Nigeria@65 : Lies, Falsehood, and Propaganda as Tools of Diplomacy

 Nigeria@65 : Lies, Falsehood, and Propaganda as Tools of Diplomacy Nigeria at 65 still relies on lies, falsehood, and propaganda as instrum...

 Nigeria@65 : Lies, Falsehood, and Propaganda as Tools of Diplomacy

Nigeria at 65 still relies on lies, falsehood, and propaganda as instruments of diplomacy in addressing the agitation for Biafra.

It is shameful and saddening to see a man with gray hair thrive on deceit, or a nation at 65 built on falsehood and propaganda.

In Igbo culture, lies are a taboo; offensive, embarrassing, and forbidden, to be told to the public. Yet, one of the reasons Mazi Nnamdi Kanu remains in detention, and IPOB is unjustly tagged a terrorist organization, is because Nigeria continues to function as a contraption, ranking among failed states like Yugoslavia, where ethnic differences tore nations apart.

At 65, Nigeria’s presidential speeches remain filled with lies and propaganda, designed only to tarnish the spotless image of IPOB. President Ahmed Bola Tinubu’s national broadcast on October 1st, 2025—where he shamelessly listed IPOB as one of Nigeria’s “victories” in the fight against terrorism and banditry was a clear symbol of a failed state.

Nigeria is a concocted entity that survives only on lies, falsehood, and propaganda. But lies have an expiry date, and deceit never lasts forever. IPOB, on the other hand, has shown remarkable resolve in her quest for freedom, consistently demonstrating civility and lawful engagements wherever it is registered across the world. Today, even the smallest nations sympathize with IPOB and its leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, who has been internationally recognized as a prisoner of conscience.

The strategy of “giving the dog a bad name to kill it” explains why Nigeria continues to blackmail IPOB with propaganda, but no amount of blackmail can erase the legitimacy of IPOB’s demand for self-determination. If IPOB were violent, no country in the world would allow her to be registered within their borders, for no nation provides safe haven for terrorists.

At 65, Nigeria has failed to engage peaceful agitators or address genuine calls for self-determination diplomatically, unlike Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia, Herzegovina, North Macedonia, Montenegro, and Serbia—even Kosovo, which declared independence from Serbia in 2008.

The truth is clear: Nigeria cannot survive her eventual dismemberment, no matter how much she blackmails IPOB. The moment the Nigerian government realizes that peaceful engagement with IPOB, alongside the release of its leader Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, is the only genuine path forward, West Africa will witness a new dawn. IPOB remains resolute and open to a peaceful, UN-supervised referendum to secure a nonviolent separation from Nigeria.

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