FORMER Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode has called on the United Kingdom – UK, to recall the country’s deputy high commissioner to Nigeria, Ben Llewellyn-Jones, for “attempting to involve himself in our politics”.
Fani-Kayode questioned the UK envoy’s competence as a diplomat in a Tweet on Tuesday, saying that Nigeria deserves ‘’far better.’’
It would be recalled that Llewellyn-Jones had faulted the All Progressives Congress – APC chieftain’s several ‘’derogatory, divisive, and inciting comments’’ in reference to the opposition.
In his response, Fani-Kayode accused Llewellyn-Jones of “interfering in our internal affairs”, adding that he still awaits the UK envoy’s “evidence of my so-called ‘hate speech’ against the Igbo from him”.
“I call on the British Govt. to recall Benedict Llewellyn-Jones, the Dep. British High Commissioner, from our country for interfering in our internal affairs and attempting to involve himself in our politics,” the tweet reads.
“Someone, please tell him that there is absolutely nothing wrong with being an ethnic nationalist and seeking to preserve your identity, land, culture, values, and ways as a people whilst at the same time opening your doors to others from your nation and welcoming them with open arms.
“There is a great difference between peaceful co-existence based on love and mutual respect for your fellow compatriots and a total and complete capitulation and rejection of who we are and where we are coming from as a people.
“We espouse the former and reject the latter.