Former Chief of Staff to the governor of Delta State, Dr. Festus Okubor, has raised alarm over the importation of foreign culture in presidential protocol, describing the development as a slap on the country’s cultural heritage.
Okubor expressed outrage that President Muhammadu Buhari on his return from his recent trip to Saudi Arabia and Qatar was welcomed by soldiers garbed in Scottish attire.
Affirming laxity on the part of the presidential minders, Okubor said that it was a disgrace to use soldiers dressed in the attire of the nation’s colonial powers to welcome the president of Nigeria back to his country.
Asserting Nigeria’s rich culture from Kano, Borno to Benin, Okubor said: “I really feel that there are people bent on embarrassing the president and the people of Nigeria after watching that clip of the president being welcomed by soldiers dressed in Scottish attire.”
“For our president to be welcomed by a foreign culture is an insult when we have our own resplendent cultural outfits. Whoever did that does not love Nigeria,” Okubor said.
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ReplyDeleteI comment my reserve #lindaseemee
ReplyDeleteThe more foreign, the better! That's Nigeria's foolish mentality.
ReplyDeleteWhy does he have so many people to welcome him back? Apart from the Scottish crew, see the battalions of soldiers standing by.
ReplyDeleteWhat difference? You use foreign guns, wear foreign boots, conduct war with foreign tanks, etc. It is now the attire that captures your attention.
ReplyDeleteI guess you did not see the term "foreign culture". DONKEY
DeleteWhen you saw it, what hv u inspired? Local patronage? IDIOT?
Delete#nocomment @fornow
ReplyDeleteCultural Change without economic change abi? Nonsense
ReplyDeleteCultural Change without economic change abi? Nonsense
ReplyDeleteWhat's the big deal.
ReplyDeleteI guess you did not see the term "foreign culture". DONKEY
DeleteWhere is the sign of buy 9ja grow 9ja dis ppl were just falsehood
ReplyDeletekilts were paid for in $$$....
ReplyDeletepatronize made in 9ja goods is double speak..ask Squelar in Animal Farm by "George Orwell"
IT IS INDEED A SHAME. THE PERSON WHO BROUGTH THE FOOLISH IDEA OF WELCOMING OUR PRESIDENT IN THAT MANNER SHOULD BE FIRED.
ReplyDeleteThis is Gross National Foolishness at the Highest Order! The administration is getting more confused on daily basis. Resignation may be an option. Arrant Nonsense!
ReplyDeleteSomebody asked, what's tge big deal, the big deal is beginning of our culture. You will never see Asian countries or middleast compromise in this kind of things. But with Nigeria it shows the nation lack stable mind and focus on everything.
ReplyDeleteThe resultant effects of too much travelling...Rather than settling down to work, he keeps on junkenting here and there like pendulum...Mr. Much noise, less work. Well, as events are unfolding...
ReplyDeletewat a shame to our nation, hissss
ReplyDeleteI wonder how Nigerians open their eyes yet they cannot see. Some of the so called soldiers are whites and looking at the black they don't appear to me as Nigeria. Is that Abuja Airport? People just post comments without bordering to do a primary check.
ReplyDeleteOtubor is the welcome parade done by Biafran soldiers at Otuoke Airport?
In politics anything goes and to uncritical public the more you look the less you see. If Buhari did not do that as a military head of state haba how come in a democracy?
You are sick and blind. Where did you see white soldiers in the pictures? Was any airport mentioned? How did you conclude Abuja airport? Eh, Mr Aviation Minister! You left the point of the matter and decided to discuss your last night dreams. Did you not notice the term "foreign culture"? DONKEY!
DeleteAba tailors can sew those Scottish attires and make those boots while kano leather men can make those bag pipes if you people really want to copy oyibo culture and save some dollars at the same time
ReplyDeleteThe musical band is of the Nigerian Police force band not Army.
ReplyDeleteThis news item is misleading. Close scrutiny of these pictures showed nothing next to Nigerian soldiers playing bag pipes. It's either the reporter or the online news agency is playing pranks with Nigerians creating disaffection among the citizens. Take a good look at the pictures, zoom them and you'll discover that the pictures were taken in a foreign land, probably Qatar, because the bag pipe playing soldiers were not Nigerian soldiers.
ReplyDeleteThe british Prime Minister should be welcomed back at Heathrow with soldiers dressed in brocade and beating the UDU after his visits the middle east.
ReplyDeleteand those saying this is not nigeria, what will the IG be doing behind the president in another country?