The 47th President-Elect in the United States of America USA), Donald Trump, has sent a strong message to the world, particularly, those who do not share his human, political, social and religious ideologies, saying, “I’m Back, bitches.”
Trump, in an electronic message to the Americans noted that he is back to complete his unfinished assignment as the 45th president of the country.
Earlier, Nigeria’s former Foreign Affairs Minister, Professor Bolaji Akinyemi, described the outcome of the 2024 US Presidential Election as a “Victory of crudity over refinement adding that it sends a troubling message to the world.
Akinyemi, who stated this in an exclusive interview with Arise TV, expressed deep disappointment and added that the election outcome undermines America’s reputation as a global beacon of democracy and integrity.
He wondered, ““You must stand for rationality. How can you vote for somebody who was convicted of 34 crimes, someone who almost overturned an election? By doing this, what message are you sending to the rest of the world?”
Akinyemi also noted the broader impact of the US election on nations in the Global South pointing out. “For us in Nigeria, in the Global South, who are supposed to be fighting for democracy, decency, honesty—what message have you sent this morning?” he asked. “So why should I say good morning?”
Speculating on Trump’s next term, Akinyemi expressed concern about potential global instability: “How Donald Trump is going to use the next four years to create chaos all around still beats me, but I don’t know what Kamala Harris did wrong, honestly.”
The Diplomat opined that Nigeria and Africa as a continent would continue to be insignificant to Trump noting, “We were not of value to him the first time around. I don’t want to use the term he used for us, but I agree with Ambassador Joe Keshi that we are not going to be of any interest to him. He would have other areas of the world that are of more immediate interest.”
In his campaign, Trump “never mentioned Africa throughout. He only mentioned Congo, and that was because of the imports coming from there.”
Akinyemi urged Nigeria to prioritise self-reliance, stressing the importance of reducing dependence on foreign aid.
He said, “Let this be a lesson to us that we should turn inward. A country like Nigeria, with its natural resources, should not have to depend on loans, aid, or assistance from the United States. We need to buckle up and develop ourselves. We have lost so many years. Think of where we were in 1966, 1975, compared to now.”
