Shehu Sani Criticizes Jonathan's Foreign Policy
Shehu Sani, the senator-elect for Kaduna Central
District, insisted that Muhammadu Buhari should avoid the foreign policy
exercised by President Goodluck Jonathan.
The official characterized Jonathan’s approach as “cassava bread foreign policy” The Nation reports.
Sani urged the president-elect to reassert the country’s leading role in Africa. Therefore he stressed the importance for Buhari to form a team of experts which would work in cooperation with the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs and Council on Foreign Relations.
“President Jonathan’s foreign policy is uncoordinated, unfocused, uninformed, non-directional and uncolourful. President Goodluck presided over a government that is ignorant of the continental and global status and responsibilities of the country.
“Under Jonathan, our leadership position in the continent slipped away. President Jonathan operated a cassava bread foreign policy.
“President Jonathan administration’s foreign policy is dismal. Under Jonathan, Nigeria lost its teeth in the African Union (AU). Our president was absent at the 50th anniversary of the AU and in the continental effort to find peace in the Central African Republic, Sudan and Congo.
“We failed to take a driver’s seat to help the people of Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea in the height of their Ebola days. We betrayed the people of Palestine by abstaining from voting for their statehood in the United Nations (UN).
“We helplessly watched as thousands of our African youths sank in the Mediterranean in attempts to cross over to Europe. We attracted condemnation from other African countries for depending on France to come and fight our homegrown terrorism in the Northeast.
“We have no official position on the chaos in Libya and the dangerous presence of ISIS in the continent.
“The president-elect must reassert Nigeria’s leadership role in the continent. Africa should continue to be the centre-piece of our foreign policy.
“We must have a result-oriented and unambiguous position on pressing issues, which affects our continent and the entire black race. President Buhari must rekindle the idea of United States of Africa and give a new life to Pan-Africanism as propagated by the founding fathers of African independence – Kwame Nrumah, Sekou Toure, Patrice Lumumba, Gamal Abdul Nasser and others.
“The new president-elect needs to set up a team of experts to work in consultation with the NIIA and Council on Foreign Relations to repackage Nigeria’s foreign policy with the view of returning Nigeria to the world stage in leadership and in influence.
“Our new foreign policy needs to reflect the interest of our people and our continent and not an appeasement to any power. We need to be visibly seen and audibly heard in the world state again.
“The President-elect must lead in the consolidation or search for peace in the African continent; he must lead in the global fight to end the presence of terrorist cells in the continent; he must lead in discouraging and rescuing our young men and women drowning in the Mediterranean Sea in search of “a better life in Europe.
“Buhari’s election brought relief and a new hope for our people and our country, we must radiate this to the whole continent. Africa must not be a safe haven for tyrants and terrorists. We must champion the cause of the ideals of freedom, democracy, peace and development in the continent.
“Our economic relationship with China must be guided by the philosophy of mutual benefit and respect for the host and the environment.
“President Buhari must operate an open, transparent and accountable government so as to inspire other countries in Africa and help dissolve the remnants of dictators who still parade the political landscape of the continent.”
It should be recalled that numerous world top politicians have congratulated Buhari on victory and expressed hope for fruitful cooperation in the future.
Comrade Shehu Sani
The official characterized Jonathan’s approach as “cassava bread foreign policy” The Nation reports.
Sani urged the president-elect to reassert the country’s leading role in Africa. Therefore he stressed the importance for Buhari to form a team of experts which would work in cooperation with the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs and Council on Foreign Relations.
“President Jonathan’s foreign policy is uncoordinated, unfocused, uninformed, non-directional and uncolourful. President Goodluck presided over a government that is ignorant of the continental and global status and responsibilities of the country.
“Under Jonathan, our leadership position in the continent slipped away. President Jonathan operated a cassava bread foreign policy.
“President Jonathan administration’s foreign policy is dismal. Under Jonathan, Nigeria lost its teeth in the African Union (AU). Our president was absent at the 50th anniversary of the AU and in the continental effort to find peace in the Central African Republic, Sudan and Congo.
“We failed to take a driver’s seat to help the people of Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea in the height of their Ebola days. We betrayed the people of Palestine by abstaining from voting for their statehood in the United Nations (UN).
“We helplessly watched as thousands of our African youths sank in the Mediterranean in attempts to cross over to Europe. We attracted condemnation from other African countries for depending on France to come and fight our homegrown terrorism in the Northeast.
“We have no official position on the chaos in Libya and the dangerous presence of ISIS in the continent.
“The president-elect must reassert Nigeria’s leadership role in the continent. Africa should continue to be the centre-piece of our foreign policy.
“We must have a result-oriented and unambiguous position on pressing issues, which affects our continent and the entire black race. President Buhari must rekindle the idea of United States of Africa and give a new life to Pan-Africanism as propagated by the founding fathers of African independence – Kwame Nrumah, Sekou Toure, Patrice Lumumba, Gamal Abdul Nasser and others.
“The new president-elect needs to set up a team of experts to work in consultation with the NIIA and Council on Foreign Relations to repackage Nigeria’s foreign policy with the view of returning Nigeria to the world stage in leadership and in influence.
“Our new foreign policy needs to reflect the interest of our people and our continent and not an appeasement to any power. We need to be visibly seen and audibly heard in the world state again.
“The President-elect must lead in the consolidation or search for peace in the African continent; he must lead in the global fight to end the presence of terrorist cells in the continent; he must lead in discouraging and rescuing our young men and women drowning in the Mediterranean Sea in search of “a better life in Europe.
“Buhari’s election brought relief and a new hope for our people and our country, we must radiate this to the whole continent. Africa must not be a safe haven for tyrants and terrorists. We must champion the cause of the ideals of freedom, democracy, peace and development in the continent.
“Our economic relationship with China must be guided by the philosophy of mutual benefit and respect for the host and the environment.
“President Buhari must operate an open, transparent and accountable government so as to inspire other countries in Africa and help dissolve the remnants of dictators who still parade the political landscape of the continent.”
It should be recalled that numerous world top politicians have congratulated Buhari on victory and expressed hope for fruitful cooperation in the future.
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