๐จ ๐ข๐๐๐๐๐๐๐: PSG statement on today's court ruling:
"Paris Saint-Germain takes note of the judgment pronounced by the Paris Labor Court, which it will execute, while reserving the right to appeal."
"Paris Saint-Germain has always acted in good faith and with integrity, and will continue to do so."
"The club is now looking to the future, based on unity and collective success, and wishes the player the best for the rest of his career."
Dear Doc, this scenario you have painted goes beyond the issue of forgery or the person of Bola Tinubu. You have unknowingly hit the nerve centre of what is wrong with Nigeria, the country, and Nigeria, the human society - unequal, inconsistent, subjective, and dishonest application of rules and behavioural standards.
If a group of Nigerians should ever decide that someone is on "their team," there is nothing they are not prepared to ignore, overlook, make excuses for, or tell lies about, no matter how obvious the misbehaviour is, or how egregious the cover-up lies have to be.
That's why when a woman says no to a popular musician in a nightclub and his fragile ego cannot handle rejection, so he and his posse end up shooting her fiance and endangering the lives of everyone present, only to later pay them a gagging settlement, his fans choose to hound and harass the journalist who reports the incident instead of requiring the most basic human accountability from their fave.
It's why a politician who has TILL TODAY never proven that he completed secondary school, would run for office and when his lack of qualification is called out, his supporters would be like, "Even if he presents a NEPA bill as his certificate, we will still vote for him."
It's how come when a big story comes out detailing serious corporate governance failures or malfeasance by a powerful investor or tech bro, the immediate response by his friends and beneficiaries is ALWAYS to attack the whistleblower or the person who reported it by inferring that they are misguided or maliciously trying to "bring his business down" instead of dealing with the actual issue.
It's why half of my family avoids me or looks at me funny - because after everyone has finished cursing the government and complaining about "Nigeria he nor good o", we will remember that we share a surname with prominent people in the same government. I'm supposed to support the government because Aunty Bimbo is Lagos SSG, Uncle Biodun is ex-DCG NIS, Ben is NPF Lagos PRO, etc.
It's why I'm even sure that if I wake up tomorrow and become the opposite of everything I have ever stood for, I will still retain a following - because too many people would value the feeling of "liking" me over the material reality that I would have become a monster.
The most successful societies on earth today are those that have learned to enforce certain base levels of legality and behavioural expectations across board. The least successful ones are the ones where prominent people commit crimes like certificate forgery in broad daylight, and people like the fellow below come on national TV and dance naked to support them.
Until Nigeria and Nigerians learn to prioritise certain basic ideals and standards over individuals and personalities, we are NOT heading anywhere fast. Bola Tinubu's certificate forgery may just be a symptom of the wider problem, but how Nigeria handles it is, I think, a watershed moment in the country's history.
Blessings to us all.
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