Professor Oyewale Tomori
A national daily had posted the photo with a caption, ''Does anyone have a name for him?"
Prof. Tomori playing scrabble
Responding to this, the Elder statesman, Professor Tomori, said:
"Yes,
indeed, I know the person, because I am the one. I have responded to
some of the blogs on the matter. The truth is this activity was done
during the lunch break between 2-4 pm. As soon as the Chairman calls the
meeting to order, I switch off my computer. Is there any rule against
spending my free time as I like? Moreover, is there anything wrong, if
others engage in reading newspapers and talking with others during their
free time, and I prefer engaging in activities, I consider more useful
to my development, such as using scrabble to improve my word power and
discover new words? Indeed, I often play against the best in the world,
world champions, and I have been beaten many times. But in the process I
learnt new words, their meanings and improve my written and spoken
language.
"Journalists live and sell
their papers through the sensation route, which often is the opposite to
telling the truth or providing full details. If the person who posted
the picture had said the activity took place during the lunch break,
that would have been no news; but to create sensation, he or she was
economical with details.
"I will
certainly continue to play such other mind engaging games like Sudoku,
Logic, etc, if only to make me a better thinker and presenter. Only
thing, is I will do this at my own free time!
"Thank you very much."
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