Nigeria’s Ambassador to the United States, Uzoma Emenike, says Nigerians should start projecting the Buhari administration in positive light rather than complaining about its economic and security challenges.

Ms Emenike said there’s nothing unique about what Nigerians are dealing with every day since “it happens everywhere”.

Ms Emenike was one of several ambassadors who spoke at the virtual 2021 annual general meeting organised by Nigerians in Diaspora Organisation Americas (NIDOA).

“The earlier we showcase our country in the positive light, the better for us because the challenge we face is not peculiar to Nigeria alone; it happens everywhere,” She said.

Ms Emenike and other ambassadors in North America called on Nigerians in the diaspora to evolve practical solutions to the security challenges in Nigeria, stating that insecurity had become a global challenge that needed a holistic approach to address.

Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Tijjani Muhammad-Bande, asked for collective efforts to fix the country.

“The country (Nigeria) is important for all of us. We need to be united, we should not allow anybody coming from outside to divide us. Let us collectively fix whatever is bad in our security system. The issue of confidence-building is important.

“We have been saddled with self-doubt; listening to false stories about the country. We have to be realistic; Nigeria is a very important member of the international community, in AU and ECOWAS, so we need to portray the country in a good light,” he said.

Nigerian High Commissioner to Canada, Adeyinka Asekun, said the ongoing activities of bandits in some states were distracting Nigerians and the international community from focusing on the achievements in other sectors in Nigeria.

The keynote speaker, Kingsley Moghalu, said that the 1999 Constitution was clear on security and welfare of the people being the primary responsibility of any responsible government.

Speaking on the theme ‘Building a Sustainable Security Apparatus in Nigeria: Diaspora Perspective’, NIDOA chairman, Obed Monago, tasked the federal government to tackle security issues such as terrorism, banditry, kidnapping, among others.

The issue of banditry continues to overwhelm the President Muhammadu Buhari regime, as the U.S. offers to assist Nigeria to tackle bandits and the Boko Haram insurgency by providing training to personnel of the Nigerian airforce.

ChangedMan1999:


Actually it is true.

First of all, Buhari was wrong when he said Nigerian youths are lazy.

Secondly, going to the internet by the citizens of Nigeria to abuse Buhari is foolish.

They think it is wise, but people of other countries don't care about their rants. When Jona was there, did you say this? so STFU



Look, I am from Imo state and I want Biafra.

But it doesn't mean that I should be insulting Buhari or Nigeria.

ChangedMan1999:


Actually it is true.

First of all, Buhari was wrong when he said Nigerian youths are lazy.

Secondly, going to the internet by the citizens of Nigeria to abuse Buhari is foolish.

They think it is wise, but people of other countries don't care about their rants.



Look, I am from Imo state and I want Biafra.

But it doesn't mean that I should be insulting Buhari or Nigeria.

FakeUnity:


You are not Pro-Biafran, stop lying.

No single Pro-Biafran who drank his own mother's breastmilk and had a fully developed brain will support buhari's constant insult on the East and we are happy to pay him back in his own coin in greater measure.

Booharri has insulted the East more than all former presidents put together and must not go unscathed in equal measure.

He is a terrible, incompetent and ineffectual mongol.

LordIsaac:
He is sick upstairs for that statement.

ChangedMan1999:


Actually it is true.

First of all, Buhari was wrong when he said Nigerian youths are lazy.

Secondly, going to the internet by the citizens of Nigeria to abuse Buhari is foolish.

They think it is wise, but people of other countries don't care about their rants.



Look, I am from Imo state and I want Biafra.

But it doesn't mean that I should be insulting Buhari or Nigeria.

ChangedMan1999:



Nwanne, it is true that he has insulted us so much.

But, insulting him in the internet, killing soldiers and police and impossing sit-at home is not revenge.

If you think that the way forward is insulting him back then your entire generations will forever remain in Nigeria attacking and defending themselves against northerners.

Revenge is forgetting about him and concentrating on Biafra actualization.

When I say Biafra actualization I don't mean IPOB. IPOB is not the way and truth. They are confused people whose mission is be discussing how Buhari suddenly become a left hander.

FakeUnity:

Lol. Odiegwu, I can see through your 'façade of objectivity'. You are not what you claim.