A former Minister of External Affairs, Prof Bolaji Akinyemi, has urged the Federal Government to re-evaluate its domestic preparedness to deal with the fallout of the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war.
The ex-minister added, “Nobody can change the fact that there is a war that is going on between the two countries. As scholars and students, don’t say I heard this on CNN, BBC and Aljazeera, and you come to a conclusion. What you get in the media is an edited version of the facts. You also get different interpretations and presentations of the same event.
“You also have to be cautious of the fallacy of mainstream interjection. There is a beginning to every event. You come into the middle of the fight and you start to make conclusions. That is part of the problem of the war. Your conclusion should depend on the historical antecedents of the war.” He said, “The youth have to fight for their corner. People often think that we got things on a silver platter, but we didn’t. I lost a brother, who was in the army, in the struggle for democracy. He died at the age of 45 because he was involved in the struggle and he was prepared to pay the sacrifice.
The Head of the Department of History and International Relations, LASU, Dr Adewunmi Falode, said the topic of the lecture was informed by the need to send warnings to some Nigerians who were fanning the embers of war.
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