NewStats: 3,261,612 , 8,174,509 topics. Date: Thursday, 29 May 2025 at 07:02 PM 472w2j

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I do not blame the Burkinabe President, Ibrahim Traoré, for meeting the Ghanaian President, John Mahama, with a pistol and meeting Russia's President Vladimir Putin without arms. If anyone is to be blamed, it is the Ghanaian protocol officers. Ibrahim Traoré would have had to oblige or be ignored if they had insisted that he be disarmed.

President Obasanjo did that with Colonel Muammar Gaddafi in Abuja. When Gaddafi refused to disarm himself at the Abuja Airport on Tuesday, 28 November 2006, President Obasanjo intervened, and when faced with superior clout from Obasanjo, Gaddafi blinked and folded. That is what President Mahama's protocol people should have done, and if they could not achieve it, President Mahama should have stepped in.

Russia is very particular and meticulous about arms around its leader. Even touching him uninvited can trigger Putin's bodyguards. We saw that last year in March when they almost physically attacked the then-Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, for daring to put his hand on Putin's chest, until Putin stopped them with a hand gesture.

African leaders should demand no less respect from their contemporaries, and their peers should willingly give it to them without being told. When you treat your fellow African leaders in a way that you would not treat Vladimir Putin, Joe Biden, or Xi Jinping, you are sending out a boomerang that will come back to hit you.

Reno Omokri

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https://x.com/renoomokri/status/1876949784419832239?s=19

Reno Omokri and him busy body. Dude is jealous Traore that Tinubu hates stole the show while Tinubu was relegated to the background. 😂

Shameless Reno mockery. By age the fool is far older than Traore , but in of feats and achievements young Traore has floored him. Young Traore is a president of a nation, but old fóolish Reno mockery is X clown.

I want you to imagine Tinubu carrying a pistol holster 😃😃😃

SadiqBabaSani:
I want you to imagine Tinubu carrying a pistol holster 😃😃😃

Oh please

LazyNGyouth:
Reno Omokri and him busy body. Dude is jealous Traore that Tinubu hates stole the show while Tinubu was relegated to the background.

Is there any logic in whats he's saying or not?

Why meet with an African president with arms in your pocket, then suddenly throw the arms away in your meeting with a White guy?

If untruthful people like are more than 50% in Nigeria, then there's a big issue

You dont rule out every reasonable opinion coming out from a person just because you do not fancy them. Its 2025

Heavens1stson:
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Renu is right for the first time!! Just imagine if the IT pull the trigger at that critical point and committed mass murder of VIP personality at the event.

MadamVanessa:




Shameless Reno mockery. By age the fool is far holder that Traore , but in of feat and achievement young Traore as floored him. Young Traore is a president of a nation, but old fóolish Reno mockery is X clown.

u people will b accusing helinues of being jobless, I logged in to nairaland few minutes ago n the over 5 topics I checked out u were on front-page n u want us to b u have job but helinues is jobless

Reno this is unnecessary. After all, he didn't shoot anyone at the event with his pistol

Heavens1stson:
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why would he not carry his side piece with patron of agbero around and close by

Godwin4444:
u people will b accusing helinues of being jobless, I logged in to nairaland few minutes ago n the over 5 topics I checked out u were on front-page n u want us to b u have job but helinues is jobless

I to nairaland once I am on my off days. If you noticed very well, I am not always frequent on nairaland as Helinues is. And even if I don't have anything doing, it's non of your business please.

MadamVanessa:





I to nairaland once I am on my off days. If you noticed very well, I am not always frequent on nairaland as Helinues is. And even if I don't have anything doing, it's non of your business please.

Just today, you still repeat the nonsense of go and get a job but when it comes to your turn see as how you are giving filmy excuse. So na only you people dey busy and less busy

Shame oo

MadamVanessa:





I to nairaland once I am on my off days. If you noticed very well, I am not always frequent on nairaland as Helinues is. And even if I don't have anything doing, it's non of your business please.

guy shut that trap

Na everyday u dey off?

