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Ambassadorial Posting: Omokri Faces Rejection as Diaspora Group Calls for a Recall

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<p><&excl;-- BEGIN THEIA POST SLIDER --><&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 3&period;0&period;1 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad4" id&equals;"quads-ad4" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p><div class&equals;"n14SK6K6" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<&excl;-- TV --> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"4399361195" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"auto" &NewLine; data-full-width-responsive&equals;"true"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>By Yusuf Danjuma Yunusa<&sol;p><div class&equals;"lZzL8Gbw" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<&excl;-- TV --> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"4399361195" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"auto" &NewLine; data-full-width-responsive&equals;"true"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>The Global Coalition for Security and Democracy in Nigeria &lpar;GCSDN&rpar;&comma; a diaspora advocacy organization&comma; has formally called on Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum to reject the designation of Mr&period; Reno Omokri as Nigeria’s next ambassador to Mexico&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>In an official letter addressed to President Sheinbaum&comma; the GCSDN outlined its strong opposition to the appointment&comma; citing concerns over the nominee’s character&comma; the controversial process behind his selection&comma; and potential risks to bilateral relations&period; The letter was signed by the organization’s Global Coordinator&comma; Comrade Frederick Odorige&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>A central point of the GCSDN&&num;8217&semi;s protest is the process by which Mr&period; Omokri’s nomination was confirmed in Nigeria&period; The group alleges that the appointment circumvented standard legislative protocol&period;<&sol;p><div class&equals;"a5BLMtfY" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block&semi; text-align&colon;center&semi;" &NewLine; data-ad-layout&equals;"in-article" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"fluid" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"6550225277"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Mr&period; Omokri was not subjected to the required screening by Nigeria’s National Assembly&comma;” Comrade Odorige stated in the letter&period; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;The process was expedited&comma; allowing him to merely &OpenCurlyQuote;take a bow and leave’—a practice that effectively bypassed substantive debate and a thorough vetting of his qualifications&period; This has led to widespread public condemnation of the appointment within Nigeria&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 3&period;0&period;1 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad3" id&equals;"quads-ad3" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>The GCSDN further described Mr&period; Omokri as a divisive figure lacking the integrity and moral authority befitting a diplomatic post&period; The letter alleges a pattern of inflammatory rhetoric and opportunism&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 3&period;0&period;1 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad1" id&equals;"quads-ad1" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;He is a self-seeking individual known for flippant and provocative public statements&comma; which have frequently led to divisive altercations&comma;” Odorige wrote&period; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;To appoint such a personality as a diplomatic representative raises serious questions about the message it sends to the international community&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The letter highlights a significant shift in Mr&period; Omokri’s political stance&comma; suggesting his appointment is a political reward&period; The group referenced Mr&period; Omokri’s previous harsh criticism of President Bola Tinubu&comma; including a televised interview on ARISE TV where he referred to the President as a &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;known drug lord&comma;” claiming to possess documentary evidence from the United States&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;It is a matter of public record that Mr&period; Omokri has levelled grave accusations against President Tinubu&comma;” the letter continued&period; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Given that he originates from the same ethnic background as the First Lady&comma; Senator Oluremi Tinubu&comma; it is our belief that he has been politically co-opted&period; This appointment serves as compensation for abandoning his previous opposition and ceasing his public campaigns&comma; including his advocacy for the release of abducted schoolgirl Leah Sharibu&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The GCSDN alleges that the ambassadorial posting is designed to grant Mr&period; Omokri diplomatic immunity&comma; thereby shielding him from accountability for what the group describes as his &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;despicable activities&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The GCSDN warned that sending such a controversial figure could have detrimental effects on the diplomatic relationship between Mexico and Nigeria&period; The group cautioned that Mr&period; Omokri’s conduct might lead to actions that undermine the Mexican government and damage its international relations&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;We believe his presence in Mexico will be counterproductive&period; His history suggests a propensity for conflict that could lead him to organize secret protests or work against the interests of your government&comma; thereby destabilizing the diplomatic harmony between our two nations&comma;” the letter warned&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>In its appeal&comma; the GCSDN urged President Sheinbaum’s administration to exercise its sovereign right to refuse the acceptance of Mr&period; Omokri’s credentials&comma; citing &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;diplomatic sensitivities&comma; security concerns&comma; and political considerations&period;” The organization concluded its plea with the proverb&comma; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;A stitch in time saves nine&comma;” urging swift action to prevent future discord&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Copies of the correspondence were also forwarded to the Mexican Secretary of Foreign Affairs&comma; the President of the Mexican Senate&comma; and the Mexican Embassy in Nigeria for their awareness and consideration&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The Global Coalition for Security and Democracy in Nigeria is a diaspora-led organization focused on promoting good governance&comma; security&comma; and democratic principles in Nigeria&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><&excl;-- END THEIA POST SLIDER -->&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 3&period;0&period;1 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad5" id&equals;"quads-ad5" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; 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