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Dr. Ariyo Responds To Accusation Of Igbo Xenophobic Comment by Sunnybobo3(m): 12:53pm On Apr 22, 2015 |
My attention has been drawn to the news circulating in the social media attributed to me captioned “ U.S. based Nigerian Calls for the Killings of the Igbos”. This story is categorically FALSE. It was generated by computer fabricators, manipulated and bandaged to create havoc. Our investigations indicate that this horrible story was cooked, seasoned and delivered to get back at me for my sympathy for the Oba of Lagos during the recently concluded, highly contested Lagos State gubernatorial election. At the peak of the debate, there were heated exchanges and at the heat of the moment, statements were made from both sides that could be misconstrued. The subsequent distortion by these sophisticated fabricators is causing significant injustice to us all. To all the people affected by the original debate or subsequent computer distortions, I hereby apologize. No matter what, these stories are offensive and highly regrettable. I condemn these computer fabricators in their entirety. I further condemn any killings or any acts of violence anywhere, be it South Africa or Lagos. Humanity will judge these people harshly. I work every day to save people’s lives from heart attacks. I am writing this letter with only 3 hours of sleep in the past 48 hours due to the nature of my work and the barrage of death threats on me and my family. I am Yoruba, but I have worked closely with Igbos all my life without any problem. It came as a shock to me and my Igbo colleagues, that I was being labeled as an Igbo hater. Indeed, I appreciate the confidence and support that I have received from my friends and well wishers that know me from around the world. I thank you for the support and your continued prayers in face of this unwarranted and relentless attack created by this false story. My only true statement regarding the Oba of Lagos was taken out of context on completely unrelated issue and bandaged together to create this horrendous story. To prove that I am no Igbo hater, but in fact, I am my brother’s keeper, I will take you through an improbable journey of a young Nigerian boy from a small town to the world’s pinnacle of academic medicine. I will highlight the practical examples of my close relationships with some of my Igbo colleagues all along the way. At the Univeristy of Ibadan, the first Nigerian University, I received the best medical education that could be obtained under the sun. My teachers were Yoruba, Igbos, Hausa, and Fulani. During our training, we were tribal free. I am currently working with an old U.I colleague, who is a U.S. based Cardiologist, and an Igbo, Dr. Obi Emerole as we put together the First Lagos Cardiovascular Symposium this summer in Ikeja, Lagos. At Howard University Hospital, where I trained as a medical resident and chief resident, my Igbo friends were Dr. John Agwunobi and Dr. Ahagtotu. Dr. Agwunobi later became the secretary of health to Governor Jeb Bush in Florida, and, Dr. Ahaghotu is now the head of Urology and Associate Dean at the Institution. We were all interns, bound together as Nigerians, without tribal affiliations. We ate together, were on call together, and partied together on Saturday nights whenever we had time. In 1995, I was a research fellow at Harvard Medical School’s Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, where I was simultaneously enrolled for Master degree at the Harvard School of Public Health. I reached out to all the Nigerians in the Boston area institutions and we had regular meetings as “one Nigeria.” It was that year in Boston that I actually met Professor Wole Soyinka and the late Professor Chinua Achebe. At the Johns Hopkins Hospital, regarded as the number one hospital in the United States, I was an Interventional Cardiology fellow. My immediate senior colleague, Dr. Camellus Ezeagwu was Igbo. I went to his house quite often for some “Fufu and goat meat” that his beautiful wife regularly prepared for us. The best man at my wedding was an Igbo man. Our families enjoy time together and vacation together. I have served in various capacities under the umbrella of the Association of the Nigerian Physicians in The Americas (ANPA). I was humbled to be the keynote speaker at the recent end of the year event. I have also served in our communities and churches encouraging our youth to pursue a carrier in medicine. I have served as head, chairman, director, and secretary in various capacities in different Nigerian organizations that included Yorubas and Igbos for