Gbadebo, a Nigerian architect, activist, and politician, has released a tweet on his official Twitter handle saying that he doesn’t have more than one passport.
The gubernatorial candidate for the Labour Party in the 2023 Governorship election that Babajide Sanwo-Olu won wrote, “Unlike some, I have only one passport and have sworn no allegiance to any other state. Nigeria is all I have”.
He continued, saying, “A war with a people who appear to be uniting around a common interest, seeking economic freedom, and a departure from overbearing western influence will have very dire consequences for our image as a regional power and could pose much graver security threats. Their alliance in the footprint of the ancient Songhai empire is not by accident; their fight is also ideological, with the memory of Thomas Sankara being evoked.
For several years in recent times, we have seen both political and military leaders send patriotic soldiers to war ill-equipped and with very little remuneration while they reward themselves with vanities.
We are still grappling with major insecurity as a result of the destabilization of Libya by France and its Allies, and because Africa did not present a United front, West Africa is paying the price for that destabilization.
He concluded his tweet by saying, “Forget the fact that we have serious internal security challenges that are stretching our military or the fact that our economy is in a parlous state; how does it make sense that Nigeria wants to lead an effort to spill the blood of people who are seeking emancipation?
“We must focus on a diplomatic solution. Nigeria cannot afford to be enmeshed in a war, and we must stand against international destabilization of the region; if we don’t, it will be a mess we will eventually clean up and pay dearly for. Ask Libya”.
See his tweet below.
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