Dr Josef Onoh, a chieftain of the All Progressive Congress (APC) has frowned at an open letter by the internationally acclaimed author, Chimamanda Ngozi Adicie to Joe Biden, the US President over the 2nd of February polls.
Onoh ascribed Adichie’s letter to the failure of her most popular candidate, Peter Obi of the Labour Social gathering (LP).
He stated Adichie is unaware of the principles of worldwide diplomacy in addition to her use of any medium to advertise her model via her self-serving curiosity, no matter how irrelevant it’s.
Recall that Adichie wrote to the American President, expressing her disappointment and chiding him for congratulating Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, arguing the election was flawed.
The spokesman stated he didn’t anticipate the creator to grasp the U.S technique to forestall battle and promote stability which is a coverage that has ensured sustained partnership with nations and regional groupings.
“It’s a incontrovertible fact that the US Technique to Stop Battle and Promote Stability outlines a ten-year, whole-of-government effort to foster peace and long-term stability via built-in diplomacy, improvement, and security-sector engagement.
In keeping with him, Adichie is engrossed together with her worldwide clout-chasing acceptance ego journey to have taken time to grasp the complexity surrounding worldwide diplomacy.
He additional stated, Adichie is hiding below the guise of an activist combating for a self perceived collective proper quite than settle for the truth earlier than her that Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu is the president -elect and incoming president of Nigeria.
Onoh wonders when Adichie turned concerned with Nigeria’s affair when in 2022 she rejected the Nigeria authorities’s Nationwide Honour however selected to solid aspersion on the nation that made her no matter she claims to be now.
“I want to level out to Chimamanda Adichie that the US will proceed to take a long-term view, working intently with like-minded and dedicated native companions however not the kind of companion her present outburst and contents of her letter to the US president promotes, particularly stating unverified assertion and allegations with out proof”, he added.
Onoh additional stated the Adichie’s outburst was influenced by her relationship with the Labour Social gathering presidential candidate.
“I urge the US and UK authorities and your entire worldwide communities to ignore the content material of the letter as allegedly written by Adichie with out credible proof to assist her allegations, not restricted to the truth that the creator is a staunch supporters of the opposition candidate trying to make use of her affect to advertise and incite negativity in opposition to the victory of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu amongst her quite a few social media followers”, he concluded.
Onoh countered that the president elect can be sworn in on the twenty ninth of Could on the desire and mandate of Nigerians because the president even when the creator nonetheless decides to dwell in denial.