My people, e be like say our president, Bola Tinubu, don give new posting to four ambassadors, as dem go represent Nigeria for France, US, UK and Turkey. Dis approval na as he don seal am with memo wey go Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Dem don deploy Ambassador Ayodele Oke go France, and Colonel Lateef Are go join United States. If you no sabi, dem also carry Ambassador Amin Dalhatu, wey don serve for South Korea before, go UK. Usman Isa Dakingari Suleiman, wey don waka as Kebbi State governor, na him go Turkey. E get as e be o, because Tinubu dey plan state visit come Turkey next week, so dem need fresh face to carry wahala represent.
As e be so, di Ministry of Foreign Affairs go quickly dey notify these countries about di new ambassadors in line with diplomatic procedures. Abeg, make we remember say, na di Senate confirm 34 career ambassadors and 30 non-career nominees, but some names dey wey still dey wait for their turn to shine.
Among those wey never get posting, na former presidential aide Reno Omokri, wey always dey bring hot takes; ex-Aviation Minister Femi Fani-Kayode, and former INEC chairman Mahmood Yakubu. Even former governors like Okezie Ikpeazu and Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi dey among dem wey still dey wait dem turn.
Not be small matter o! Some people don talk say dis ambassador list get as e be. Peter Obi, di 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, don categorically call di nominees “shocking.” He don raise eyebrow on how dem fit pick dis kind people to represent us for abroad, especially when pipo dey suffer for house.
Obi no hold back as e yarn say, “When families no fit chop well, di ones wey suppose dey govern us dey busy dey exchange gifts like say everything dey okay for Nigeria. Dis one no be governance, na wetin we dey call leadership?”
Another body wey don open mouth na Joe Keshi, wey don serve as permanent secretary for di Ministry of Foreign Affairs. E don talk say some nominees dey questionable for character, claiming say dem suppose dey follow road wey dey lead to prison instead of dey shine for ambassadorial seats.
As e dey hot like dis, some pipo dey wonder, wetin dey happen for this country. Makinde, di Oyo State Governor, don come meet Tinubu for di state house, just after e don declare say e no go support di presidency for 2027. Na wah!
He talk say e don come for closed-door meeting to discuss some governance issues, but dem still dey drag how dem go work together despite party differences. Makinde talk say di president na president of Nigeria, not just APC, make we join hands for better tomorrow.
Dis politics matter no easy at all, but as dem dey yarn, dem need to know say issues like insecurity and poverty na matter wey concern everybody. Na so we go fit move forward together, my people.
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