thelastPope: All of you who made all these responses are ignoramus! Very sad the quality of people posting on Nairaland!

1. Obama was received at the Airport in South Africa by a Minister

2. Obama was received at the Airport in Germany by a Minister

3. Jacob Zuma was received at the Airport in China by the Chinese Ambassador to South Africa

We can go on and on and on! In fact, it is against tradition in most democracies for presidents to receive other presidents at the airport. Presidents receive other presidents in the government house.

Most of you amaze with your unintelligent posts!

elampiro:

A South African minister received the president of America, and a Chinese assistant minister received president of Nigeria. I see no difference.

If people think it is degrading, I think the Obama case is even more degrading because America is far bigger than South Africa while Nigerian economy is far less than the Chinese.

May be we Nigerians like to make issues out of nothing and thereby further belittling our president.

naptu2: Babangida staged welcoming ceremonies at State House Marina (the dignitary would be received at the airport by the foreign minister or the Chief of General Staff).

The Queen often holds welcoming ceremonies at Victoria Station or Buckingham Palace.

naptu2: Babangida staged welcoming ceremonies at State House Marina (the dignitary would be received at the airport by the foreign minister or the Chief of General Staff).

The Queen often holds welcoming ceremonies at Victoria Station or Buckingham Palace.

ilugunboy:


*rolls off from my seat* and splashed coffee on my white shirt....

Pataki:

When a country sends a mere Junior Minister to receive the President of a nation, that is utter shame!

[size=14pt]President Obama was received in South Africa by the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation. That is: A high ranking senior official in the cabinet of SA government. Not just any Junior Minister. [/size]

A beggar like Jonathan surely has no shame. Foolish man.

Omen100:



@thelastpope, your job would have become more difficult & tough for you to handle, I feel your pains

taharqa2: And that is still d Tradition today in Nigeria, as in Most other parts of d world. Though IGNORAMUSES cannot just undastad simple Presidential Protocol.... Even President Jonathan Almost NEVER receive any President himself at d Airport, even if you were Obama. He sends a Minister to receive you, and drive you to d Steps of Aso Rock where he wud then formally receive me with all d usual Protocols (inspectn of Guards, Gun salutes, etc). That is just how it is usuali done; BUT peeps who hv Never heard of d word 'Protocol', talkless of 'Presidential Protocol', wud not mind Foooling themselves in PUBLIC

wola44: The President of Nigeria is received at the airport in Beijing by the Chinese junior Minister for Foreign Affairs. Pity. Nigeria has fallen. Shame

taharqa2: And that is still d Tradition today in Nigeria, as in Most other parts of d world. Though IGNORAMUSES cannot just undastad simple Presidential Protocol.... Even President Jonathan Almost NEVER receive any President himself at d Airport, even if you were Obama. He sends a Minister to receive you, and drive you to d Steps of Aso Rock where he wud then formally receive me with all d usual Protocols (inspectn of Guards, Gun salutes, etc). That is just how it is usuali done; BUT peeps who hv Never heard of d word 'Protocol', talkless of 'Presidential Protocol', wud not mind Foooling themselves in PUBLIC

thelastPope:

There is nothing funny there. It is the raw display of tribalism and biggoted bitterness. It only exposes the mindset of the one who posted it. Profiling and denigrating people based on their tribes, origin or villages is so pathetic! It is only for the stone age and I am not surprised someone like him posted that. Another statement made of utmost pettiness!

thelastPope:

What exactly are you on about? Is that your best shot? >

midpoint: http://www.dailytrust.com.ng/index.php/international/58814-jonathan-arrives-china-meets-xi-jinping-today

President Goodluck Jonathan and his delegation arrived Beijing, China yesterday to start a five-day state visit that will feature discussions on stronger economic cooperation and higher Chinese investment in Nigeria with top Chinese leaders led by President Xi Jinping.

Jonathan and his team including his wife Dame Patience Jonathan were received by China’s Assistant Foreign Minister Le Yucheng and Nigeria’s Ambassador to China Aminu Wali at the Beijing International Airport at about at about 17.30hours (China time) yesterday. He will be formally welcomed today by President Xi Jinping at a grand ceremony scheduled to hold at the Great Hall of the People.
They will then hold bilateral talks and sign new agreements and memoranda of understanding including agreements on defence cooperation, economic and technical cooperation, finance for the Zungeru Power Plant and airport terminals and mutual visa exemption for holders of diplomatic and official passports. The Chinese president will later host his Nigerian counterpart and his wife to a state banquet at the end of the signing ceremonies.
The Nigerian president is also expected to sign off on $3 billion in Chinese loans to build infrastructure. The agreed loans according to Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo Iweala will come from the Chinese government and will be based on interest rates of less than three percent over a 15-20 year period.

thelastPope:

There is nothing funny there. It is the raw display of tribalism and biggoted bitterness. It only exposes the mindset of the one who posted it. Profiling and denigrating people based on their tribes, origin or villages is so pathetic! It is only for the stone age and I am not surprised someone like him posted that. Another statement made of utmost pettiness!

ilugunboy:

The bold is strictly your opinion...so why do you think i give a flying fvck over that.

thelastPope: All of you who made all these responses are ignoramus! Very sad the quality of people posting on Nairaland!

1. Obama was received at the Airport in South Africa by a Minister

2. Obama was received at the Airport in Germany by a Minister

3. Jacob Zuma was received at the Airport in China by the Chinese Ambassador to South Africa

We can go on and on and on! In fact, it is against tradition in most democracies for presidents to receive other presidents at the airport. Presidents receive other presidents in the government house.

Most of you amaze with your unintelligent posts!

wola44: GEJ was taking to Guest house ( Hotel ) from Airport not President palace, What a shame.

ASUU strike
ASUP strike

13 ministers and 5 governors on board and u guys see not thing wrong.


This is a big shame to GEJ.

Pataki:

Zip it. Otueke is a village not a city. There is nothing that smacks of tribalism or bigoted bitterness in my comment. Even in developed countries in Europe, there are 'villages' here and there with schools therein. I really don't blame you though, when all you know and breath is from the Otueke village school.

thelastPope:

Who cares about your opinion. I will expose and lay you lot bare. Datzall!

InvertedHammer:

But not by a Junior Minister. If you understand the importance of hierarchy in Chinese culture, you will "appreciate" the slight undertone in GEJ reception.

It is a very big insult, to say the least.

Pataki:

So in your view, President Obama went to South Africa to be begging for their money? GEJ was received by an assistant to the Foreign Affairs Minister. That is like a governor sending one of his commissioners to receive the president and the commissioner sending his personal assistant.