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This short interesting story is just a remainder that we live in a small world... According to the United State Dept, in 1984 Assistant Secretary Linda Thomas-Greenfield was serving as a Consular Officer in Lagos, Nigeria, when an artist named Tunde Odunlade came to her window seeking a visa to the United States.

Thirty-two years later in Washington, DC, Mr. Odunlade recognized the Assistant Secretary when they were both ists for a discussion on the Chibok girls in America.

He recently visited her at the U.S. Department of State and he brought along some of his artwork. He also thanked her for approving his visa three decades ago.

Source; http://www.nationalhelm.net/2016/05/nigerian-man-appreciates-woman-who.html

how lucky he is.. nice

that's nice.

Is he related to the nollywood actor.

wow! how awesome this is....

dis is great... na small world we dey so .

Op, nah u still rush to be FTC?

If u ever complain of bad leadership, Amadioha go rape ur left nyansh.

greatness22:
Op, nah u still rush to be FTC?


If u ever complain of bad leadership, Amadioha go rape ur left nyansh.

let's stop joking about rape.

He knows what he'd suffer if he was still back home so he's forever grateful for the day. The ones back home shouting 'I love my country' are those who can't gather enough money to escape.

tpiah01:

let's stop joking about rape.

Okay, chief judge.

greatness22:
Okay, chief judge.

You should apologise to the victims of what you are joking about, it's unfortunate there is no judge to caution you, which is why you see rape as a laughing matter.

Anyway, God dey.

I just pity the men who are falsely accused of rape while your type roams free.

greatness22:
I am mentally unstable. I will Go Bleep stone. It wil cure my sickness.

Obvious.

To get out of Nigeria is a must I love his artwork. When it comes to business, art and technology, Yoruba no dey carry last.

SWEET

I have no idea how traveling to the US is such a big achievement to be celebrated 30 years after.

charix:
He knows what he'd suffer if he was still back home so he's forever grateful for the day. The ones back home shouting 'I love my country' are those who can't gather enough money to escape.

hahahaha

All dis thread derailers seph

[/quote][quote author=dainformant post=45496123]This short interesting story is just a remainder that we live in a small world... According to the United State Dept, in 1984 Assistant Secretary Linda Thomas-Greenfield was serving as a Consular Officer in Lagos, Nigeria, when an artist named Tunde Odunlade came to her window seeking a visa to the United States.

Thirty-two years later in Washington, DC, Mr. Odunlade recognized the Assistant Secretary when they were both ists for a discussion on the Chibok girls in America.

He recently visited her at the U.S. Department of State and he brought along some of his artwork. He also thanked her for approving his visa three decades ago.

Source; http://www.nationalhelm.net/2016/05/nigerian-man-appreciates-woman-who.html

It's indeed a small world.

Small world

ok

God you guys won't kill me @greatness22 and tphia01

FlatheadCoward:


hahahaha

Haaaaahhhaaasss

FlatheadCoward:
To get out of Nigeria is a must I love his artwork. When it comes to business, art and technology, Yoruba no dey carry last.

you just had to tribalize this thread didn't you....

oya clap for ya self.....

There are some people in life never to be forgotten.

Shoutout to the one and only "Jingo" (Dr. Dipo Fashina of Obafemi Awolowo University). While in Ife, he taught me the beauty of independent thinking and analytical thoughts.

Every good work have a reward

I jst deh imagine if the story was vice versa....i mean the visa granted to the country

Good to show appreciation

What about those who rejected many Nigerians VISA

It's good to be grateful you know... You suppose buy her Orijin in appreciation

charix:
He knows what he'd suffer if he was still back home so he's forever grateful for the day. The ones back home shouting 'I love my country' are those who can't gather enough money to escape.

Actually, it was a lot easier to get a visa in 1984. You'd have to be really wayward to get a refusal. Back then life was still correct in Nigeria. People actually used to send money from Nigeria to sustain those in the USA unlike the reverse we have today. Good to appreciate the woman but it wasn't a big deal back then.

ok