Reno Omokri is so stupid not to recall that this is a non-issue. The French imperialism that Ibrahim Traore kicked out of his home country is the same thing that his new found volte face demigod is shamelessly romancing

The Traore guy is just an immature fella playing toy soldier. What is that pistol meant for except to make him look tough to simpletons?

MadamVanessa:




Shameless Reno mockery. By age the fool is far older than Traore , but in of feats and achievements young Traore has floored him. Young Traore is a president of a nation, but old fóolish Reno mockery is X clown.

Military Coup, how is that to be envied?

Godwin4444:
u people will b accusing helinues of being jobless, I logged in to nairaland few minutes ago n the over 5 topics I checked out u were on front-page n u want us to b u have job but helinues is jobless

Yes he is...

SmartyPants:
The Traore guy is just an immature fella playing toy soldier. What is that pistol meant for except to make him look tough to simpletons?

Macho man
You are calling trained army captain toy soldier..

But if people insult your soldiers you go dey cap respect

ZombieDredd:

Macho man
You are calling trained army captain toy soldier..

But if people insult your soldiers you go dey cap respect

Do understand what I said? Never said he is a fake soldier. But he is playing a role right now.

A trained soldier that is now a president but attends foreign State functions wearing camouflage and strapping a pistol is playing toy soldier.

Even within the army, there is a ceremonial uniform if you must appear as a soldier at such functions.

He is simply putting on costumes for the amazement of simpletons.

Reno has lost respect cos he is so loquacious

Johnpiss:
Reno has lost respect cos he is so loquacious

When was he ever not loquacious?

SmartyPants:


Do understand what I said? Never said he is a fake soldier. But he is playing a role right now.

A trained soldier that is now a president but attends foreign State functions wearing camouflage and strapping a pistol is playing toy soldier.

Even within the army, there is a ceremonial uniform if you must appear as a soldier at such functions.

He is simply putting on costumes for the amazement of simpletons.

You talk too much.

Tiore have many enemies including tinubu càn use any Africa president against him but they can not try it in Russia, Africa don't have that security, you don't trust them.

Omokiri try to contest local government elections I want to see something.


This imp try to apply for CIA they reject him. He will be surprised how did I know.

Reno, does that name sounds familiar?

The blame is on the host country, Ghana. Allowing a visiting president to bear weapon is too risky and dangerous to the lives of other world leaders in that venue.

I just de imagine say na cry cry baby this man carry that gun near, he fit just start de cry.

This was a breach of protocol though

EmperorCaesar:


Is there any logic in whats he's saying or not?

Why meet with an African president with arms in your pocket, then suddenly throw the arms away in your meeting with a White guy?

If untruthful people like are more than 50% in Nigeria, then there's a big issue

You dont rule out every reasonable opinion coming out from a person just because you do not fancy them. Its 2025

Think.

Ghana was one of the countries that were against his leadership in the early years until Ghana changed president. He's not that trusting of a country who tried to invade them or a country that was siding with imperialists.

it's not just Ghana, they invited other countries too who are not friends with Burkina Faso, so he needed to be fortified.

As for why he didn't go along with his pistol during his visit to Putin, Putin got his back, he trust Putin more than he trust any puppet leader in Africa.

Even if he went with the Pistol to Russia, if they want him dead, he still would have been killed.

Putin is actually a friend to all the francophone countries in Africa that just cut ties with parasitic .

But sincerely is there any iota of substance in Reno's post.
This guy feels the urge to jump on all issues.
Someone really needs to talk to him.

Forumites:
You talk too much.

You ed in January with 1200 posts, talking about talking too much. What an idiot Abeg I don't have any attention to give you coz that's obviously what you're after. Next!

Reno has a point on this one... It was very disrespectful of him to have met a president with a gun, it's actually a security lapse on the part of the Ghanaian presidency.

Even though I don't rate Nigerian politicians, there's no way he'd step foot on Nigerian soil with a holstered weapon like that. Nigerian Army & DSS would send him back if he fails to comply.