In a recent interview with Channels TV, The Lagos State Commandant of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corp (NSCDC), Obafaiye Shem embarrassed himself on live TV as he struggled to give a reply to the question; what’s the website of the NSCDC?
Shem said he would have to ask “his oga at the top” but after persuasion from the presenters he gave a shabby website address that shocked the country. “It’s www.nscdc, that’s it,” he said.
Read Transcript below...
Commandant: the website of nscdc….yes we (inaudible)……the….I cannot categorically tell you one now because the one that we’re….
Anchor1 interrupts
Anchor1: do you have multiple websites???
Commandant: wait, wait..the one that we are going to make use of, I’m not the one that is going to create it.
Anchor1: …..see the question is what is your website?
Commandant interrupts
Commandant: waaaaaaaait………
Anchor1: ok
Commandant: the one that we are going to make use of is going to be made known by my oga at the top….yes….I can’t announce one now and the oga says it’s another one that we are going to use…..
Anchor2 chips in
Anchor2: oh the nscdc has multiple websites????
Commandant: the something…..we..we…we cannot have multiple websites but the one that is *coughs* that…that my oga….
Anchor1 & 2 interrupt
Anchor2: no no it’s not the one for employment
Anchor1: what is your website now, the one you use normally, your official website?
Anchor2 chips in
Anchor2: ……..the official website if you want to know about the nscdc, what website do you go to?
commandant: ok if you want to know about nscdc…..
Anchor2: exactly!
commandant: ………as at now, ok…..www.*pauses* nscdc*pauses*…….yes….
Anchor2: ……yes
commandant: so *coughs* that’s all (looks sideways at anchor1)
Anchor2: http://www.nscdc?
Commandant: (interrupts to reaffirm statement) nscdc…yes
Anchor1: that’s it?
Nigerian youths have taken to social media platforms like twitter using the hashtag; #myogaatthetop to create a whole new concept.
Even went as far as making "My Oga At The Top" T-Shirts to mock the Nscdc boss
Read some hilarious tweets:
*COURTESY NSCDC!!*”@mrdavito_: Make sense sha “@mydoubletwo: #MyOgaAtTheTop tShirts available in stores nationwide twitter.com/mydoubletwo/st…“”
— HRM AsyDarl Tamz III (@AsyDarlyn) March 13, 2013
Thy king dot com* RT @thisisbfg: My Oga, who art at the top, hallowed be thy name, thy kingdom come… #MyOgaAtTheTop
— BadMan Coded (@DiKachii) March 13, 2013
I would have said Arsenal will win tonight but I do not want to say one thing and #MyOgaAtTheTop says another — Nwaukwa Ebenezer (@Ben_Nwas) March 13, 2013
Am I a fine girl? Wait, wait; I can’t tell u categorically and #MyOgaAtTheTop says somtin else.* Coughs* daz all…
— U.C.H.E.U.G.O (@UCHEUGO) March 13, 2013
#MyOgaAtTheTop knows it all thoRT @macusdeco: I know, cos i know i dont know — DESPICABLE SOMEBORRY (@someborry) March 13, 2013
Cc #myOgaAttheTop“@pappintin: Just googled it tho, to help that man…NSCDC website is nscdc.gov.ng.” — Dennis Etiwe (@dwisebaba) March 13, 2013
Hahaha #MyOgaAtTheTop “@klintthedrunk: If the NSCDC man is ur dad and he complains that you got a GPA below 2points, show him his video”
— ♥♠Tee_Kim♠♥ (@Teetwinkles) March 13, 2013
“@exschoolnerd: Abeg me I want a “the dot com” is silent tee jare” yeah but u gotta ask #myogaatthetopClick to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
— Imoh Umoren (@Majorboy8) March 13, 2013
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OMG!!! This is a big slap on the nscdc. Well, thats what happens when you don't know your craft well.
ReplyDeleteOMG!!! This is a big slap on the nscdc. Well, thats what happens when you don't know your craft well.
ReplyDeleteThat's absolute thrash! When the anchors noticed he doesn't seem to know the address, they ought to have covered that up to save the country some embarassment. Nobody is above mistake. I don't see any big deal with that. It could have happened to you or me!
ReplyDeleteVery true...my thoughts to! D channels crew didn't do well at all. Was d interview intended to embarras d commandant or to inform Nigerians? Dat was very unprofessional.
