Former minister of foreign affairs Professor Bolaji Akinyemi Sunday called on the Nigerian Government to drag South Africa to the International Criminal Court of Justice over the xenophobic attacks that claimed lives and property of some Nigerians.
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Xenophobic attacks: Take South African govt to ICJ, Akinyemi urges FG
A former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Prof Bolaji Akinyemi, has urged the Federal Government to drag its South African counterpart before the International Court of Justice for its failure to cater for Nigerian citizens resident in South Africa.
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Professor Bolaji Akinyemi, former Director-General of the Nigeria Institute of International Affairs, NIIA, and External Affairs Minister, in this interview, spoke on the state of the nation, where and how Nigeria missed the mark, the Uwais’ report and the way forward among others.
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Former Nigeria’s External Affairs Minister, Professor Akinwande Bolaji Akinyemi in this chat with GBENGA SALAU, spoke on the General Abdulsalami Abubakar’s security meeting, especially the boycott of the summit by some ethnic groups.
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A former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Prof. Bolaji Akinyemi, has said that in all his years as election monitor, no general election has filled him with ‘fear and trepidation’ as do the 2019 general elections. He therefore called for peace ahead of the general elections.
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A former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Prof. Bolaji Akinyemi, has said that in all his years as election monitor, no general election has filled him with ‘fear and trepidation’ as do the 2019 general elections. He therefore called for peace ahead of the general elections.
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A former Minister of External Affairs, Prof. Bolaji Akinyemi, has stressed the need for “immediate overhaul” of diplomatic operations, to enhance the effective implementation of foreign policies and match global and ever dynamic trends. Akinyemi, who was Deputy Chairman of the 2014 National Conference,
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A former Minister of External Affairs, Prof. Bolaji Akinyemi, has stressed the need for “immediate overhaul” of diplomatic operations, to enhance the effective implementation of foreign policies and match global and ever dynamic trends.
Continue reading “Former Minister seeks overhaul of diplomatic operations”Former foreign affairs minister, Akinyemi, loses brother
A former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Prof. Bolaji Akinyemi, has lost his brother, Dr. Akinwunmi Akinyemi. According to a statement made available to our correspondent, the deceased was “a renowned paediatrician who worked at Adeoyo Hospital, Ibadan in Oyo state.”
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A former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Prof Bolaji Akinyemi, has called on Nigeria to leave the Economic Community of West African States if the organisation fails to drop a plan to accept Morocco as its member.
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