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MaliCampus:
Tilumbu is a one term president,The whole of Nigeria has rejected him

Image123:
Also for those mentioning Chagoury, Gilbert Ramez Chagoury is a Nigerian businessman and diplomat of Lebanese descent—born in Lagos, Nigeria, in 1946 to Lebanese immigrant parents, and he holds Nigerian nationality. It's not a crime for him to be a British citizen also, that's most of your dream and prayers.
It is not a crime that he served as Saint Lucia’s Permanent Representative at the UN Office in Geneva, in 2003.
It is not a crime that he was once honored by France (Commander of the Order of Arts & Letters), and has served diplomatically for Saint Lucia, these roles do not confer citizenship. These roles should instead make us proud that a Nigerian achieved these.

Image123:
It makes a sad commentary on the abject level of awareness of common currency social & political goings on in society by people who claim to have gone to school!

Abeg, let the savages stay savage! For those inclined to learn, here goes. It’s very short.

St. Lucia wears 2 hats: it’s a member of CARICOM (Caribbean Community). And hosts the HQ of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States.

CARICOM is like a Caribbean AU.

OECS is a tighter union; one currency & a shared central bank. Much like ECOWAS, but much more integrated.

Tinubu’s visit kills two birds with one stone. It’s courting both these Caribbean blocs at once.

Why does this matter?

CARICOM states sit squarely within the U.S. trade orbit.

Many OECS & CARICOM countries already have existing strong U.S. financial & logistical ties and preferential trade access to US markets.

These are mighty useful platforms for Nigeria to plug into, by mainly leveraging on a structure in which it is the largest shareholder.

Enter Afreximbank!

This is Africa’s trade and export bank. It was once Africa only, but now it includes Caribbean nations as formal partners.

It has already begun funding Caribbean projects.

Nigeria is both a major shareholder and top beneficiary in it.

At the 2025 Afreximbank AGM in Abuja recently, African-Caribbean leaders okayed key initiatives: to expand PAPSS (Pan-African Payment & Settlement System) supporting local-currency payments across the Atlantic. Also support diaspora investments, & Afro-Caribbean trade integration.

Through Afreximbank’s CANEX (Creative Africa Nexus) an ongoing program, real doors are already opening and more will open for: Afrobeats, Nollywood, African fashion etc are already benefiting!

The big picture!

This whole trip seems to plug Nigeria into the Caribbean grid; its U.S. links, cultural bridges, and trade frameworks, without having to build one from scratch.

That’s the real meaning of Tinubu’s visit. It’s admittedly a long game. But one that must start.

Of course there’ll still be lingering cynics, after all these.

I just pity them. They’ve have fallen inside a trap that affects ability to think or even dig deep.

For those who’ve read this far, I hope you find a niche to occupy in the opportunities that are likely to open up.

Nigeria can be terribly frustrating but each person owes it to her/himself to not become crippled by cynicism. It’s hard but doable. You should never allow it.

To the ones who just want a laugh at someone seemingly ‘defending’ a government they dislike, a word of advice:—
Even if you doubt all I say, just take the seeming trivia shared in the original post & note them.

They may prove the decider when you’re in tie, and a choice of that one person with that little extra je ne sais quoi has to be made, in a job opportunity situation.

Best wishes!

The Genesis.

https://x.com/GbenroAdegbola/status/1940282372269982162?t=ryEwNaaovf0Rt1TthBnBPg&s=19[/quote]If you dont know that he went there to launder money with Chagouri, then you dont know anything.

Image123:
Also for those mentioning Chagoury, Gilbert Ramez Chagoury is a Nigerian businessman and diplomat of Lebanese descent—born in Lagos, Nigeria, in 1946 to Lebanese immigrant parents, and he holds Nigerian nationality. It's not a crime for him to be a British citizen also, that's most of your dream and prayers.
It is not a crime that he served as Saint Lucia’s Permanent Representative at the UN Office in Geneva, in 2003.
It is not a crime that he was once honored by France (Commander of the Order of Arts & Letters), and has served diplomatically for Saint Lucia, these roles do not confer citizenship. These roles should instead make us proud that a Nigerian achieved these.

Image123:
My own sha be say make people wey dey abuse the move now, no go there go spoil our name for there as usual after door open.

DeepSight:
Are you also proud that he is convicted of fraud in the USA and Switzerland - and why did you leave that out of his illustrious resume?

Kukutente23:
These jokers just keep making a caricature of themselves
St Lucia's GDP is just $2.3bn which is less than the GDP of even Sokoto state
The population is just over 200k which is less than the population of Ogbomoso
It is in no way a rich country and depends more on favors from the US to survive
Even the per capita GDP, high as it is, is embedded in the hands of just 20% of the population
What can such country possibly have to offer Nigeria except haven for stolen funds
APC are just a bunch of jokers who excel at propaganda
Imagine hyping St Lucia

DeepSight:
Are you also proud that he is convicted of fraud in the USA and Switzerland - and why did you leave that out of his illustrious resume?

