King Mohammed VI of Morocco has refused
to accept a phone conversation with President Goodluck Jonathan based on
the notion that it is politically inclined.
According to www.moroccoworldnews.com, the
Moroccan Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in a communique released on
Friday, said a request by Nigerian authorities for a phone conversation
between Mohammed and Jonathan was refused by the Monarch who deemed it
“inappropriate on grounds of the upcoming elections in Nigeria.”
The king refused to accept the request
which he deemed “inappropriate” on grounds that it is linked to the
important elections in Nigeria and also because of Nigeria’s positions
regarding the sacred national, Arab and Islamic causes, the Ministry
said in a statement.
The Nigerian authorities request for the
phone conversation and the sending of a Nigerian envoy to the Kingdom
is more akin to an attempt to gain Muslim votes than a normal diplomatic
act, added the statement.
Nigeria is one of the allies of Algeria,
South Africa and Venezuela in defending the Polisario with the regards
to the question of Western Sahara and has been lobbying the United
Nations and calling for the establishment of human rights monitoring
mechanism in the territory.
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I don't blame the man. Jonathan can't be trusted at this time.
ReplyDeleteWhich goes to show that the king has already taken sides.
ReplyDeleteObviously
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