Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila. Member, House of Representatives. |
Nigeria’s image in the
international community is terribly, bad and scary. Stories about Nigeria
related from abroad are often about vices, such as corruption, looting, drug
trafficking, financial scams, fraudulent deals, crimes, kidnapping, Boko Haram
insurgency, militancy in the oil-producing areas, negative politicking, mass
hunger, mass illiteracy, and poor hygiene, among others.
Many well meaning
Nigerians who travel abroad often times meet with embarrassing situations where
they are perceived to be corrupt once they are identified as Nigerians.
Former British Prime
Minister, David Cameron took a swipe at Nigeria while having a conversation
with the queen Of England and other notable British leaders just ahead of an
international Anti-Corruption summit held in London. In a video that went viral
across the globe, David Cameron was heard describing Nigeria and Afghanistan as
“fantastically corrupt” countries. Flowing from David Cameron’s fantastically
corrupt remarks about Nigeria, a renowned CNN correspondent, Nick Robertson
described the situation as “embarrassing” for Nigerians. When asked, President
Buhari admitted to waiting journalists that Nigeria was indeed corrupt as he
made his way to the Anti- Corruption summit.In a statement of grievance filed before the Supreme Court Of Georgia by one Mrs. Hadyyatou Barry, Femi Gbajabiamila acting on information he stumbled on proceeded to impersonate and pose as lawyer to Hadyyatou Barry, signed for and received Insurance claims monies in Cheque for the sum of $25,000 (twenty-five thousand dollars), cashed same into his trustees account, withdrew same and fled to Nigeria in the wake of 2003, leaving the accident victim, Mrs. Hadyyatou Barry who lost one eye, seven teeth, two broken legs in the accident with no money and access to medical treatment, to wallow in complete penury.
The ascension of a man convicted by the Supreme Court Of Georgia in the United States Of America for alleged impersonation, fraudulently cashing a Cheque and embezzling proceeds of an accident victims insurance claims money to the exalted office of Speaker, Nigerian House Of Representatives will definitely remind the international community and the world at large that Nigeria and Nigerians are fantastically Corrupt.
Usman Jamilu Rahman writes
from Atlanta Georgia.
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