DeleteExactly what I tot... Since he cudnt answer d question, professionalism permits that he be helped out in some way rather than dwelling on that question. It seemed as though d channels tv crew wer set out 2 embarrass d man rather than reform.. And oh, it was totally unfair too
DeleteWhy do Nigerians like to "cover up" everything including mediocrity?! Now some of you are blaming the courteous presenters!.Its obvious you don't know the genesis of what the interview was about in the first place because if you do,you wouldn't be taking such a biased and jaundiced view.Not only was he rude and forceful,he practically didn't want to even give the poor presenters a chance to explain to him but thankfully,they persevered.A simple"I don't know or in the light of recent happenings,we are working on a new one,the address of which would be made public very soon"would have sufficed but instead he tried to wriggle his way out of the simplest question asked and place the blame on his boss! Besides,who says "my oga at the top"on National tv for petes sake?! Whatever happened to "my boss,or even my superior"?.Its high time we stop celebrating mediocrity and "covering"things up! Our Nations image is already dented and it won't get any better until half-baked/ literate-illiterates who do not merit the position of power they've been "politically"appointed to,give way to bright people that can move this nation forward!.Remember the biblical verse on"...he that covereth his sins?..."
Delete@Anonymous,U̶̲̥̅̊ re chatting shit,why will U̶̲̥̅̊ call ∂α̲̅t a mistake.Wen a whole commandant don't know D̶̲̅ website of his discipline.Dats rubbish,I beliv U̶̲̥̅̊ can't even know D̶̲̅ name of u̶̲̥̅̊я working place self.Shior
ReplyDeleteWell, that's your own opinion Mr/Mrs. Know All! Is there a big deal in making a mistake? I guess he wasn't just smart enough. Are you telling me you know ALL about your area of discipline, that's if you do have any? Nonsense!
DeleteHe even said ww. The 3w's no even complete...
DeleteHe even said ww. The 3w's no even complete...
DeleteSimply, he is not smart.
ReplyDeleteI laugh sooo tehhh ...
ReplyDelete...thats wht u get when u keep employing people on 'man - know- man' or quota system basis....I weep for NIGERIA!!!!
ReplyDeleteAsk him he will tell u he is a graduate---of Ogun State or something- like- that university. Hmmmmm.
ReplyDeleteThis is what u get when the wrong people are put in the right places.(UNQUALIFIED & HALF BAKED I am sure this man got to this position through his 'GodFather' with no qualification. NigerIa, We hail Thee!!!!
ReplyDeleteDat is wat happen when a position is given to a naive and unqualified person, he probably had no education and he may have got dat position thru godfather i will not be surprise if his OGA is daft like him so incompitent he should resign and someone dat has brain who is not empty take over the job shame....
ReplyDeleteI agree with anonymous 11.35 PM they would have cancelled the prog when they noticed he wasn't forthcoming . Disgracing a citizen doesn't make you a prefessional . But then again why didn't the defense send an intelligent officer for the interview huh ?????
ReplyDeleteHe should simply have said he could not recollect it at that moment. Would have been better than the embarrassment.
ReplyDeleteHow can he be in control of an organisation and he doesn't kno Deir website. He needs to b demoted and dis shld b a lesson to odas.
ReplyDeleteIt is true the anchor should have covered him up to safe the embarrasement. Nobody above mistake and it is not good to make mockery of people
ReplyDeleteThe media is suppose 2 act as a watchdog for the society, not a cover up 4 d society. So kudos to the presenters...
DeleteWhy cover him up,when we have sooooo many people who are qualified for the job..what a disgrace!
ReplyDeleteEmbarrassment! Not Deserved to stay more than 24hrs as a commandant. Who do we blame for this mess? When will the youths be given a chance. This was how the senate confirmed and approved a ministerial candidate who could not sing the National Anthem. A very big slap to our 'falling great Nation'
ReplyDeleteHe is a graduate by certificate not education. A commandant by promotion and lobbying not merit. A quota system commandant. There're so many of him all over the place blocking chances of qualified ones.
ReplyDeleteWw.nscdc.... Loll. He simply shld have dodged the question and feign temporary amnesia.
ReplyDeleteSome people are saying the presenters should have covered for him, I guess they are all as incompetent as the so called commandant in their various disciplines. If you are used to BBC (Hard Talk) or CNN and the likes you will notice that presenters are looking for lop holes in any interview. Ours shouldn't be different, and they found out this one with "the oga on top". Its quite a shame we have people like these holding such posts in our country. I even teased a friend that works with the NSCDC and he simply replied "monkey de work baboon de chop".
ReplyDeleteGOD bless you.....u just gave
ReplyDeletea very good response
He has beautiful appearance, but notin in his medula oblangata.
ReplyDeleteso so funny and embarrassing as the same time.i feel for him sha,he really would have said he will send the details later..
ReplyDeleteGOD bless you.....u just gave
ReplyDeletea very good response
The presenters dont have a problem...9ja is doomed #myogaathetop lmfao
ReplyDeleteDis guy may as wel knw many tins u guys dnt knw.So,dont crucify him 4 not knwin d website of his estabishment.Dnt b surprise dat even d present cant tel u d actual web address of d federal government
ReplyDelete@ anonymous above, Yes agreed, but he should have been smarter than that. a sharp answer would have been, "Unfortunately, I cant recall the web address, i will need to confirm it"
ReplyDeleteNobody is there to embarrass anybody, he chose to embarrass himself. Moreover, there is a scam/ fraud going on regarding fake employment in the NSCDC which Channels Tv wants Nigerians to know. Most probably he was trying to cover up some sh*ts in his office. The whole moral of the story is not about making jest of the guy but just to show you that employment scam in the NSCDC is real and the authority is showing no concern in stopping it.
