But Nigeria’s foreign affairs ministry yesterday
distanced itself from the said treaty allegedly signed in Abuja. The ministry’s spokesperson and acting director (public communication), Ogbole Amedu-Ode, explained that his office was not “formally” aware of the development.
Going by a monitored report, the Nigerian ambassador to Austria, Maria Oyeyinka Laose, allegedly led an Austrian high delegation to Nigeria and signed the purported treaty. The report citing the Austrian Press Agency and Austrian newspapers added that the agreement was signed last week in Abuja by the Austrian vice-chancellor and foreign minister, Michael Spindelegger, and Nigerian foreign affairs minister, Ambassador Olugbenga Ashiru.
A report by Uzoma Ahamefule, a Nigerian living in Vienna, Austria, entitled “Austria: Hurting Nigerians through diplomacy” states that Nigerian communities in Austria are calling on President Goodluck Jonathan and members of the National Assembly to come to their aid.
The report reads in part: “The Nigerian people and government officials should go through the report again and envision in whose interest the treaty is trying to serve. What is the gain of the entity called Nigeria in this kind of treaty if not abuses, humiliations, pains and sorrows for her citizens?
“This kind of embarrassing bilateral agreement only tramples on the rights of Nigerians.”
Ahamefule said on May 23, 2012, the father of a two and a half-year-old boy was reportedly arrested at his apartment in the morning, and, by night, he was on a plane back to Nigeria.
“Neither the ambassador nor any of her officers got in contact with the man to ascertain what he might have done,” Ahamefule said.
....Hmmmm..Nigerians Endangered species?
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