SPANISH CITIZEN INSULTS NIGERIA
According to
the law of nations; each nation is a mistress of her own actions, when they do
not affect the perfect right of others. Therefore, it is quite wrong for a
Spanish citizen or a Spanish of Nigerian extract, for any reason to insult the
Nigerian embassy, her ambassador and the Nigerian government through misleading
provocative and ridiculous statements aimed at inciting Nigerians to chaos,
stirring up ethnic strife among Nigerians, tarnishing the image of Nigeria and
bringing the good works of the Nigerian ambassador to disrepute. And above all
putting Spain on a diplomatic collision course with Nigeria.
Somebody who
decided to renounce Nigerian nationality and take up Spanish citizenship should
not turn back to start insulting and painting Nigeria black because she has
become Spanish. This attitude could lead to Spain making it more difficult to
grant citizenship to Nigerians subsequently if that is meant to breach her good
relationship with Nigeria.
The recent
publication in the social media by a Nigerian born Spanish citizen, insulting
and painting the name of Nigeria black by raining abuses, corrupt allegations against
the Nigerian Embassy, and the person of the ambassador is a total affront and
insult to all Nigerians in Spain and the Nigerian government. By virtue of her
status as a Spanish citizen, she is not a Nigerian and cannot act as the
mouthpiece of Nigerians, a country she has renounced her citizenship for Spain.
Doing that is to deceive her conscience. Her actions amount to a serious breach
of diplomatic protocol by attempting to spy on another nation’s embassy.
I am a
Nigerian citizen, and I feel insulted by that, as I value the integrity of Nigeria.
And as Nigerians, we have not surrendered our sovereignty to Spain or her
citizen to champion our cause. Nigeria is for Nigerians. She abated crime by
giving bribe, and today she has the audacity to expose herself and actions
through misguided utterances. It is the behavior of one that knows full well
that she is breaking the law. This venom targeted at Nigerian embassy and the
ambassador is as a result of frustration that her selfish interest perhaps did
not get the result she expected.
Therefore it
is extremely irresponsible for a non-Nigerian citizen who should spend more
time seeking relevance as a Spanish, and concentrate on her cause, rather than
meddling into Nigeria’s affairs by insulting a country that gave birth to her
which she has renounced. The latest diplomatic spat by the Spanish lady is not
only unnecessary but extremely unhealthy and dangerous to Nigeria and its good
relationship with Spain. Whatever reason that warranted her perceived fury and
salacious article insulting the Nigerian embassy, followed by very harsh
personal attack against the ambassador and a cross section of the Nigerian
people in Spain is undeserving and should be condemned by well-meaning
Nigerians and Spanish government.
By her
actions, it seems she wants to rock the boat of the strong and good
relationship Spain has for a long time cultivated with Nigeria for the sole
purpose of satisfying her selfish ego by insinuating and fanning the embers of
xenophobia against Nigerians in Spain. The damage the publication may cause to
Spain’s relationship with Nigeria, not to mention the deeply personal insults
targeted at the Nigerian ambassador are humiliation to Nigeria.
Her action
clearly acknowledges that she has prepared herself to become discredited,
isolated, pariah, and persona non grata to Nigerians. Therefore, I appeal to
Spain to call her citizen to order and tender an unreserved apology to the
Nigerian embassy as to forestall any diplomatic row this reckless behavior may
cause.
Uchendu
Precious Onuoha (Special correspondent Spain)
Uchendu we must be careful not to use journalism as a paid tool to serve the myopic interest of highly placed corrupt diplomatic personalities. Your uninformed response to a piece of truth about the rot and corruption of inherent in Nigerian Embassy in Spain viz a vis most Nigerian Embassies around the globe which are among the many reason Nigeria is being categorised amongst the most corrupted nations of the world is appalling and calls for serious concern at the high rate cash induced mediocre journalism in Nigeria today. A patriotic investigative journalist would have tried to ascertain the truth behind her accusations by sampling opinions of Nigerian citizens resided in Spain that had had dealings the Nigeria Embassy for first hand real facts rather than dwell on the status of her citizenship and her right to speak about Nigeria. Worldwide there are over a million written articles by various columnists of other nations on major news prints like the economist, London times e.t.c that have called Nigerians corrupt and Internet fraudster, so this your piece is uncalled for and it only point to the true fact that you might have been a paid hand that is only doing its master's bidding
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