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The Israeli Ambassador to Nigeria, His Excellency Moshe Ram, is back in the limelight in Nigeria. I did not hear anything about Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka attending the event, sending a representative or making a comment. Maybe they did not invite him or the Press did not notice the presence of his representative and/or did not catch what he said. It is possible that Soyinka has heard about the indifference of Ambassador Moshe Ram on the dispossession of Jonathan Obikpo by Mr. Nessim Gaon of Israel. Maybe he would have preferred that the Israelis staged a play with Injustice and Dispossession of Citizens of host countries as the theme. Soyinka hates injustice and oppression! But I guess that His Excellency did not know that or knew about it but considered it insignificant.
Recently, Ambassador Ram gathered women from all over Nigeria in Dry (Harvest/Harmattan) Season and talked glibly about empowering them in agriculture. I could not catch the details of his scheme but I guess that he has a blueprint for Kibbutz (farm Settlements), complete with integrated Irrigation systems, all over Nigeria.
A few days ago, I heard on the TV that the Japanese are also interested in partnering with Nigeria in Agriculture.
His Excellency, Moshe Ram, is becoming very active/creative in diverse areas of human endeavour in Nigeria but from our experience here in Nigeria, the question is: Can we trust the Israelis? The balance of trade between Nigeria and Israel is heavily skewed in favour of Israel, even if we ignore the millions of Shekels poured into the Israeli economy by Nigerian Christian Pilgrims every year.
On the other hand, we know that we can trust the Japanese who have a desirable culture of integrity.
Ambassador Ram is exploring diverse social/economic areas in Nigeria but is meticulously avoiding saying a word or two on the pains of Citizen Jonathan Obikpo at the hands of Mr. Nessim Gaon of Israel. Apparently, this is outside Ambassador Ram’s scope/mandate, otherwise can this vexatious issue be pulled out from under the Rug and addressed now or do we have to wait some more time? Let us not defer until tomorrow what can be accomplished today.
In September 2010, in the heat of my cries to President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan over the cruel treatment I am suffering from Mr. Nessim Gaon of Israel, the President publicly declared his ambition to vie for the presidency of Nigeria in 2011, during which he said, inter alia:
- We will fight for JUSTICE!
- We will fight to protect all Citizens!
- We will fight for your rights!
I am waiting, for I believe that God will make a way where there seems to be no way.
Jonathan Obikpo
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