Laolu Akande, former presidential spokesperson, has commended President Bola Tinubu for the significance and tone of his speech at the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).

In his speech on Wednesday, Tinubu addressed issues concerning foreign exploitation of natural resources domiciled in Africa, human trafficking, forced migration and measures to tackle the climate crisis on the continent.

Speaking on Sunrise Daily, a Channels Television programme, on Thursday, Akande said the president should not rest on his oars just yet.

He said Tinubu should proceed with formulating a clear foreign policy that backs up his inaugural speech at the UNGA.

“The president has made an attempt to retake the significance of the Nigerian voice in the international community,” he said.

“The significance of Nigeria as a voice for the black race, as a voice for the African continent, as a voice for the developing world, a voice that can never be ignored.

“What must follow is a clear enunciation and articulation of a foreign policy that backs up the tone and attitude of the president’s speech at UNGA.

“And then a matching up of those things, especially regarding the economic relationship.

“The president must now gather together his foreign policy team. He needs to bring these people together to formulate a foreign policy that will take it from where he has stopped.

“He has used this inaugural speech at the UN to say ‘We don’t want business as usual’. He must now formulate foreign policy that will articulate some of these important agendas he has set.

“So that the world can see that we have a new Nigeria that wants to retake its place in international relationships and also be the spokesperson of Africa and the developing world.”

Olisa Agbakoba, former president of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) and a senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN), had said no African leader has spoken for the continent the way Tinubu did at the UNGA.

He added that the president’s speech was a “well-received statement”, with which Tinubu restated that “Africans are not beggars but equal partners” with the rest of the world.

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I saw a thread of Olisa Agbakoba hailing Tinubu and saying that he made the boldest speech by an African leader at UNGA. I concluded that dude is probably looking for an appointment from him or he started listening to the news recently.

Olisa Agbakoba should go and watch how Robert Mugabe and Gaddafi used to address the UNGA when they were alive. That's why the west despised the former.

does Tinubu understand what foreign policy is? The man's first move was try to declare war on Niger and work for the interest of France in Africa, a direct opposite of Nigeria's foreign policy stance for decades.

You people should stop this insane praise singing and rebuke the mandate fraud for what he is before it gets out of hand!

Cry .. wail.... die

We won’t rest again about blablabu speech of tinlupoo, there’s nothing special about it. His stupid and foolish policies are killing the good citizens of this country especially his own people, and his zombie supporters are hailing him for a nonsense speech that have no impact in Nigeria economy

Arrant nonsense

Hunger
Inflation
Insecurity
Unemployment
Beautiful speeches

The best speech ever

He told the west, Africans are not going to be at their mercy, we are equal partners with equal rights


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Well said,.

In what capacity does Laolu say this.🤔

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UNGA Stew abi na MAGGIE cube, the masses are feed up with the current situation on ground

Tilumbu

zoedew:
In what capacity does Laolu say this.🤔

As a normal Nigerian..

He’s not speaking for Osinbajo anymore..

rintileri:
does Tinubu understand what foreign policy is? The man's first move was try to declare war on Niger and work for the interest of France in Africa, a direct opposite of Nigeria's foreign policy stance for decades.

You people should stop this insane praise singing and rebuke the mandate fraud for what he is before it gets out of hand!

Bitterness has blinded you from see reality. I don’t blame you it very difficult to accept defeat.

Yes oo

What i love about bad governance is this. You can never run away from the effects of bad governance. Na you go suffer am. Bad governance does not discriminate. The same way it prevented your father from getting jobs and enjoying life, it will also limit you drastically. If you are poor, your own don finish. Bad governance will rob you of every chance of decent living until you die in suffering and penury. Bad governance is simply as e de play, e de show. It does not hide

Toluwanise247:

Bitterness has blinded you from see reality. I don’t blame you it very difficult to accept defeat.

are you blinded by your love for Tinubu?

If you ever went shopping, you know talk is cheap.

Yes a Wakanda like policy

SmartPolician:
I saw a thread of Olisa Agbakoba hailing Tinubu and saying that he made the boldest speech by an African leader at UNGA. I concluded that dude is probably looking for an appointment from him or he started listening to the news recently.

Olisa Agbakoba should go and watch how Robert Mugabe and Gaddafi used to address the UNGA when they were alive. That's why the west despised the former.

Robert Mugabe and Gaddafi are known for controversial.speech whenever give their speech at the UNGA...now, does a controversial speech make someone.speech better?/

Wailing wailer crew spotted....keep wailing till you get a sense in your region...

rintileri:
does Tinubu understand what foreign policy is? The man's first move was try to declare war on Niger and work for the interest of France in Africa, a direct opposite of Nigeria's foreign policy stance for decades.

You people should stop this insane praise singing and rebuke the mandate fraud for what he is before it gets out of hand!

Don't sleep on the fence bro. Laolu Akande is a Git. Did he advice Buhari and his prof boss in their 8 years of office. All this Man is looking for nah appointment. All of them are the same.

Ok

MS247:



The best speech ever

He told the west, Africans are not going to be at their mercy, we are equal partners with equal rights


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What are you producing to the world as equal partners? Do you produced raw materials or finished goods?

MS247:



The best speech ever

He told the west, Africans are not going to be at their mercy, we are equal partners with equal rights


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Moh247