Members of President Buhari’s delegation to the United nations General Assembly have accused Prof.Joy Ogwu, Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the UN, of sabotaging President Muhammadu Buhari’s participation, citing glaring missteps that have embarrassed the delegation and undermined Nigeria’s/

The accusation follows curious circumstances in which Nigeria missed two key events, putting its leadership on the spot. The first was a Boko Haram response event chaired by a UN Under-Secretary Mike O’Brien, which Buhari missed completely.

The Nigeria leader, who will speak in the general debate this evening, also missed a meeting with the Catholic Pontiff, Pope Francis, because of his late arrival to the meeting, the bizarre circumstances of which are only just being understood.

Sources within the delegation told SaharaReporters that the delegation also missed at least two other events and has had a difficult time securing full participation in the very important 70th Assembly.

In the case of the Boko Haram event, the sources told our reporter that it was never put on President Buhari’s calendar by the Nigerian mission.

Regarding the event with the Pope, Buhari missed it because when he came down from his hotel suite, there was no car to take him to the meeting. When he decided to walk to the event with his entourage, he was taken by Nigerian mission officials to the wrong gate, where they were denied entry by security agents.

Buhari then walked back to his hotel where, when he got on the elevator, the mission finally brought a car to take him to see the Pope.

Sources say when he made that second trip in the Mission’s car, he was again driven to yet another wrong gate and the delegation was turned back.

Also, yesterday an attempt by the delegation to attend a side meeting where Nigeria was to have declared its support for the “Commitment to Gender Equality” initiative almost failed as the mission failed to provide any secondary party to facilitate the Nigerian delegation’s participation. It took the intervention of the Chinese mission to help former member of house of reps Abike Dabiri and other delegates to get into the event.

And then today, members of the Nigerian delegation led by the governor of Niger state again denied access to another important event, “EveryWoman, EveryChild,” because of poor organization.

As Buhari prepares to speak today at the UN, the delegation also hit a major hitch as the Mission did not process tickets for all members of the delegation to get into the event. Only President Buhari and a few members of his protocol team were accredited to get in the venue. Our source said it was when Buhari finally got upset about it that Prof. Ogwu when out and processed acoustic tickets to enable a larger number of delegates to attend the event.

Apart from the fiasco with accreditation and general conference management, the members of the delegation are also not provided food in their hotel rooms as is the tradition. Instead, they are made to eat at a buffet at the Mission. According to his aides, President Buhari refused to go to the buffet.

The Nigerian delegation is staying at the ONE UN New York, (the former Millennium UN Plaza Hotel), across the road from the UN, and on the same block with the Nigerian Mission.

Prof. Ogwu’s tenure expires in December 2015. Several UN observers blames President Buhari for the mess, he berates the president delays in appointing ministers saying it is a major reason his UN trip failed miserably. A retired Nigerian diplomat told Saharareporters that President Buhari must have seen the folly in relying on unsupervised civil servants to run the affairs of state since he came to power.


Source: http://saharareporters.com/2015/09/28/un-general-assembly-fiasco-buhari-team-accuse-ambassador-joy-ogwu-sabotage

The sloppiness and tardiness exhibited by this administration is embarrassing to say the least ..

..I counted four important events that Nigeria missed out ..Take your time and read line by line and see the mess our country's image has been made in the UN assembly ..

..and the Presidency lied to us that the events were unofficial .. just read the last paragraph again ..


..If Buhari were to be lalasticlala, this thread will make FP on December,1 ..

Why would she be sabotaging her country. Everybody should hold up their hands and take responsibility in this, the presidency aren't blameless.

Laughable, APC and scapegoat mentality. Whom are they going to blame for president of West Germany and other bizarre gaffes by the president.

They have conveniently found a reason to replace the career diplomat with a prostitute.

God help Nigeria

Useless party, useless reporters. APC always looking for who to blame. Lying Liars.


Incompetent bunch of opportunists who traveled just to snap pictures. Its so shameful that the security operatives bounced our President. He has only himself to blame. That's what you get when you tour the world with thieves like Amaechi, Tinubu, Fayemi. Clueless one chance dead party. Shame on you!

Premium Times

Contrary to claims by the Nigerian presidency that a meeting at the 70th United Nations General Assembly to discuss the humanitarian crisis posed by the activities of the Boko Haram terrorist group was unofficial, PREMIUM TIMES can authoritatively report today that the meeting is a “high-level” one convened as one of the most important events of the ongoing United Nations annual summit in New York.

Buhari team are no longer saying the meeting was unofficial since Premium Times exposed their folly.
Ambassador Ogwu should have woken Bubu from his sleep, its her fault Buhari overslept.

That is what you get in a govt of confusion! Obviously, Buhari's body odor could not fix the mess either

still on blamed parole

Mogidi:
Buhari team are no longer saying the meeting was unofficial since Premium Times exposed their folly.
Ambassador Ogwu should have woken Bubu from his sleep, its her fault Buhari overslept.

She didn't delay the start up of a crucial meeting involving the Pope and other dignitaries. APC is a bizzare organization.

