Chai! Na wa o! E be like say Turkey President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, don scatter our plans for Abu Dhabi. This guy don talk say e go postpone him trip wey dey happen on February 16 because the Emirati leader, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, get some health wahala. But wait, him don delete the message wey he post, e sure say he no wan make am look too serious.
Wetin dey happen wey make Erdogan dey waka back like this? The original gist wey dey ground be say, the two leaders talk via phone, and Erdogan express him sorrow for the health matter wey dey affect MBZ. He even wish am quick recovery, but the kunu-deleting mechanism no let the matter rest as e show as he don quick delete the post after e don drop am.
For the deleted post, Turkey’s state broadcaster also don quickly pull down their own report wey mention MBZ health issue. E be like say dem no wan carry bad news. The Emirati news agency, WAM, no even mention say Erdogan don postpone him trip inside dem announcement dey talk about the phone call. Na wetin we sabi when we don check things.
Wetin dey baffle people be say there don dey photos wey dey circulate showing MBZ dey smile with the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani. Dem snap the photos after di phone call, so people dey wonder how serious the matter fit be. Abeg wetin happen? You go dey smile like that if health wahala dey pursue you?
As we dey talk, nobody from Turkey presidential office or UAE don open mouth to clear the air on this whole issue. E be like dem dey hide something, but we no go stop to investigate.
Before this wahala, Erdogan and MBZ don dey build relationship wey dey transform well well after dem quarrel for some years. E be say for late 2010s, things no dey work out between dem, but since 2021, dem don dey sign plenty things wey go boost trade and military cooperation. So, you fit understand why everyone dey pay attention to wetin dey happen.
Meanwhile, Erdogan no just dey postpone UAE trip oh. Dem don already plan make him travel go Ethiopia after, for February 17, as part of him diplomatic tour. But now, e still dey unclear if the Ethiopian side of the trip go still hold. As e be now, Turkish Communications Director don confirm sey the trip dey on but we dey suspect sey the whole trip fit dey affected by this sudden postponement.
Omo, we dey watch as dis story dey unfold. No be small matter at all, as we dey hope sey MBZ go recover fast, and the political vibes between Turkey and UAE go continue well. We dey cross our fingers for our leaders!
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