An ambassadorial
nominee, Alhaji Ibrahim Bida, from Niger state currently serving in Turkey
shockingly failed to recite the Nigeria National anthem when asked to do so by
the Chairman, Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Ibrahim, who is
among the 47 ambassadorial nominees currently being screened, began stammering
having introduced himself successfully and on getting to singing the pledge, it
became difficult for him as he began to mix up the wordings.
The entire 8-man
Committee including its Chairman, Senator Munsirat Sunmonu burst into laughter,
until James Manager intervened in completing the anthem.
Pressed further on
his knowledge of foreign economic blue print, the nominee explained succinctly
how China got their economic prosperity right because their President as at the
time of their recession decided to shut its doors against import from other
nations and was busy rebuilding China through domestic policy approach.
The nominee also
stressed that if Nigeria could configure its foreign policies with the interest
of benefiting from resources abroad, it would help the situation immensely.
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