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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