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Former Minister of Information, Dr. Oby Ezekwesili, on Tuesday knocked the Chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, over a Twitter reply by the NIDCOM boss.

Dabiri-Erewa had called a tweep ‘Ode’ (a Yoruba word for foolish person) while responding to the tweep’s comments about her.

Ezekwesili, who described the response as “messy”, asked Dabiri-Erewa to “clean it up”.

It all started on Monday when Dabiri-Erewa threw more light on a fracas that occurred at an Indian university, which also had students from Nigeria.

Dabiri-Erewa partly said, “Calm has returned to the campus. A few injuries were recorded, and further investigations are ongoing. The Nigerian mission had made it clear that the Indian authorities would be held responsible if anything happened to any of the students.

“There is already a written commitment by the Indian Authorities to protect our students. Any student feeling threatened should please report to the Nigerian mission in Delhi immediately.”

In the comment section, a tweep identified as @sensegiver1 said, “She should go to Indonesia and see how Nigerians are treated. Mumu (slang for foolish) woman ing a failed government. She’s equally part of the failure. Eye service!”

Responding to the tweet, Dabiri-Erewa said, “Ode! You go to Indonesia, carry drugs, do cultism, and come begging to be rescued from death sentence . Thank God for NDLEA (National Drug Law Enforcement Agency) now saving people like you from death row.”

Reacting to the NIDCOM boss’ comment, Ezekwesili tweeted on Tuesday, “Dear Abike, What is this? Kai. This is messy. Please clean it up. Quickly. Please.”

Dabiri-Erewa, in her response to Ezekwesili said, “I’m done on this. But out of respect for you, I will ask, ‘Clean what up?’

“It’s okay for some untrained, uncouth guy to refer to me as ‘mumu’, and I can’t call him ‘ode’. I’m not a public official that cows to bullying, please.”

https://punchng.com/ezekwesili-knocks-nidcom-boss-over-messy-twitter-comment/

https://twitter.com/obyezeks/status/1582306611397529602?t=NhGkiAyH-_M6wjhMDWv1iQ&s=19

Abike Dabiri-Erewa is an Agbadorites


The below picture aptly describes their current state

nawa... I'm starting to dislike this woman. she sounds like a tribal bigot.

I understand how Abike Dabiri feels. I know what it means to be working one's ass off and still be unappreciated.

However, the young man who insulted Abike Dabiri was daft and by replying in the manner she did, Abike Dabiri belittled her status and office.

However, I believe what triggered Abike to apply this unnecessary vawulence was the the man's social media moniker: Aggressively Obedient - Avoid me.

If u insult me i insult you back no matter my position or rank
SIMPLE.

It is a glaring fact that Abike Dabiri is one of the Yoruba tribalists occupying a sensitive position, more so, she is a buhari ass licker, but there's nothing wrong with her reply. You can't insult someone that is not even your subject and expect accolades. Every action has corresponding reaction. Oby Ezekwesili should go and sit down.

Abike's bigotry stinks

DaniDani:
It is a glaring fact that Abike Dabiri is one of the Yoruba tribalists occupying a sensitive position, more so, she is a buhari ass licker, but there's nothing wrong with her reply. You can't insult someone that is not even your subject and expect accolades. Every action has corresponding reaction. Oby Ezekwesili should go and sit down.

She was even light with d ODE. If na me i go curse that guy mama. The guy could have made his point without refereing to her as a Mumu woman. Knowing fully well that she is trying and one of those performing in this istration. Even Trump dey insult opponents. Say she be public figure no give anyone right to insult her.

Abike is a bigot. Her bigotry came into play with her comment. She insulted the whole Nigeria thinking she was insulting and obedient or even maybe an Igbo youth. May God heal her hateful heart.
Also young people should understand respect is important and know they can always their message without insulting people.

DaniDani:
It is a glaring fact that Abike Dabiri is one of the Yoruba tribalists occupying a sensitive position, more so, she is a buhari ass licker, but there's nothing wrong with her reply. You can't insult someone that is not even your subject and expect accolades. Every action has corresponding reaction. Oby Ezekwesili should go and sit down.

As a public office holder learn to maintain some level of civility and decorum when it comes to public engagement,you should serve as a example to others,I don't expect any of this from a renowned bigot.

Nigerians and hypocrisy.

It is okay for government officials to give it "hot-hot" to people who insult them , but its not okay for bank workers to be rude even in when they are assaulted.

Nigerians and their weird judgements.

dexmond:
Nigerians and hypocrisy.

It is okay for government officials to give it "hot-hot" to people who insult them , but its not okay for bank workers to be rude even in when they are assaulted.

Nigerians and their weird judgements.

fanatics are currently in power

She shouldn't have ed the bandwagon. Public officer should maintain decorum in the face of provocation.

Nlfpmod......

As usual, she didn't caution the hate filled obidiott, that child of HATE for insulting her mother's age mate but loudmouthed Ezekwezili rush to defend fellow hateful sisthren.

Not surprised

Hate Filled people

TheSameGuy:
As usual, she didn't caution the hate fed obidiott of insulting her mother age mate but
loudmouthed Ezekwezili rush to defend fellow hateful sisthren.

Not surprised

Hate Fed people

I think Abike is right on this

Piiggiiddiootts and victim mentality...

Abike the dumb uncivilized b!tch is the biggest motivation for me to do everything in my power to vote out APC aggressively like my life depends on it, including my loved ones as well, if Obi doesn't win this election, I'll rather Atiku wins it honestly...as bad as Atiku is, he's a far better evil that what Igbos will experience under a very tribalistic, crude and vindictive Tinubu government, with that his ugly witch of a wife who has on several occasions made disparaging remarks about Igbos.

Summary

Typical YORUBA DEMON

This Abike Dagburu woman is so unfit for public office and can never hide her bigotry.
What did she want to achieve by this part?
"Ode! You go to Indonesia, carry drugs, do cultism, and come begging to be rescued from death sentence . Thank God for NDLEA (National Drug Law Enforcement Agency) now saving people like you from death row.”

Imagine a whole govt official paid from govt coffers,demarketing the citizens of the country?

Great response Abike.

See, na craze dem dey take cure craze. No one has the monopoly of rudeness. I feel she was even lenient enough. How can you address someone's mother as mumu woman because she is holding a public office and holds a different political view from yours? If we were to rate public officers, Abike is doing far better than most of her peers.

Drug pushers, cultists and prostitutes tarnishing the name of our country abroad wants to have a say too. If you do anyhow for another man's land, you see anyhow.

I blame Indonesia, UAE, Singapore etc for their weak immigration processes. That's why they always attract the worst of us. I cannot imagine any sane person going through the hassle of academic credential evaluation, writing IELTS, obtaining police character certificate, going through strict medicals etc and then end up pushing drugs or forming cult groups. That's why mostly the best of us end up in US, UK, Canada and Western Europe.

Vawulence everywhere

The way apc and buhari s appointees get easily offended is something to look at

The other day Ngige walked out of a meeting with ASUU

Is this thier own way of showing thier frustrations.

Ok

Abike has no fault. Obi ezekwesili has no point.
Our people need to be more polite when we speak to ourselves. You don’t insult and expect them not to insult back. It doesn’t matter if they are public workers or not.
When Buhari called them lazy yoots, what did they do?

Abike has been a total disgrace to that office

Bobloco:
Abike Dabiri-Erewa is an Agbadorites


The below picture aptly describes their current state

Most stupid of all Obi-diots

Some of these leaders we have around are so careless with words...