Nigeria’s former ambassador to France and Monaco, Akin Fayomi, has criticized US President Donald Trump for describing African countries as a shithole.
Fayomi who admits that Africa truly has problems, however, said that Trump was uncouth with his statement.
He said this in an interview with The PUNCH.
“Everybody has their opinion but there are some uncouth statements, if I may use that, that shouldn’t be made by presidents and prime ministers towards another country or leader. There are diplomatic ways I can abuse you and you would still be smiling with me not knowing that I’m abusing you. We know we have problems but as the president of a country, you don’t have to call us names. Meanwhile, you still trade with us, because in this era of globalisation, no country is an island,” he said.
Fayomi also criticized the former British Prime Minister, David Cameron, who once described Nigeria as fantastically corrupt.
He said, “Cameron wasn’t lying when he said we are corrupt but it wasn’t for him to say that openly. That was why people like the Archbishop of Canterbury defended us. There are hardworking Nigerians trying to put food on the table for their families, so you don’t describe everyone as the same.”
