In this interview with WALE AKINSELURE, former Nigeria Minister of External Affairs, Prof Bolaji Akinyemi speaks on the United States invasion of Venezuela, Nigeria’s vulnerability to superpower pressure, the Country of Particular Concern designation, the limits of the United Nations, Nigeria’s decline as the “giant of Africa,” delayed ambassadorial appointments and their diplomatic consequences.
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Trump behaved like Cowboy in Maduro’s arrest
Prominent Nigerian diplomat and former Minister of External Affairs, Prof. Bolaji Akinyemi, has launched a scathing attack on U.S. President Donald Trump’s handling of the recent military operation in Venezuela, branding it “reckless” and a hallmark of “cowboy diplomacy.”
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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, former Nigerian Minister of External Affairs Bolaji Akinyemi, and a cross-section of scholars, on Tuesday, condemned the U.S. government under President Donald Trump over the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, describing the action as a violation of international law and Venezuela’s sovereignty.
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Former Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Prof Bolaji Akinyemi, says it is oil that dictated what President Donald Trump of the United States has done in Venezuela. Prof Akinyemi stated this on Monday in an interview on ‘Politics Today’, a programme on Channels Television monitored by DAILY POST.
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