DeepSight:
Image123, I repeat my question. Why did you leave these facts out of his glossy CV?

Can you see your hypocrisy?

Kukutente23:
It is also not a crime that he was Abacha's bagman who was indicted for money laundering and had to forfeit substantial sums
Oh sorrry. Even the President had cause to forfeit substantial sums on drugs related issues
Birds of a feather then.... no crime

DeepSight:
If you dont know that he went there to launder money with Chagouri, then you dont know anything.

DeepSight:
Everyone knows it has absolutely nothing to offer us and everyone also knows it's a money laundering mission.

People like Image123 like to lie to their very own souls.

DeepSight:
Image123, I repeat my question. Why did you leave these facts out of his glossy CV?

Can you see your hypocrisy?

Sannisege:
I love this OP. Sensible Nigerians like myself appreaxiate your beautiful write-up. Please don’t waste your precious time replying Obi supporters. It’s becoming clearer daily that the man Obi is bereft of foresight.

Image123:
Also for those mentioning Chagoury, Gilbert Ramez Chagoury is a Nigerian businessman and diplomat of Lebanese descent—born in Lagos, Nigeria, in 1946 to Lebanese immigrant parents, and he holds Nigerian nationality. It's not a crime for him to be a British citizen also, that's most of your dream and prayers.
It is not a crime that he served as Saint Lucia’s Permanent Representative at the UN Office in Geneva, in 2003.
It is not a crime that he was once honored by France (Commander of the Order of Arts & Letters), and has served diplomatically for Saint Lucia, these roles do not confer citizenship. These roles should instead make us proud that a Nigerian achieved these.

Image123:
This is politics, i don't walk by mere allegations and gist, i walk by evidence. i learned very long time ago that all politicians have baggage, they are not my spiritual models. We are not discussing saints or heaven here.

Mindlog:
Nigerians should be proud of Gilbert Chagoury?Delusion Promax.😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

Mindlog:
Nigerians should be proud of Gilbert Chagoury?Delusion Promax.😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

Amitex:
Op, your education is SUSPECT. St Lucia has population of 180,000 people, less than 20% of Mushim. Infact it is not upto Ifako'Ijaiye with over 650, 000 people, both in size, population and economy.
The GDP of St Lucia is about $2.7B, that is less than the value of 1/10th of Dangote Refinery.

Let me ask you, if you are earning N300k a month, what are you going to get from someone that earns a mere N3k a month. Nigeria GDP, even with Tinubu's disastrous journey is about $370billions to St Lucia's $2.7billion.

Tinubu's visit to St Lucia is to secure a place he will flee to after he loses in 2027, just like Deziani. No matter where he runs to, we will extradite him to face his corruption charges. The same fate awaits Wike!

DeepSight:
I have seen all of the disgraceful and shameful epistles you wrote. You should be ashamed of yourself. You are here arguing for gangsterism in government.

At the end of the day what kind of a country do you want? This Chagouri is a felon, an international criminal and his cooperation with BAT has been both extensive and criminal. The latest scam - the illegally granted Lagos Calabar Coastal Road bears testament - a scandalous contract awarded to an international felon without appropriation and without recourse to the BPP regulations. Without any competitive tender whatsoever. Simply given illegally to the President's best friend who happens to be an international convict.

In what normal country will the government award that kind of contract automatically to a convicted fraudster? And you celebrate this?

Is that the kind of country you want?
When you list all the projects he has done, is it not on account of the same criminal friendship? What do you see that as, if not evidence of corruption? How can the number one partner of your president be an international felon and you see nothing wrong with that. Rather you find it convenient to sweep aside your false Christianity to suddenly become practical in your considerations?

And to the topic, after all this, it just happens by accident that when the president decides to spend ten days in an irrelevant Carribbean country, it is one in which the same international felon is High Consul.

Must everything be written out for you before you see it? Must a mafia steal your country blind before you wake up? What kind of country do you want, I repeat.

You mention that Chagouri is friends with people like Bill Clinton. So what? Do you know the amount of criminals that are friends with powerful presidents and ex presidents? Do you know a lady called Elizabeth Holmes of the Theranos infamy? She went to jail after a huge scam which she successfully roped Bill Clinton and even the late Henry Kissinger into investing in. Someone like that, you will say, oh, look, Clinton is her friend, Kissinger is her friend. And yet she was jailed as a criminal, just as surely as your Chagouri is a big time international rogue.

You say that BAT operates with the NASS seamlessly. You are truly lost forever. You can't even recognize it when a president has captured the legislature such that they can no longer check him. You can't recognize when all arms of government have been intimidated and enslaved. You can't recognize an emergent dictatorship.

One of the greatest curses that can befall any developing country struggling to find itself is to have citizens like you.

Do you know what Stockholm Syndrome is?

Image123:
Stay ashamed dear, it's a choice. Like i used the word "should".

Mindlog:
Yes, it is a choice and by the way, I also used the word "should".

Image123:
You asked a question, do not be shy dear. i don't bite.