the past 30 years, and not once has anyone said that I hate one group or the other. I currently serve as mentor for lots of young Nigerian doctors. I help them get into residency and fellowship around the country (Yorubas and Igbos alike). As we speak, I have several Yorubas and Igbos students rotating under my service at the hospital. Nigeria is my country and I am proud of her. She gave me a lot and I intend to continue to give back. I will not let some people create a wedge between me and this country that I love. I believe my only sin was the support that I gave to the Oba of Lagos. As a son of a monarch myself, I have utmost respect for our native rulers. Thus, the position that I took during the debate leading to the highly spirited Lagos State gubernatorial election might have offended some people. For me, this is a lot of price to pay when I am not even a politician. It also shows how far people will go for payback. But, please, this is not a game for me. I have my plate full in USA. I would rather use this time to save lives and improve the health of people, or increase the chances of other Nigerian kids getting to where I am today rather than responding to false stories designed to get back at me for my different political position. At the time that I am writing this missive, I have received over 500 telephone calls that are mostly death threats. Please let us calm down and work together for peace. I hope my story clears some ambiguities regarding this unfortunate computer manipulated and generated story. Although, it hurts a lot, I will forgive them (the fabricators). We want every Nigerian to live in peace and harmony. We seek a more tolerant Nigeria, a vibrant Nigeria where there is freedom and liberty, where no one is inferior or superior to the other. We need to band together and start building our nation towards prosperity and a brighter future as we move forward to a more perfect Nigeria. God bless Nigeria. God bless us all. Abraham Ariyo http://www.dawodu.com/index.php/en/articles/131-a-more-perfect-nigeria-us-based-cardiologist-s-clarification 13 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Dr. Ariyo Responds To Accusation Of Igbo Xenophobic Comment by Sunnybobo3(m): 12:54pm On Apr 22, 2015 |
The hate filled doctor is obviously trying to save face. It would have been better if he admitted it and apologised accordingly. Doctor Ariyo, how about the attached screen shots from your Facebook, was your Facebook also manipulated to post these comments? 87 Likes 9 Shares
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Re: Dr. Ariyo Responds To Accusation Of Igbo Xenophobic Comment by Sunnybobo3(m): 12:54pm On Apr 22, 2015 |
Wash 25 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Dr. Ariyo Responds To Accusation Of Igbo Xenophobic Comment by Ozigbondu(m): 12:57pm On Apr 22, 2015 |
The guy is a big coward he should stand by and defend his words.All anti igbo bigots always eat their words and claim either hack or misinterpreted. Remember that yoruba boy that went on twitter and asked for the extermination of Igbo people. When it went viral, he claimed "someone hacked my account". The yoruba movie producer caught written tribalistic rant also claimed "someone hacked my account". Their oba claimed "my words were misinterpreted. I was just joking with my friends." Now this wack of a Dr also claimed "some mischievous person hacked his account." l 229 Likes 29 Shares |
Re: Dr. Ariyo Responds To Accusation Of Igbo Xenophobic Comment by SLIDEwaxie(m): 12:58pm On Apr 22, 2015 |
Hmmmm.. This matter fart for person mouth come throw salt for taste. Wetin we go do now, ehn? Sorry bro, I also kukuma abused u. I am very sure na that Igbo boy ikengawo abi wetin his name hacked ur account. Were ni boy yen. His wahala don make us tired even for Nairaland. ![]() 15 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Dr. Ariyo Responds To Accusation Of Igbo Xenophobic Comment by Nobody: 1:00pm On Apr 22, 2015 |
Who didn't see this "am so close to Igbos" sentiment coming? As for me I smelt it from afar... 54 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Dr. Ariyo Responds To Accusation Of Igbo Xenophobic Comment by superstar1(m): 1:06pm On Apr 22, 2015 |
eCollynzo: What part of it is not sensible to you? Have you not heard of hacked account, cloned cards and hijacked personality profiles? I never believed the story for once. Whoever believed that story can also believe I own Muritala M'hmed Airport or National Stadium. No professional with career to.protect will dare use his real profile for such condemnable and damning act. The miserable soul that hijacked his account, capitalised on his open support for the Oba, and played on Igbos emotions as usual, to.sow more seeds of discord. 35 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Dr. Ariyo Responds To Accusation Of Igbo Xenophobic Comment by eCollynzo: 1:07pm On Apr 22, 2015 |
