My Experience as Ambassador, Opened a New Vista; Bianca Ojukwu.

By Uchendu Precious (Foreign Correspondent)

My Experience as Ambassador Opened a New Vista; Bianca Ojukwu.

“The future is not a gift. It is an achievement”. 

In line with the above words of Robert F. Kennedy, Bianca Ojukwu, in her quest to stop at nothing in seeking for a greater future, excellence, and to be the best she can be, added a new feather and received a new accolade in her career. 

Call it; ‘Ada goes to school’, or Bianca goes to school, they would all suffice. 

Bianca, the Nigerian former ambassador to Spain, recently graduated with a Master‘s degree in International relations at the prestigious UAX –Universidad Alfonso X El Sabio Madrid, Spain.

The colorful graduation ceremony which involved graduates from all parts of the continents was held on June 10, 2016 at the University campus. Notably among other graduates, is Hon. Obed Wazani, Nigeria’s former ambassador to Spain and Vatican.

Accompanying  Bianca to the event were; her daughter Chineme,  Eric Bell Gam- Charge de Affairs of the Nigerian embassy Spain, who is among the new ambassadors recently appointed, some staff of the embassy, and the Gambian ambassador to Spain, Mr.Lang Yabou.

Our special correspondent, Uchendu Precious who was at the event had a brief interview with Ambassador Ojukwu after the ceremony.

Your Excellency, by this graduation you have added a new feather; so how do you feel about today’s event?

                                                 Amb.Bianca Ojukwu with daughter.

I feel much fulfilled.  As you can see it was a spectacular ceremony. It was something that I determined to do and I have to sacrifice a lot of time and decided to put in a great deal of concentration to make it possible. And today by God’s grace I am happy that all my efforts have paid off and finally I have completed the master’s program and today, we were given our certificates.

What motivated you to seek for further studies, having occupied a high position as an Ambassador?

Really, during having this experience of being an ambassador, it opened a very new vista: of which I became very much interested in the politics of international arbitration, human rights, international relations and diplomacy. And I decided to learn more about these areas, about the discipline. And that was why I decided to engage in Master’s program.

The essence of any meaningful education is to benefit oneself and the society, so how would you put to use the knowledge acquired to help Nigeria and the world at large?

I believe the knowledge I have garnered ;in the area of human rights, in the area of politics, cooperation, international mediation, and negotiations, would be of great benefits, especially in my engagements with non-governmental organizations and institutions that are also engaged in this field.  I hope to use the experience I have garnered to affect positively: the society, my community and to help build stronger institutions and encourage an environment where human right can thrive.

Nigeria, What Have You Done?

By Uchendu Precious (Special Correspondent)

Nigeria, What Have You Done?

About 4000 years ago a lifeless beheaded body of a man was lying on the ground abandoned. The assailant thought that as no one caught him he has escaped and could hide and cover his crime. But unknown to him the same earth he was marching and hiding on, refused to take the body of his victim as his blood kept crying out. He said.

 “What have you done? The voice of your brother’s blood is crying to me from the ground”. Gen. 4:10

Today, the lifeless beheaded body of a woman is lying on Nigerian soil. And the ground her blood has touched is crying out and asking, Nigeria, what have you done? And what did the woman do? 

For answers to these two questions, the first question is left for Nigeria to provide the answer. For the second part, the woman’s only crime was that she was a Nigerian and a Christian.

According to information from a member of Mbaitoli Association in Kano, a young man came to Mrs. Bridget shop’s front to wash his legs for the usual Muslims prayers, and she appealed to him to go elsewhere to wash his legs as her customers are still in the shop. But the young man having ulterior motives, shouted “Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar”, lying to his group that Mrs. Bridget has blasphemed against Prophet Mohammed.

Efforts by her husband, Pastor Mike who hails from Amaukwu, Orodo town in Mbaitoli LGA of Imo state and a Pastor of the Deeper Life Ministry Kano and other traders to explain to already stationed Muslim youths proved abortive.

They dragged her away from the husband, according to the relatives and beheaded her, and used her head as trophy to parade around the market and the town center. Not minding that these blood thirsty religious freaks celebrated with Mrs. Bridget’s decapitated head for over 2 hours; no security agent raised a finger.

The Igbo residents in Kano regretted that the emergence of President Muhammadu Buhari  have emboldened members of the Islamist terror groups, Boko haram, Fulani herdsmen, and other Islamist fundamentalists across the country, as they are sure they will never be prosecuted not minding the magnitude of their offense.

Nigeria, what have you done?  The blood of Bridget is crying out from the ground against you.

“Any man’s death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind, and therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee”. (John Dunne).

Nigeria, what have you done? This bell tolls for thee. President Buhari, this bell tolls for thee. Imo state Governor and all Nigerian governors, this bell tolls for thee. Inspector General of Police, all security agents and Minister of Justice, this bell tolls for thee.

All women, mothers, girls, women of Nigeria, Africa and women all over the world, this bell tolls for thee.

All Christians, Moslems, Blacks, Whites and mankind all over the world, this bell tolls for thee. It is not question of her religion, tribe or race but because she was a human being, you are involved.

That woman lying there was someone’s mother, wife, sister, daughter, niece or relative. And she could have been my wife, your sister, mother or relative. Mr. President, Governors, security agents, Imagine you wake up one morning and you find any of your own in this state, what would you do? Nigeria, what have you done? This blood is crying to you and this bell tolls for thee.

Photo caption-The beheaded body of Mrs. Bridget