath Boyd). Sorry for the confusion.
>
> =20
>
> Dammy
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> Message: 2
> Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2009 10:01:38 -0500
> From: Bose Maposa <bm745207 at ohio.edu>
> Subject: [ASU] Response
> To: asu-l at listserv.ohio.edu
> Message-ID: <1235142098.499ec5d2420df at webmail.ohio.edu>
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>
> Dear active members,
>
> When I responded to Mr. Tsikata=E2=80=99s attack on Mr.
> Gwemende=E2=80=99s =
> manifesto, I
> asked a
> couple of questions and made some comments. Prosper calls those
> statements
> =E2=80=9Cvituperations=E2=80=9D and =E2=80=9Cinsults=E2=80=9D. I
> intend to=
> ask all the questions again
> and I
> don=E2=80=99t care what expressions he uses to tag them.=20
>
> 1. How many ASU meetings have you attended since you arrived in
> Athens?=
> =20
> There have been at least 5 of such meetings since Fall.
> 2. How many major ASU events have you attended? There have been at
> least
> four
> of such events since fall.
> 3. How many ASU/African related events have you attended? There
> have bee=
> n at
> least three of them since Fall
> 4. Do you still believe that even if a person has NEVER attended
> any ASU
> meetings during the whole period she/he has been here, that person
> still
> qualifies to be on the executive board?
> 5. Can you tell us your level of participation in past ASU
> activities?
>
> These are my questions to you Mr. Tsikata. Am I still engaging in
> =E2=80=9Cvituperations=E2=80=9D? If they are then you better watch
> out for =
> more of these
> from
> other members during the debate on Saturday.
>
> Let me inform you that I owe you no apology, because I never attacked
> nor
> insulted you. I only questioned your qualifications for the
> presidency.
>
>
> Bose Maposa
> Graduate Assistant
> Ohio Valley International Council (OVIC)
> Ohio University
> Athens, OH 45701
> 740-274-1624
>
> "A people that values its privileges above its principles soon loses
> both".
> Dwight David Eisenhower
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 3
> Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2009 10:30:48 -0500
> From: Jibril Shehu <js138902 at ohio.edu>
> Subject: Re: [ASU] Response
> To: Bose Maposa <bm745207 at ohio.edu>, asu-l at listserv.ohio.edu
> Message-ID: <41607D6D5C91E04ED9057DFE at CivilToo.cns.ohiou.edu>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=3Dus-ascii; format=3Dflowed
>
> Greetings to you all fellow Africans and friends.
>
> I just wanted to point out that though these questions raised by Bose
> are=
> =20
> legitimate, in all fairness they should be addressed to both
> candidates.=20
> Going from what the electoral committee instructed, all questions
> were=20
> supposed to be directed to them by end of the night, so that they can
> be=20
> used in the debate tomorrow.
>
> I guess these are examples of questions both candidates should be
> expecting=
> =20
> tomorrow and can begin thinking of how to go about answering them.
>
> Jibril Shehu
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 4
> Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2009 10:34:40 -0600
> From: Francis Atuahene <fatuahene at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [ASU] Response
> To: Jibril Shehu <js138902 at ohio.edu>
> Cc: asu-l at listserv.ohio.edu
> Message-ID:
> =09<bf819f0a0902200834t22108f4p52a0a05ab9d6ad0f at mail.gmail.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=3D"iso-8859-1"
>
> The era of accountability and responsive leadership has come to stay
> in
> ASU!!!. These are some of the dynamics of democracy, you either
> perfect or
> corrupt it. You guys should have a great debate.
>
> F-Atuahene
>
> On Fri, Feb 20, 2009 at 9:30 AM, Jibril Shehu
> <js138902 at ohio.edu> wro=
> te:
>
> > Greetings to you all fellow Africans and friends.
> >
> > I just wanted to point out that though these questions raised by
> Bose =
> are
> > legitimate, in all fairness they should be addressed to both
> candidate=
> s.
> > Going from what the electoral committee instructed, all
> questions were
> > supposed to be directed to them by end of the night, so that
> they can =
> be
> > used in the debate tomorrow.
> >
> > I guess these are examples of questions both candidates should
> be
> expecting
> > tomorrow and can begin thinking of how to go about answering
> them.
> >
> > Jibril Shehu
> > _______________________________________________
> > Asu-l mailing list
> > Asu-l at listserv.ohio.edu
> > http://listserv.ohio.edu/mailman/listinfo/asu-l
> >
>
>
>
> --=20
> Francis Atuahene, PhD.
> 420 South Campbell St # 3
> Macomb, Illinois 61455 USA
> -------------------------------------------------------
> "The Idea of Achieving Security Through National Armament is, at the
> Present
> State of Military Technique, a Disastrous Illusion" Einstein.
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