Son to Nigeria’s newly appointed Ambassador to US accused of rape
By Victor Omoregie & Emma Aziken
Saturday, September 19, 2009



http://odili.net/news/source/2009/sep/19/320.html


We are Embarrassed — Senators

This rejection arose from criminal proceedings being instituted against his son who has been charge along side other fellow Nigerians for statutory rape in the US. In the US, public office holders are liable to infraction by their families. So it is expected that anybody, even representatives of foreign countries and members of their families, should be above board morally, financially and other wise.

What remains now is the reaction of the government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to this diplomatic move.

Embarrassed

Senators of the Foreign Affairs Committee have said they would not have cleared Professor Tunde Adeniran as Ambassador nominee to the United States of America if they knew his son was facing rape charges in America.

Their reaction was part of the storm of protests from leading politicians, trade union activists academics and lawyers that greeted the rejection of professor Tunde Adeniran by the United States of America, as Nigeria’s Ambassador nominee.

The common refrain was that Professor Adeniran,s rejection has brought shame to the country.

Prof. Adeniran was reportedly rejected by the United States government as Nigeria’s envoy to that country on account of his son’s alleged involvement in serial gang rape in the United States.

His son Adedamola 20, is reportedly held in custody in the United States without bail alongside two other Nigerians allegedly involved in the gang rape of some American girls.

Senators Effiong Bob (PDP, Akwa Ibom Northeast) and Abubakar Sodangi (PDP, Nasarawa West) both members of the Senate committee on Foreign Affairs which cleared Adeniran before his approval by the Senate claimed that they were not aware of the alleged criminal inclination of the nominee’s son. A third member of the committee, Senator Osita Izunaso (PDP, Imo West) claimed ignorance of the alleged indictment of Prof. Adeniran’s son and did not comment on the issue.

Chairman of the Senate committee on Foreign Affairs, Senator Jibril Aminu could not be reached as at press time on the development.

“That fact was not before us that is why we conducted all these hearings so that people who have established facts could have briefed us, so I am not aware except reading of it today (yesterday) in the paper,’’ Senator Bob told Saturday Vanguard yesterday on telephone.

“We were not aware of the criminal allegation against the son and if we were aware the man would not have been cleared,’’ he further affirmed.

Speaking in the same tone, Senator Sodangi said:

“I am just hearing of it from you. It is very embarrassing if it is true and it is a matter of investigation and if it has happened it is actually a very, very embarrassing situation to the Professor himself and as well to the country.’’ “Of course we have people who are very clean who have no skeleton in their cupboards that we can take.”

Senator Sodangi said that the case if established was another reason why parents should show godly examples to their children. “This is a lesson to all of us that we should be living above board and that we should be very godly because if we bring up our boys wrongly their misbehavior will affect us one day and even above all, in the hereafter.’’

Speaking in the same tone, Senator Sodangi said:

“I am just hearing of it from you. It is very embarrassing if it is true and it is a matter of investigation and if it has happened it is actually a very, very embarrassing situation to the Professor himself and as well to the country.’’ “Of course we have people who are very clean who have no skeleton in their cupboards that we can take.”

From a Nigerian politician. What is more embarrassing to Nigeria than them?

dnt mind dem.

adaku123:

Wow!! Its Embarrassing I Imagine To Be The FAther Of An ACcused rapist & Then To Be A Diplomat----- But  Arent The senators Behaving As If D cAse Has Been Decided===What Happened To The Boy Being Innocent Tilll Proven Guilty

The senators themselves are more embarrassing to Nigeria and Nigerians than the rapist.

Kettle calling Pot black. A society of pretence.

How disappointing? was he not presented to the Senate for clearance? What report did SSS and the intelligence community gather on him? Must we always wait for Hilary Rodham Clinton to tell us that Nigeria stinks?

pcicero:

How disappointing? was he not presented to the Senate for clearance? What report did SSS and the intelligence community gather on him? Must we always wait for Hilary Rodham Clinton to tell us that Nigeria stinks?

Please let the outer siders tell what is wrong with Nigeria since our leaders do not care to solve their own problem (s).

even if the case is true, who among our leaders is not guilty of same?
our senators on daily basis do things that are more embarrassing than rape.
what about the almighty obj sleeping with daughter inlaw and still remain the bot chairman of pdp? a national honour i guess?
nigeria has taken the position of corruption hence we are all guilty. a country with shameless people as leaders, how far can we go?

The Senators are busy lamenting cos theirs haven't bin brought to the limelight.

why wont they be embarrassed when they were not doin the right tin at the right

Rubbish! Pot calling Kettle black.

I am embarrassed by Yaradua.

What a load of crap coming from a bunch of idiots!!!
Would they have been embarassed if the post was to be held within Nigeria?wouldn't they have said that ''the man cannot be held accountable for the mistakes of his son?''
Make i hear word jare

U wright u know. . .

They should all shut the hell up.
Is Yar'Adua not more embarrassing? What about them? Are they any better? Bloody fools!

yorubaman

*jona:

yorubaman

didn't take to long for the tribalists to arrive

*jona:

yorubaman

Na me you dey call yorubaman?
If so, na big ERROR be that o!

adaku123:

Wow!! Its Embarrassing I Imagine To Be The FAther Of An ACcused rapist & Then To Be A Diplomat----- But  Arent The senators Behaving As If D cAse Has Been Decided===What Happened To The Boy Being Innocent Tilll Proven Guilty

Are you sure that is his biological father, I have legitimate claims otherwise

They are not ashamed that since the inception of the 4th republic, they have not made a single law that would benefit the common man or our young and diseased democracy. They are not embarrassed that we generate below 2000 megawatts of electricity, they are not embarrassed that 70 percent of the populace live below the poverty line, they are not even ashamed that 99 .9 percent of their members are corrupt bastards.
But they have the moral guts to feel embarrassed
about another mans son. This country sef.

They are not ashamed that since the inception of the 4th republic, they have not made a single law that would benefit the common man or our young and diseased democracy. They are not embarrassed that we generate below 2000 megawatts of electricity, they are not embarrassed that 70 percent of the populace live below the poverty line, they are not even ashamed that 99 .9 percent of their members are corrupt bastards.
But they have the moral guts to feel embarrassed
about another mans son. This country sef.

they aint seen nuffin.God will embarass them all for sufferin us.watchout for a minster s in a shaggin case with anoda's wife