What a diplomatic blunder too many in days!

Smh for APC... disgraceful bunch of clowns.

Mogidi:
Buhari team are no longer saying the meeting was unofficial since Premium Times exposed their folly.
Ambassador Ogwu should have woken Bubu from his sleep, its her fault Buhari overslept.

Ambassador Joy Ogwu as Nigeria's permanent representative to the UN is saddled with the responsibility of preparing the presidents meeting schedules and itinerary during the general assembly. If it is true that she deliberately refused to include the boko haram response event in the presidents schedule, then she should not just be blamed, she should be sanctioned or removed.

Blame GEJ at home and accuse pro.joy in new york is equal to failure!

so predictable.

who would they have blamed for the picture below.

look men, it's natural for buhari. they should own-up to their gaff.

That woman, a Biafran sympathizer is yet to recover from the shock arising from the defeat of her benefactor.

These liars are still at it

lalasticlala ..a ga eghere gi akwa

Then I believe Prof. Joy Ogwu should be sacked with immediate effect.

Everywhere Buahri goes and find igbos he starts skimming to remove them. Let us see how far Buhari can get with that, we are watching.

PentiumPro:
That woman, a Biafran sympathizer is yet to recover from the shock arising from the defeat of her benefactor.

Exactly!!!! GBAM!!!!

Zoharariel:
Then I believe Prof. Joy Ogwu should be sacked with immediate effect.

I advice that you read the last paragraph well ..

..Is Joy Ogwu responsible for lack of cabinet ..Is she also responsible for Buhari's lateness to meet the Pope ..

..Buhari's handlers are embarrassing him internationally and honestly, I can do a better job packaging our President.

The Daura Dumbass duplicated his idiotic nonchalance to details and continues to hurry into issues he is clueless about. How could moronic Nigerians rush to USA without months of understanding what the timetable looked like and marry to the highly sophistication of United Nation method of operation? This Fulani jackass and his cronies are fanning flimsy excuses towards any department in Nigeria headed by none-Fulani or person not from northern Nigeria. What briefings were given to Daura Dumbass by the ministry of external affairs before jetting out of Nigeria? If the moronic dingbat could not even adhere to UN schedule of events, how can the jackass contemplate the solution to Nigeria’s headache?

A lot of you would read this article and not understand the subtle message...Amb. Ogwu is responsible and should be removed. This is evil yoruba people for you....this people are implacably evil. Runs in their DNA and culture. Isn't it the same Amb. Ogwu that has handled all missions for past presidents from Obj, Yaradua to GEJ without any hitch? Presidency should own up to its fault and stop blaming this fine distinguished woman. This was how the very same Yoruba media rubbished Oduah, Iweala, Madueke, Oteh, e.t.c. So I want you to grasp the subtle message from this evil yoruba media....remove her. The question becomes...why did the Presidency lie when this issue was raised few days ago? Why did they lie that the meeting was not official? TALK TO ME! Now the coverup is let's put the blame on this distinguished woman. THIS IS HOW THIS EVIL PEOPLE SINGLEHANDEDLY DESTROYED THE NAMES OF OUR BEAUTIFUL DISTINGUISHED BIAFRAN WOMEN. NOW PROF. OGWU OF ALL...inarguably one of the best diplomats Nigeria has ever produced! I can't tell you how disgruntled I'm. This is why this country is going and has been going down the pit...mediocrity! If you don't appreciate the service of these fine women; obviously you hate them, then give us Biafra so that they can serve us. How difficult is this?

My advice to Prof. Ogwu, resign and take up a private or corporate job like Iweala and Oteh. You will be recalled when Biafra comes. This country is not worth it ma'am. Someone like Oteh will never ever serve Nigeria again!

Just remove the mugu from the post shekena

Zoharariel:
Then I believe Prof. Joy Ogwu should be sacked with immediate effect.

we both know she is a goner, Buhari is known to hate incompetency. Besides she is a relic from the jonathanian regime. I don't see her in that position next year

Do not disturb, Bubu is having his beauty sleep.

www.nairaland.com/attachments/2902847_sleepingbuhari_jpeg12469f8b1ac882a8533136bd6a2bbe49

.Daura dullardpo will always blame somebody, the way they are still blaming GEJ in d pix below 4 months after assuming power.

Once a dullard, always a dullard

Yimu

"Regarding the event with the Pope, Buhari missed it because when he came down from his hotel suite, there was no car to take him to the meeting. When he decided to walk to the event with his entourage, he was taken by Nigerian mission officials to the wrong gate, where they were denied entry by security agents.
Buhari then walked back to his hotel where, when he got on the elevator, the mission finally brought a car to take him to see the Pope."

Buhari is a WALKING President. Who brought this mess on us na?
So u spent our money just to be walking up and down in US when your mates are busy attracting investments into their country. Just Continue...

Wait ooo!! Is it my President that is being denied entry or wat??
Is it my President that is being said to walk to and fro!!!!!

This Na Embarrassment at its PEAK!!

LIA MOHAMMED WILL BLAME PDP FOR THIS!!!!!