23/08/2023
BREAKING:
India has become the first country to successfully land on the South Pole of the moon, making it their third successful moon landing. India is the biggest exporter of rice in the world. They are doing everything right since Prime Minister Modi came to power.
He plays all sides, in fact, he has no side. He is his own man, unlike Tinubu. Modi went to Washington some weeks ago, now he is in South Africa for the BRICS summit. India is projected to become the largest economy in 2075. But this is a story for another day.
South Africa became the leader in Africa. Positioning themselves as the “moral police” for the continent & the AU, Cyril Ramaphosa assumed a pivotal role in Africa. He carries the moral burden for the rest of the continent, he spoke passionately at the ongoing 15th BRICS SUMMIT.
He said & I quote; “Africa has Lithium, Vanadium, Cobalt, Platinum, Nickel, Palladium, Copper, Radium. Africa made it clear that investors should process the minerals in Africa. So that Africa will not export rock & sand, but finished products.”
Cyril Ramaphosa welcomed China’s Xi Jinping, Brazil's Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, & India's Shri Narendra Modi. BRICS is geopolitics at its best. The alliance include Brazil, Russia, India, China & South Africa.
BRICS is in response to Russia-Ukraine War, it is a counter economic bloc against the imperialism of the West, & foreign isolation of Russia by the West. The bloc represents a quarter of World Economy, a fifth of World Trade, & almost a half of World Population.
More than 20 countries applied to join the BRICS, including Saudi Arabia. But where is Nigeria in all of these Global Events? When did we become a spectator in geopolitics & in Africa Affairs? HOW DID WE GET HERE?
Nigeria failed to take advantage of Russia-Ukraine War in the geopolitics of Gas Supply to Europe. What matters in “interests.” Are we going to miss this BRICS opportunity as well? When there is conflict, I see opportunities. Who is Nigeria’s current Minister for Foreign Affairs?
Who is your current Minister for Trade & Investments? Is he/she paying attention to the ever shifting-cum-dynamic world of Trade & Investments? Is Nigeria planning to join the BRICS, or we are still superglued to the West, the World Bank, & the IMF?
At the heart of BRICS camaraderie is trade in local currencies among member states. Nigeria has the Crisis of Currency Devaluation & an almost empty Foreign Reserve. Would you look towards trading with others with your Naira? Can you import your PMS from Brazil with the Naira?
What is Nigeria'a strategic interests abroad or "Foreign Policy?" Do not tell me it is ECOWAS. That west African bloc has lost touch with reality. The ECOWAS is not the force it once was. Muhammadu Buhari abandoned Nigeria's image abroad. You either market Nigeria or you don't!
Nigeria is no more a leader in the continent, & it vexes me. Obasanjo would have pulled Nigeria into the BRICS before Cyril Ramaphosa, you would have the BRINC, not the BRICS. OBJ would have milked the Russia-Ukraine Conflict & Decoupling.
At the BRINCS, Nigeria would have been the most conspicuous in the room. Read my pinned tweet, I am looking for a president that will match OBJ's Records, perhaps better it. WHAT IS NIGERIA'S INTERESTS ABROAD? How will you relate with the BRICS, America, & the rest of the World?