Following the demolition of Nigerian Embassy in Ghana by armed men, Femi Fani Kayode has condemned the demolition stating President Buhari’s incompetence attracts nothing but disdain and assault to Nigerians all over the world.
He further pointed out that Nigerians have had to condone so much because of the incapabilities of the President, he told the President to take responsibility and ‘must snap out of his nauseating and self-induced slumber.’
He wrote, “I have a lot of love and immense respect for the nation of Ghana and I have always regarded Accra as my second home. This is all the more so because I have so many friends, loved ones, relatives and family ties there. …However this behaviour is most uncharitable and totally un-Ghanaian. As a matter of fact it is barbaric, disgraceful and totally unacceptable. Nigeria must never be treated in this way by her closest and most trusted neighbour, ally and friend no matter what I condemn this brutal assault on our people & our Diplomatic Mission in Accra.
The Ghanaian President, who I have known for over 50 years, is a profoundly good man and I believe that he would never condone or approve of this reckless behaviour and dangerous provocation. I call on him to de-escalate the situation, to direct his For. Minister to apologise to Nigeria forthwith & to discipline & punish all those that were involved in this flagrant violation of diplomatic norms & Nigerian sovereignty. This must NOT be allowed to happen again. I call on the FG to stand up & defend the honor and integrity of our people and nation and to protest this gratuitous insult and insolent affront. Buhari’s weaknesses and incompetence attracts nothing but disdain, insults and assaults against Nigerians all over the world.”
“Under his watch Nigerians have been sold into slavery in Libya, murdered in South Africa, expelled in Angola, humiliated in Kenya, demonised in America, undermined in the United Kingdom, assaulted in China and now our Embassy has been attacked & bulldozed in Ghana whilst its staff and our citizens have been subjected to indignity and humiliation and literally traumatised and terrorised.
Our President must take full responsibility for all these affronts and he must snap out of his nauseating and self-induced slumber. We may have many issues in our country but Nigerians are not filth and we are not anyone’s whipping boy or toilet paper. We are a strong noble and proud people who have a rich heritage and a proud history. We know how to stand up for ourselves and defend our own and every humiliation that has been meted out to us will be paid back in full measure to those that have dared us once we get the weak & cowardly creature called Buhari out of power. He does not defend his nation or his flag because he sees his own people as being worthless.
He sees them as being nothing but vassals and slaves. How can we be taken seriously or respected by foreigners when our own President hates us with a perfect hatred and considers us to be worse than vermin?
It is a great irony that we are being led by a man who has nothing but disdain and contempt for his own people and who does not give a damn when foreigners treat them like slaves, setfs, savages and mongrels. I do not blame the Ghanaians for this, I blame Buhari and his rudderless, uninspiring, shameless and incompetent Government.”
“N.B. Worse is the fact bloodthrsty, vicious terrorist foreigners from Mali, Niger Republic & Chad are butchering our people all over the country & have literally placed the states of the NW & NC under siege whilst unleashing carnage & slaughter on our people on a daily basis.
The NE has fared even worse & has been infiltrated by thousands of Arab & other foreign fighters who have joined the ranks of Boko Haram and who control and tax swathes & large portions of Nigerian territory whilst the south is under occupation.
Buhari this is your legacy!”
According to JoyNews editor Fred Smith, the armed men threatened to shoot staff of the Nigerian embassy who were present at the scene if they interfere in their operations.
According to the head of security at the High Commission Emmanuel Kabutey, the leader of the team that came to demolish the building told them that they had the backing of National Security and that “if any of us try, he will clear us off.”
Insistent that the demolition being backed by authorities in the Ghanaian Government, Kabutey complained about the lacklustre attitude of the police in handling the situation.
“When the police came, they did not come to us or any other person but rather went straight to the man [leader of the armed men] they had a friendly chat, exchanged numbers with him and allowed him to go,” Kabutey told JoyNews.
“When they came back in, they took pictures but did not ask me or my boys anything.”
Nigerian Government on Sunday confirmed the incident and demanded immediate actions be taken by Ghana authorities on the incident.
“We are engaging the Ghanaian Government and demand urgent action to find the perpetrators and provide adequate protection for Nigerians and their property in Ghana,” Nigeria’s foreign affairs minister Geoffrey Onyema said.
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I have a lot of love and immense respect for the nation of Ghana and I have always regarded Accra as my second home. This is all the more so because I have so many friends, loved ones, relatives and family ties there…1/12 pic.twitter.com/t38LlaREmz
— Femi Fani-Kayode (@realFFK) June 22, 2020
