A former Minister of Aviation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, has said the federal government’s close association with the United States, the United Kingdom, and other Western super powers is unfavourable to Nigeria.
The APC Chieftain said this while speaking on the importance of the visit of some of his colleagues including the immediate-past Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Pantami; Senator Mohammed Hassan; Senator Bashir Lado; Hon. Farouk Adamu Aliyu; Dr. Joseph Ono alongside him to the Russian ambassador in Nigeria during a recent interview with Arise TV.
He noted that the partnership being enjoyed by Nigeria with its former colonial masters, the UK, and their allies is indirectly foiling its relationship with Russia.
“Nigerian government has been excessively close to the United States of America, and the United Kingdom, and that in itself, in my opinion, has its own baggage,” Fani-Kayode said.
“During the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan, the US led by Barack Obama said categorically that they would not sell arms to us to fight Boko Haram. By that time Boko Haram was taking over probably half of the North East zone of Nigeria.
“They went on to say no country close to them like Israel should sell to us. And, we resorted to buying arms from the black market… Russia was not in the equation at all. We were not looking in their (Russia) direction because of the alliance (with the West). Our allies, our life-long partners, our former colonial masters completely betrayed us,” he said.
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