Corruption, Nepotism Riddles Nigeria’s Foreign Embassies

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Before-Corruption-Buries-NigeriaNigeria`s Foreign Affairs Embassies continue to be riddled with corruption and nepotism, despite the change in Government over a month ago. Nigerians mostly in Eastern European countries are subjected to daily extortion and intimidation. The situation is become unbearable, annoying and disgusting and if nothing is done about this ugly trend, the Nigeria communities might have no any other option than to occupy the Nigerian embassy across Eastern Europe.

The era of impunity is gone, nobody can subdue the voice of the masses anymore. Our decision to hold back most of our planned protest across EasternEurope was to give room to the new government to understand the terrain and make drastic changes. This necessitate my open letter to the president on the Jun 12, 2015 in which I exposed virtually all the corrupt practices of our foreign missions.

Almost every Nigeria Embassy has positions for locally recruited staff. These locally recruited staff consist of positions such as Receptionists, Maintenance staff, Drivers, Cleaners, and sometimes other Administrative staff meant to give support services (accounting services etc) to the staff posted from Nigeria.

I can authoritatively reveal that the Nigeria embassies unlike all the other embassies of other countries do not advertise their vacant posts. The ambassadors and the CIO`s based at the various embassies recruit their relatives clandestinely.

This crooked behaviour is shameful and should be exposed as a way of fighting it. A clear message should be made to these corrupt officials that the Nigerian embassies do not belong to them and their kith and kin. Vacant positions should be advertised for all Nigerians in the diaspora to be free to contest these positions.

The reason these corrupt officials donate these positions to their relatives is a way to ensure that funds continue rolling only within their family structures and most importantly to perpetuate their royalty to the oppressive regime of the former government. Any other Nigerian who is not related to these crooked big shots is shunned.

Surprising enough, all the other nations` embassies take care of their nationals in the various countries. A quick scan of any of the embassy websites for other countries gives one a section with information about vacancies.

However, surprising enough, most of the Nigerian embassies website are dormant. The recruitment of needed staff from locals is done in the homes of the top embassy staff.

It is in view of these concerns raised above that we are calling upon the open minded Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to come to the rescue of the other innocent Nigerians who are being exempted and denied from receiving services by the Nigerian embassies and who are also kicked out of the recruitment drives.

Nigerian communities in Eastern Europe will not want to embarrass the new regime, which we play a vital role in endorsing, despite the threat and intimidation from the Nigerian embassy which was passionately royal to the old regime. In this respect we have cancel all our planned protest, as a mark of respect and support for the president Muhammadu Buhari regime, hoping that something drastic will be done about this unholy act.

The media which all Nigerians can access is available. It is high time that these corrupt Nigerians Ambassadors and CIO`s are made aware that Nigeria belongs to all Nigerians.

Comrade Ahmed OmeizaLukman(Kiev Ukraine)

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