Nigeria, April 6 -- In any functioning democracy, a media chat is not meant to be comfortable. It is designed to be probing, unscripted, and, at times, uneasy for everyone involved. That discomfort is not incidental; it is the very engine of accountability. Yet what increasingly passes for a media chat in the engagements of Nyesom Wike bears little resemblance to this ideal. What is presented is, more often than not, a monologue. Wike hosts the session in his own office, effectively positioning himself as convener and moderator, holding the proverbial yam and the knife, and thereby exerting influence over not just the questions, but the answers as well. In a proper media chat, he ought to be the guest of journalists, with no influence ov...