Nigeria Angry With Mugabe For Describing Her As Corrupt. NIGERIA has expressed its unhappiness with the President of Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe, who recently used his 90th birthday celebration to denigrate Nigeria by saying that it is the most corrupt in the world. To this effect, Nigerian government, yesterday, summoned the Zimbabwean Head of Chancery, Stanley Kunjeku to lodge a formal protest. Kunjeku was summoned by the country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Abuja. According to online medium, Greenbarge, the Permanent Secretary in the ministry, Dr Martin Uhomoibhi, described Mugabe’s comment as “vitriolic and denigrating on Nigeria and Nigerians.” “We were very concerned when we read that on the occasion of the 90th birthday of President Mugabe, he took off considerable time to vituperate about Nigeria.” He said Mugabe’s comments reflected “what we consider to be a strong aversion of our country, remarks which we consider denigrating and unstatesmanly on Nigeria and Nigerians in general. “He was reported to have said Nigerians are corrupt people when he hosted service chiefs on his 90th birthday. Details in tribune 11/4/14. Is Nigerias response not belated considering the time the comment was made? Are we not corrupt in Nigeria? Just thinking noni.
Posted on: Fri, 11 Apr 2014 08:16:50 +0000
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