Why Obama Is Going To Ghana

Written by Reuben Abati

"OL'boy, are you watching CNN now?" "No. I dey Tarmac dey chop life" "What are you chopping?" "Peppersoup. Correct isi ewu and nkwobi" "Be careful. You may be taking a typhoid concoction." "No. Oh. This one cures malaria. It is specially prepared. And the thing sweet no be small. Leave me make I chop the life of my head." "Look, that's not why I called. I think you should go and watch CNN right now. It is a sad day for Nigeria. In fact every Nigerian must hide his or her head in shame." "What is it again this time? Dis kin country wey no go let person rest. Problem today. Wahala tomorrow. To be a Nigerian na crime?" "Obama is visiting Africa in July and he is not coming to Nigeria" "And so? Is he a Nigerian? Let him go to his Kenya. Obama is coming to the land of his fathers. Is that why I should stop enjoying my nkwobi?" "Did you hear what I said? How many bottles have you taken? Obama is coming to Africa on a presidential visit in July and he is visiting Egypt and Ghana. He and Michelle, his wife, will spend two days in Ghana. I think that is an insult to Nigeria. I mean the Americans are deliberately rubbishing us." "But you should know why? That is America's own way of sending a strong message that they are unhappy with the situation in Nigeria." "That is why I am sad." "That is how the American foreign policy process works. It is based on a reward and sanctions principle, if you like - carrot and stick. America goes out of its way to reward countries that are doing well. It sanctions those that appear to be doing badly and a sanction can be in any form. Obama flying over Nigeria to go to Ghana is an act of snobbery. It is the most painful form of sanction" "But what is it that Egypt is doing well?" Read More