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Rape Of Consent
By whichever name
That soothes your fancy
This Noun or Verb
This Act or Art
Is fired always by unbridled passion
Abacus stint is only a temporary impediment
All that is required is the capability of in-built ability
It is a tactile vehicle for expressing emotions
A mutual feeling they often claim it is
This mood is only abominable when consent is absent
It is a catalyst to the being of all souls
This mood is natural and sometimes beyond discretion
I have a grudge against a duo
That needs no introduction
Cause I am sure you know them too well
My grudge though weird is legit
The duo continue to pay lip service
To my natural right to make a CHOICE
In deviance to their profane claim of
Equity for all breathing souls
The mood I speak of though a tripartite contract
They treat me as voiceless among the gambling trio
And claim I am a sub-set that owes its being
To a mutual and quasi-feudal Set
Gladly they revel in deciding my fate
And claim it is a divine mandate
I am barred from making choices about my
Pigmentation, sex, faith, class, race, physique etc
Remedy for the injustice I loathe will forever remain elusive
All homo-sapiens are victims of this vicious circle
Most have no regret over this rape of consent
But a vast majority clamour to have a say
Permit me to ask
Is Destiny a justification for this malady?
Did I hear you say mere mortals cannot?
Fully comprehend the mysteries inherent in destiny
Though I sound like a lone voice
My grudge against humanity will never cease
Until my libertarian soul is appeased
And my consensual being is reckoned with
All I Demand, Yearn, Crave and Clamour for
Is that my consent should be sought
The next time this
Act or Art is contemplated by the Duo
N.B.
This poem is a critical and somewhat philosophical reflection on how all men have become victims of a natural circle that makes a defining and sometimes predictable statement about our future and the heights we can attain.
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I work presently as Head,Strategy and Clients Service with Bluebird Communications Limited, a leading integrated marketing communications consultancy based in Lagos, Nigeria.
Before Bluebird I worked as a Product Manager in the Consumer and Retail Banking Department of Afribank Nigeria Plc. I joined the Bank on the 15th of November 1999 after garnering rich experience in journalism, advertising, public relations and marketing. I have in the last five years had the opportunity of Heading Units such as Media/Investors Relations, Internal Communications and Publications and Advertising and Corporate Promotions in the Corporate Affairs Department of the Bank. I edited Afribank News, the Bank’s quarterly house journal between January 2002 and June 2003 and was also responsible for launching content of the magazine on the Bank’s website.
I started my career in Journalism with the Vanguard Newspapers as a Reporter on the Literary Desk of the national newspaper in 1990 and joined the services of Rosabel Advertising Limited in October 1991 as a Trainee Executive in the Media Department. During my stint in the Media Department of this highbrow agency I undertook schedules such as media planning, buying, monitoring and comparative rating of media audience.
I returned to the print media in 1995 by taking employment with the Guardian Newspapers as Editorial Supplement Executive. I, in this capacity combined successfully the onerous schedule of writing news and features regularly on various business sectors and marketing newspapers in The Guardian stable for profitability and acceptance. The Vanguard Newspaper again beckoned on me in 1997 to join the pioneering team of professionals that established the newspaper's editorial supplement Desk as a Senior Supplement’s Reporter. After a very brief stint with Vanguard Newspapers I took up employment with Tanus Communications Limited, a full-fledged marketing communications company, as a Senior Media Relations Officer.
While in the Media Relations Department of Tanus Communications, I consulted for several companies in the areas of media and public relations, press a gentry, events and issues management, publishing, monitoring and evaluation of media/public perception of issues, advertising campaign planning and monitoring etc. Prominent among the companies I consulted for were Union Bank Plc, Chartered Bank Plc, NAL Merchant Bank, Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG), Mobil, NICON Insurance, and Bureau for Public Enterprises (BPE), Petroleum Special Trust Fund (PTF) etc. I was promoted as the Head of the dynamic department, before I left the firm to join Afribank Nigeria Plc in November 1999.
I am a 1994 graduate of Mass Communications from the Ogun State Polytechnic, Abeokuta and also bagged a Masters in Business Administration (MBA) degree in the Upper Class category from the Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA) in 2001. I am a qualified Associate Member of industry relevant professional associations such as the Advertising Practitioners Council of Nigeria (APCON), the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR), Federation of African Public Relations Associations (FAPRA) and the Nigerian Institute of Management (NIM).
I love reading, writing, surfing the web, watching films and discussing issues with contemporary and global relevance. I have been writing poems with different themes for over a decade and plan to publish my collection in the no distant future . I am married to an Industrial Chemist and we are blessed with two kids aged 4 and 2 respectively. I am the current President of Vision Club, an investment and leadership development-driven association of young and upwardly mobile professionals in the public and private sector.
Omo'ba Olumide Olalekan Idowu
Bluebird Communications Limited, Lagos, Nigeria
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E–Mail: o.idowu@afribank.com or mideidowu@yahoo.com
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