What will Obama Serve Mr President

I just woke up with these thoughts in my head. 

Yesterday our beloved President Gen.(rtd) Muhammadu Buhari, his son Yusuf, Rotimi Amaechi, Adams Oshimole, CBN’s Emefiele and 29 other members of his entourage jet out for the much anticipated trip to the United States of America to visit the Global Watchdog and President of the Free country, United States President Barak Obama, where he will first be received and hosted at the historic Blair House in Pennsylvania by former US secretary of state Madeline Albright, before making it for breakfast at the white house with VP Joe Biden and then the meeting with Obama himself. The first time in history a visiting Nigerian Leader will be honored in the US. Nigerians are excited and are anxious of the different good this promises Nigeria in this dispensation. Unfortunately different drums sound in my little black head.

The American Government refused to help the Goodluck Ebele Jonathan led administration in the fight against insurgency. For a country championing affairs in the front of the global war on terror, it was worrisome to me. When the US finally announced support for Nigeria against in its fight against Boko Haram, the story of the ‘D Day’ during the Second World War 2 came to my head, “the Calvary is coming!!!”

What happened next?  America started making flimsy excuses refusing to work with the supposedly “infiltrated” Nigerian military. After ties and alliance with the Chadian and Cameroonian military, the US sneaked out of the battle field with intel, No Drones fire, No tanks, No shells, No choppers, No Booths on ground, no Intel shared, no military base set up.

In a yet to be understood move the Obama led administration took sides with the opposition and saw to its victory in the last election, a candidate they clearly condemned after 2011 election.

President Muhammadu Buhari And Barack Obama (Photo credit Post-Nigeria.com)

President Obama’s support for President Buhari and his political party APC in their Campaign against the administration led by Goodluck Ebele Jonathan is stale gist for the political enthusiast. The helping hands extended towards our honorable President by Obama and other western Governments in recent times reiterates that fact. Three days ago, South Africa released the private jet and controversial 15million dollars involved in the illegal arms deal to Nigeria by the previous administration. All appears fine and rosy now.

Baba is there now, #BabaNowThatYouAreThere, what price do we have to pay the United States of America for the services rendered so far. It is common knowledge that America’s philosophy on foreign policy secures the American interest paramount, and the US is not known to sow seeds on infertile soil. Expecting a pat in the shoulder from president Obama when you board the presidential jet back home after your meeting today is a no-brainer, Baba think.

On Monday, the Nigerian Pilot quoted the US Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Linda Thomas-Greenfield as saying,

 “As a policy, we will continue to press the government of Nigeria, as well as other governments which have provided legislation that discriminates against the LGBT community…This is very much a work in progress, but I think you will agree with me that the law in Nigeria really went far in discriminating against this community, but also people who associate with them.

“So we will continue to press the government, to press the legislature to change these laws and provide human rights for all Nigerian people, regardless of their sexual orientation.”

To wrap it up, she said “…..so we are prepared to push this as a policy, not just in Africa but across the world.”

Spokesperson to President Muhammad Buhari, Femi Adesina (also famous for his  loose-tongue personality on twitter Nigeria), is alleged to have further escalated the fear in many Nigerians, that the Government has plans to repeal the Same-sex Marriage Prohibition Act passed into law by the Goodluck Ebele Jonathan administration. 

In a press statement released on Wednesday, the Presidential spokesperson stated emphatically that Buhari’s talks with Obama would only focus on security, trade and economic ties.

My Question is, what will Obama be pulling out of the hat this time?

1.  Setting Up a permanent military base in Nigeria to fight Boko Haram and subsequently police Africa from the giant Nigeria, in exchange for oil?
2. Enforcing Gay laws in Nigeria in exchange for Security Aids.
3. Push economic, security, and trade ties to keep Nigeria Dependent on the US, rather than on self.
4. Keep Nigeria fighting and at the mercy foreign aid and arms (Divide and rule)

#BlackBoythink

by Ubah Ikechukwu Anthony