Acting President, Professor Osinbajo is currently speaking alongside former Head of State, Yakubu Gowon on the importance of ensuring unity in diversity.

His media aide, Laolu Akande is on Twitter updating us on his activities:

AgP Osinbajo speaking this morning @ Institute for Security Studies seminar themed: Unity in Diversity. With him is General Gowon & DG, DSS

— Laolu Akande (@akandeoj) August 2, 2017

AgP Osinbajo has valiantly led charge to put d nation aright, against background of ethnic agitations-DSS DG Lawal Daura in opening remarks

— Laolu Akande (@akandeoj) August 2, 2017

It's also a false narrative one group is more corrupt than the other. Not so. If you look at a corruption charge sheet, there is unity….

— Laolu Akande (@akandeoj) August 2, 2017

It's also a false narrative that we are better off when ethnic groups are on their own. While diff grouos have strength we are better united

— Laolu Akande (@akandeoj) August 2, 2017

AgP Osinbajo also notes that it's wrong to equate hate speech as freedom of expression. Hate speech precedes tradegies in human history

— Laolu Akande (@akandeoj) August 2, 2017

…we must respect each other & not allow anyone to speak anyhow. 2. Govt must & will ensure protection of life & property. President…

— Laolu Akande (@akandeoj) August 2, 2017

#3. We must approach social justice seriously. This is why our single budgetary item is N500B social investment Prog. It's an empowerment…

— Laolu Akande (@akandeoj) August 2, 2017

…not poverty alleviation. #4. We must deal with corruption, its the single worst evil Ngr has experienced & lastly we must promote unity

— Laolu Akande (@akandeoj) August 2, 2017

All great stuff. Nothing very new as far as Osinbajo’s messages go. He has been very consistent in his message of unity in diversity and the need to eschew disrespectful amd hateful talk.

And that’s understandable considering how distracted and inattentive many Nigerians can be. You have to flog any important topic till its worn and thinned out if there’s any chance you want it to be properly understood by your audience.

If you don’t believe this analysis, we invite you to be the judge of this response to all that Mr Akande tweeted:

https://twitter.com/dangnapj/status/892677127593746432

Relevant question, don’t you think?

Well done Joe. We hope you read the tweets once again when you’ve got all that’s on your chest out.