Omo, hear dis fresh gist wey dey burst brain! Federal Government don secure presidential pardon for Nigerian pastor, Benjamin Egbaji, wey don dey comot for prison for Benin Republic for more than two years. Na wetin? Na serious wahala wey carry am go dey suffer for deh!
Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, na she dey run things so. She make sure say Egbaji regain im freedom on January 8, 2026, after President Patrice Talon of Benin gree forgive am. Na sometime for December 17, 2025, the pardon don officially land, and dem don know say dis one na big win for Nigerian community.
Egbaji, wey be cleric and businessman from Cross River State, don face plenty wahala wey land am for hospital before dem carry am go prison. The man health don dey shake big time, and e dey suffer under harsh conditions. I mean, how person go dey feel chained to hospital bed? People wey see im photo for social media no groove for am at all, as dem dey shout say “we no gree oo!”
Odumegwu-Ojukwu talk say, “This release no be magic—na work, sweat, and diplomatic pressure.” She also visit Egbaji for hospital in August last year, see as him dey. Wetin we fit talk? If no be for di matter wey touch hearts of Nigerians, maybe dis guy still dey suffer for Benin. Na serious matter o!
She carry loud shout-out to President Bola Tinubu, say na him foreign policy dey help Nigerians abroad. “Dis na our Nigerian diaspora matter, and we go make sure say we no leave our people behind,” she talk. As she finally hear from Egbaji after im release, she go fit tell say him dey ok small, but e need proper medical check-up because condition no be beans at all.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs don dey send messages go Benin sharp-sharp, make dem free Egbaji so he fit go get medical treatment for Naija. Even Alhaji Mohammad Munir, wey be Chairman for Nigerians in Diaspora Organisation for Benin, don hail Odumegwu-Ojukwu for her work and talk say more Nigerians dey need support like dis too.
Truth be say, na just citizen diplomacy dey work now. Everybody dey call for continued effort from government so dat all our people wey dey face wahala outside go get better treatment. Naija no go leave any person behind, abi? Pastor Egbaji don land back, and Naija dey shine bele like say e don cash out! Make we dey shine our eyes, my people!
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