Ambassador-Nominee Fails National Anthem Test

An ambassadorial nominee, Alhaji Ibrahim Bida, from Niger State currently serving in Turkey, , yesterday, shockingly failed to recite the Nigeria National Anthem when asked to do so by the Chairman, Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Ibrahim, who is among the 47 ambassadorial nominees currently being screened, began stammering after introducing himself successfully.
The stammer was noticed when he was asked to recite the Pledge, as he began to mix up the wordings.
The entire 8-man committee, including its Chairman, Senator Munsirat Sunmonu, burst into laughter, until James Manager intervened, and completed the anthem.
Pressed further on his knowledge of foreign policy issues, especially bordering on the Federal Government’s bilateral relations and economic blueprint, the nominee explained succinctly how China got their economic prosperity right because the President, as at the time of their recession, decided to shut the country’s doors against import from other nations and concentrated on rebuilding China through domestic policy approach.
The nominee also stressed that if Nigeria could configure its foreign policies with the interest of benefiting from resources abroad, it would help the situation immensely.