Posted to the web 24 July 2008 Hajiya Hafsat M. Zanna Kindly give me space to say a word or two on the declaration of war against the elected government of President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe and the Zimbabwean people by an unelected but imposed president of Nigeria, Umaru Musa Yar'adua. I must confess that I was dumbfounded when I read President Yar'adua's proclamation at Chatham House in London recently during a visit that he (and indeed his country) does not recognise President Mugabe's government on the re-run election of June 27 this year. Yar'adua was quoted in a front page news story of Thisday of July 21, 2008 titled 'Yar'adua: Nigeria does not recognise Mugabe's election'. It's all about the hypocrisy, insincerity and deceit of our leaders. It is not only surprising, but also a sheer case of arrogance and a slap on...
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