Just when everyone was savouring the entertaining glitzy atmosphere of the night especially following the soul-stirring speech of the executive Chairman of the Silverbird brands, imploring the president to come and safe the entertainment industry, the President, Goodluck Jonathan mounted the stage, radiating his usual disarming boyish charm, dropped a line that got the guests gaping when he started his speech by saying “ Ben Bruce has committed two offences”.
Suddenly the atmosphere was charged with apprehension and as people were wondering what Ben Bruce had done wrong the President, almost in an avuncular manner soon defused the tension by melting into smile, hinting he meant that as a joke but joke or not he sure scored a point some prodding eyes must have fished out.
he first offense, according to the president, was Ben Bruce asking him to speak, considering out of place his voice would be in comparison to so many trained voices that had spoken and sung before the president that night. The president even made a point that he never had a good voice reminiscing back to his school days how he used to spoil the choir session with his off-key voice. So he contended that asking him to speak is an offence.
The second offence, the president pointed out again was the anniversary cake which the president said was far too small for such a big occasion because the 3-piece cake could hardly go round half of the guests that attended the party. A good point if that cake was meant for everyone!
Source: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2010/11/two-offenses-ben-bruce-committed-against-the-president/
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