ReplyDeleteI would have contributed to this Argument by either blaming the presenter or putting the blame on the ill informed commanandant, but if I do, my oga at the top might be angry so I cannot categorically say anything now till I confirm from him.
ReplyDeletealthough mistakes can be made by anyone, but may God help the right people to get to the top...
ReplyDeleteI've gone through people's comment but, the truth is -If u must head a command expecially a security outfit, then you should know your onions and not depending on a secondary source for directive. Though, the job is a regimental one but not an excuss for his poor conduct. Infact, he was depending on the presenters to bail him out. So sad that nigeria as a nation is recycling same set of leaders.
ReplyDeleteThey can't be happy, those who magnify the fault of others and minimise their virtues. No thanks to those who think that nscdc is all about grammar and website address. You'd have said L. Messi & C. Ronaldo are incompetent players or that Patience G.J is not a competent house wife,all bcause they don't speak flawless English. If your own daily mistakes are broadcast on tv, it'd be more shameful. 'E pele o', mr Oxford ton dari cambridge.
ReplyDeleteGone through all comments and find it so intriguing dat pple can allow sentiments becloud sound judgement. It shldnt be d fault of anyone else dat dis guy made a mistake on tv. For crying out loud, he wz unprofessional in attempting dose questions & he's attracting so much attention cos he's a public figure.Period! I sincerely think we'll only kip 'dreaming' of having competent leaders in dis country if we continually allow sentiments becloud our judgement. God bless Nigeria! We'll get there!
ReplyDeleteThat interview was all about the NSCDC website because frauds were being committed therefrom. An intelligent officer who knows his onions ought to have done a bit of research before granting that interview to enlighten Nigerians on the right website for the organisation.
ReplyDeleteThe Interviewers were right in probing deeper to know which website was the right one - waiting for the info to come "from the horse's mouth".
And, the man's penchant for relying on "my oga at the top" typifies what goes on in our civil and political offices. Employments are based on those that cannot reason on their own. So, you populate the places with dafts, yes-men, and tugs and make sure they all act as zombies. It's a shame and that's not how to build a nation...
But instead of embarrasing him,they should have just asked his oga @ d top. Lol
ReplyDeleteA man that boasted that his organisation has the best intelligence gathering machine has never visited his organisation's website? In this age? And he is the commandant?
ReplyDeleteI can say dat d fault is from d commandant,he would have even said dat he can't give out any website at dat moment bcos he may know it but bcos of d scam in d organisatn he might choose to pretend as if he does'nt know it, if he had voiced out he might have been queried by dat his oga at the top by now.let's accept dat he knows what his doing by choosing embarrassement by himself dan to be demoted to junior rank.Even though if it true he does'nt know d wea adrs i can direct u to house of rep and senate many ppl are there til deir 4yrs tenure wil expire dey wil not even stand up 2 second motion talkless of raising motion.anybody dat fall 2 dat victim,what can we say about dat? bcos we voted him or in and we know his or her volcality or fluency.
ReplyDeletethe guy is a proff, bt my oga at da top ma argue or disproof it..... lol
ReplyDeleteif this man were to be a hausa man only GOD knows the insult people would have rain unto entire hausa people. some would have said there is no single primary school in the north only BH.
ReplyDeleteNaija Nollywood can now be ranked as the most comic and amazing in the world since the innovation of the'My Oga at the top' system. Cudos ma people! We are making head way,lol
ReplyDeletei bet you'll find out that the majority of those who commented may not be able to sing the second stanza of the national anthem when in a similar seat as the commandant and faced with porous and unprofessional anchors like channel tv. They would"nt have dwelled more on that question.This is just dramatis personae shikena.
ReplyDeleteSome have food but cannot eat... some can eat but have no food.... oh my dear commandant, you do not deserve to be there... what a shame
ReplyDeleteppl let’s put sentiment aside. Wen \Condoleezza Rice had ordinary lipstick smear on her teeth it was publicised and made fun with on CNN in August last year. Did channels or the presenter edit the interview? Or is it not what the man said that was shown? Later you complain that the country is not progressing. How will it progress wen positions are flooded with unintelligent ppl like my oga on top? the truth is that he is not the only one. we have seen senators who cannot recite the national anthem
ReplyDeleteThough i don't blame him or criticize him either, but whenever you find yourself in an ugly situation its a matter of using your brain, we all make mistakes but instead of trying to prove smart a simple "i can't remember" would have bailed him out. Its time to go for a solid and effective change in Nigeria. Nigeria shouldn't drown like this. We are the GIANT OF AFRICA.
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