How Nigerians fight in the social media over Emeka Ugwuonye

The attack on Emeka Ugwuonye, Founder and CEO of DPA is a clear example of how Nigerians misuse the social media. A man chastised by DPA for beating his wife or a scammer stopped from blackmailing a victim or simply a person bitter because he or she was removed from DPA forum, any of these people can get on social media and attack the leader of DPA. That is totally understandable.

Indeed, some of them have added special twists to their grudges. They created false profiles with all manner of fake names such as Tokunbo Peters, and use such profiles to post every imaginable story on Emeka Ugwuonye. All this go to show the profound impact Emeka Ugwuonye has had on our contemporary society.

A Harvard man returned to his country to stir up change on a very fast pace. He ignored the old standards and doesn’t seem to care about petty little gossips.

He stopped domestic violence. He got men arrested for beating their wives. He got online fraudsters to stop defrauding their victims. He told women to insist on registry marriage. He told his highly conservative countrymen and women that divorce is a valid option against failed marriages. He challenged police atrocities and abuse of rights. He is so smart. His intelligence, wit and boldness can intimidate and frighten an opponent. He inspires both admiration and envy. The best way to fight such a man is to hide behind a fake profile or to attack when you think he is absent.

Emeka Ugwuonye means a lot of things to a lot of people. They will talk about him. That is natural. The important thing to know, however, is that those who talk bad about him will never show you any evidence. Indeed, if you ask them to show you evidence of any wrong doing by Emeka, they will either disappear or get angry or tell you what the heard from a nameless source.

The fact is that Emeka Ugwuonye is an enigma and he has impacted the society in a remarkable and evolving way. You are yet to feel the full impact of the Emeka’s phenomenon.