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President Muhammadu Buhari in Saudi Arabia in February 2016
I’m not quite sure we understand the indignity that our President is letting himself, and as a result, his office, to be put through. Just so you will understandthe disdainwith which the Saudis are taking his visit, he was received on arrival in Riyadh by Faisal Bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud, who happensto be the governor of Riyadh.
Imagine, say, Nicolás Maduro, decided to visit Nigeria, and we sent Muhammad Musa Bello to welcome him at the airport? Yes, that’s the implication, a juniormember of the Saudi cabinet is who received our President. If you don’t find thatto be a calculated insult,then you don’t hold the office of President, Federal Republic of Nigeria to any standardat all.
I’m also ashamed that FIVE of our state governors were at the airportto receive Buhari in Saudi Arabia! FIVE! Since when did these men, Amosun, Aregbesola, Masari, Shettima and Yari, become Saudi citizens or officials? Don’t they know their jobs? Osun has not paid staff since God talked to Moses, yet Rauf won’t attempt to figure outa solutionto the problem, instead he is going to Saudi Arabia to do otimkpu for Buhari. What is wrong with us? Why are we cursed like this?
By the way, I lie, the governor of Riyadh is not even a cabinet member. So, his receiving Buhari is actually the equivalent of Rauf receiving Obama at the airport if Obama ever decides to insulthimself with a visit here.
Cheta Nwanze is journalist and information technologyprofessional. He is a political activist and social affairs commentator. He tweets from @Chxta.
The opinions expressed in this article are solelythoseof the author.
I’m not quite sure we understand the indignity that our President is letting himself, and as a result, his office, to be put through. Just so you will understandthe disdainwith which the Saudis are taking his visit, he was received on arrival in Riyadh by Faisal Bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud, who happensto be the governor of Riyadh.
Imagine, say, Nicolás Maduro, decided to visit Nigeria, and we sent Muhammad Musa Bello to welcome him at the airport? Yes, that’s the implication, a juniormember of the Saudi cabinet is who received our President. If you don’t find thatto be a calculated insult,then you don’t hold the office of President, Federal Republic of Nigeria to any standardat all.
I’m also ashamed that FIVE of our state governors were at the airportto receive Buhari in Saudi Arabia! FIVE! Since when did these men, Amosun, Aregbesola, Masari, Shettima and Yari, become Saudi citizens or officials? Don’t they know their jobs? Osun has not paid staff since God talked to Moses, yet Rauf won’t attempt to figure outa solutionto the problem, instead he is going to Saudi Arabia to do otimkpu for Buhari. What is wrong with us? Why are we cursed like this?
By the way, I lie, the governor of Riyadh is not even a cabinet member. So, his receiving Buhari is actually the equivalent of Rauf receiving Obama at the airport if Obama ever decides to insulthimself with a visit here.
Cheta Nwanze is journalist and information technologyprofessional. He is a political activist and social affairs commentator. He tweets from @Chxta.
The opinions expressed in this article are solelythoseof the author.
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