NIGERIA NEEDS A THINKING CAP. WHEN THE FULANI SALUTE A MONARCH, THE TRANSLATION IS SOMETHING LIKE MAY THE KNOWLEDGE IN YOUR HEAD BE AS BIG AS THE TURBAN YOU ARE WEARING. SO YES, NIGERIA DOES NEED A THINKING CAP. WHAT DO WE MAKE OF EMBARRASSING NIGERIAN VOLTE FACE ON THE VOTE ON PALESTINE AT THE UN SECURITY COUNCIL? PRESIDENT JONATHAN HAD LED NIGERIA TO THE UN SECURITY COUNCIL WITH NIGERIAN ASSURANCE TO GIVE PALESTINES PLO A VOTE! NOW NEWS IS COMING OUT THAT NIGERIA WAS URGED TO CONSIDER THE YEMEN EXPERIENCE. IT WAS A THREAT. ALJAZEERA REPORTS THAT PRESIDENT OBAMA PUT A CALL TO PRESIDENT JONATHAN TO BLUNTLY SAY DO NOT DO IT OR ELSE. AND WE RENEGED ON THE PROMISE TO THE PLO. HOW AND WHY DID WE MAKE THE PROMISE IN THE FIRST PLACE, MAKING CONCESSIONS TO THE OIC AND PALESTINE WHILE FUELING RELIGIOUS SENTIMENTS IN NIGERIA? WITH THE ISRAELIS PROVIDING SECURITY ALLEGEDLY, AND ALSO AGREEING TO SELL ARMS TO NIGERIA, AND COULD STOP IF AMERICA ASKED IT TO, HOW COULD PRESIDENT GOODLUCK JONATHAN HAVE GIVEN THAT ASSURANCE. I HAVE BEEN THINKING THIS OUT. DO WE HAVE A FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMUNITY IN PLACE? IS THE NIGERIAN INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS FUNCTIONING? BECAUSE WITH THESE, WOULD NIGERIA HAVE GONE TO THE UN TO WALK INTO SUCH EMBARRASSING AND BELITTLING WALL?
Posted on: Thu, 01 Jan 2015 18:01:30 +0000
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