PRESIDENT of the United States of
America, Donald Trump grouchily ridiculed the highly-rated America by his reckless
and unsound attacks on Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari that has the mandate of
the people to lead and represent them. Trump, a moment ago unkindly described Buhari
who he played host to in April and gave a topnotch treat at White House as “lifeless”.
By the gaffe, Trump extensively, verbally battered the good people of Nigeria
that gave their mandate to Buhari to exercise their sovereignty vis-à-vis
universal suffrage. Trump definitely did not know that choices of who leads a country rest solely with the people and not external forces. The deed was indeed the height of talkativeness and pomposity. The God’s own nation as tagged has never had it so crude, unprofessional or raw as is the case with the present leadership in the U.S.
Probably, Trump needs special
orientation sessions on diplomatic relations.Emphatically, the elites in
America inarguably preferred former US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton
during the presidential election but as the majority of the population
surrendered their mandates to Trump and the Republican Party, the wishes of the
majority prevailed against the elites. And since then, peace and tranquility
reigned in the States. The elites clearly understood that democracy is the rule
of the majority irrespective of aptness or inaptness. They undoubtedly
understood that the people solely decide who rules them in a functional democracy.
They correspondingly understood that the people make the decisions through
their votes by exercising franchises. They likewise understood that opinions of
external forces or governments do not actually count in choosing leadership. To
call a spade a spade, America’s over 200 years of democracy deserves the charisma
and glamour archetypal of Bill Clinton, Barack Obama and George Bush among
others. Trump is manifestly trumpeting excessively, disproportionately and extremely.
Not even Africa’sever-ready spokespersons and aides that try every now and then
to defend their respective governments talk edgily as the present US helmsman.
The most shocking aspect is that
Trump thrillingly eulogized Buhari for his laudable efforts to put Nigeria back
on track when the two leaders shared the same White House environs recently.
And therefore, it makes one to wonder if Trump is a sycophant who praises
someone in his presence but when apart, has different opinions. Could Trump have
been blind or suffering from shortsightedness not to notice Buhari’s purported
lifelessness during his visit, and suddenly regained the sight to see the other
side of the coin? Or possibly, Trump eventually was convinced to play out political
scripts of some persons? Of course, politics can be played multi-dimensionally.
Nonetheless, a sovereign nation deserves some reverences. Funnily, Trump remarks which
connote unhealthiness came when Buhari is facing severe criticisms in the polity
over dictatorial tendencies as ex-military leader against rule of law.
To be candid, the US President can
criticize another country’s leader but protocols are indispensable. Trump has
access directly to President Buhari as he did during his medical trip to the
United Kingdom. Trump can equally invite
Buhari for a tête-à-tête at the White House instead of cheap politics he
believably played for some political figures. To worsen it, Trump didn’t accuse
Buhari of deficient qualities but tagging his fellow human a lifeless person,
and not even when Buhari was incommunicado on health ground. By the way, what
makes Trump extremely confident he will outlive Buhari? For the record, Trump, now
72 is comparably advanced in age unlike his predecessor, Obama that concluded
his second-term at fifty-four. Yet, Americans accepted the electoral verdict.
Inarguably, the outburst characterized
a personal attack so cheapish to be linked to the number-one US citizen. Analytically,
the attack is scandalous, undiplomatic and leaves much to be desired from
American President in 21st century. Had it been Trump carped Buhari
mildly over some unfriendly policies probably on the controversies over rule of
law versus national security and interest that is presently heating up the polity;
one would reasonably give Trump thumbs-up as a democrat. But to call a
statesman duly elected by his people to lead them a lifeless person and that he
wouldn't want to meet again is unfathomable, barbaric and irksome. It calls for
questions if US indeed has competent advisers to their President. In a
nutshell, Trump goofed. Put it in another way, Trump ironically reduced America.
To cap it all, Trump broke diplomatic protocols and threatened international
peace and cooperation. And to remedy the defects, Trump should inclusively apologize
to the Federal Republic of Nigeria for hostile and uncensored remarks against
the country.Above all, Trump should learn to talk less. Nigeria
is a sovereign nation and therefore doesn't share its powers to choose her
leaders with foreign nations.
Umegboro is a public affairs analyst and Associate, Chartered Institute
of Arbitrators (United Kingdom) 07057101974-sms only.
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