The power of soft power, By Wole Olaoye

Every corridor of power is strewn with its own peculiar coterie of grovellers. They may come under various designations — Special Assistant, Press Secretary, Special Adviser, Commissioner or some other official nomenclature — what unites them is their blind and unthinking resort to extra-legal measures in defence of their principals.

Some public officials who don’t know any better, actually enjoy having a gang of attack dogs to do battle against real and imagined foes. But check…