Photos of the Day: Controversial Letters For Sale

Chronicled by Afronuts @ Monday, January 20, 2014

Nigerians can cash in on any opportunity to make money oh!

I remember listening to a radio broadcast one morning last week and the anchor of the show in the middle of reviewing papers and news for that morning stated that we are in the 'season of letters' - she was referring to the controversial letters written by former President Olusegun Obasanjo and also by his daughter Iyabo Obasanjo. The damning letters created a furor all ober the media, both electronic, press and social; debates sparked up over the matter, response letters where written adding to the influx of the 'season of open

letters'...

But I guess nobody was prepared for how far this open letter phenomena would go. Before you knew it, they were being peddled on the streets! After the 'Oga at the top' saga, Naija hustlers have come to cash in on any opportunity to make money from scandals and buzzes from news and social media. The letters where bonded and titled - both for Obasanjo's letter and Iyabo's letter.

What can I say? Anything to make some small change...shey?