Sunnybobo3: 5 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Dr. Ariyo Responds To Accusation Of Igbo Xenophobic Comment by masseratti: 1:07pm On Apr 22, 2015 |
I don't know why some people will use their skills to hack in people's account to create division, with skills like that they should use it to get money. 10 Likes |
Re: Dr. Ariyo Responds To Accusation Of Igbo Xenophobic Comment by eCollynzo: 1:11pm On Apr 22, 2015 |
Khalessi:The man sounds like Fani Kayode. He will soon reel out a long list of Igbo women he dated (in his wet dreams) before marrying that white woman. 47 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Dr. Ariyo Responds To Accusation Of Igbo Xenophobic Comment by Femolacaster(m): 1:14pm On Apr 22, 2015 |
And the crying continues......................bunch of chestbeaters 7 Likes |
Re: Dr. Ariyo Responds To Accusation Of Igbo Xenophobic Comment by eCollynzo: 1:14pm On Apr 22, 2015 |
superstar1:The guy didn't explicitly say his account was hacked. He said the statement was cooked by ''computer fabricators'', in another line he said his statement was misunderstood. Which do we believe? If he could openly support the Oba's statement, then how is what he's accused of beyond his reach? 97 Likes 5 Shares |
Re: Dr. Ariyo Responds To Accusation Of Igbo Xenophobic Comment by Texcoco(m): 1:15pm On Apr 22, 2015 |
Good enough he's feeling the heat....serves him right not to meddle with the igbos.Better still,somebody can upload his home address to the KKK forum alongwithe divulging imformation about his marriage to a white woman....his location in a redneck district should make it easier to grab him. 50 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Dr. Ariyo Responds To Accusation Of Igbo Xenophobic Comment by superstar1(m): 1:18pm On Apr 22, 2015 |
eCollynzo:What is computer fabrication and what is hacking? E gba mi o. He has the right to support the Oba and it is his prerogative. Definitely not on the Lagoon statement, but on the desecration of our Royal Stool by some people that were never able to evolve into a developed state, before the advent of the British. 14 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Dr. Ariyo Responds To Accusation Of Igbo Xenophobic Comment by Anaskie(m): 1:22pm On Apr 22, 2015 |
The man himself is denying it. Yet, to think that some tribal bigots were praising him for his comments. I wonder why Nairaland is filled with so much hate ![]() 40 Likes 4 Shares |
Re: Dr. Ariyo Responds To Accusation Of Igbo Xenophobic Comment by eCollynzo: 1:25pm On Apr 22, 2015 |
superstar1:Computer fabrication is a broad term that includes stuffs like 'photoshop', he didn't tell us exactly what it was. Your so called Royal stool was desecrated the moment it became an exclusive preserve of Tinubu. How come those who evolved into a developed state before the advent of the British still believe using human heads for ritual will give them some sorts of spiritual powers in this 2015? Why do they still blame some invisible gods for an epidemic caused by their unhygienic nature? 87 Likes 8 Shares |
Re: Dr. Ariyo Responds To Accusation Of Igbo Xenophobic Comment by tunex23: 1:28pm On Apr 22, 2015 |
Okay! We don hear |
Re: Dr. Ariyo Responds To Accusation Of Igbo Xenophobic Comment by Nobody: 1:31pm On Apr 22, 2015 |
Oyibo people who invented are not foolish |
Re: Dr. Ariyo Responds To Accusation Of Igbo Xenophobic Comment by Nobody: 1:32pm On Apr 22, 2015 |
Sunnybobo3: He is being clever by half He said all those words Some articles picked the very infuriating words and out then together like they were said in one post but the screen shots of his FB appear real to all They are no fabrications If he is denying them what he is apologizing for on his same denial His inability to condemn akiolu already makes it clear he said everything we are reading he said He is capable of saying them and more Let him face the music he started I hope people keep calling the hospital he has privileges and bombarding the boards so they carry out an investigation. After this he will be careful when next he opens his mouth to call for death or support those who do 58 Likes 4 Shares |
Re: Dr. Ariyo Responds To Accusation Of Igbo Xenophobic Comment by PentiumPro(f): 1:35pm On Apr 22, 2015 |
babyosisi:Kontinu 6 Likes |
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