The Minister of Foreign Affairs Ambassador Yusuf Maitama Tuggar said Nigerian sports men and women in the diaspora must be treated with dignity.
The Minister made the assertion on Friday morning against the backdrop of viral video trolling Super Eagles star and forward Victor Osimhen over missing a penalty kick in a football match against Bologna.
The matter according to Ambassador Tuggar falls under the 4Ds Strategy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, also known as the Tinubu doctrine, which mainstreams Democracy, Development, Diaspora and Demography, as part of its outward looking objectives.
The Diaspora component which considers the life and dignity of every Nigerian in Diaspora sacrosanct and deserving of respect and dignity in accordance with the universal declaration of human rights.
“When we go about our duties, we should always remember article 1 of the Universal Declaration of human rights that all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood”
He further stated that by the foregoing “Napoli did not act in the spirit of brotherhood by the mocking of her star player after Osimhen had helped the team to win the Serie A Championship last season”.
The Nigerian government shall continue to monitor happenings not only in Napoli but around the world on how her sports men and women are treated and all other citizens of Nigerian diaspora and will waste no time in seeking redress of such mistreatment.
Alkasim Abdulkadir
Special Assistant on Media and Communications Strategy
To the Honourable Minister of Foreign Affairs
