VIRAL X BANTER:"Nigeria is Not Venezuela, ...US Can Easily Rendition Tinubu, Shettima The Same Way It Did Venezuela’s Maduro - US Lobbyist Tells Bashir Ahmad in Heated Exchange
OTN News observes that this Nigeria-Venezuela banter on X has drawn thousands of likes, retweets, and replies, with the final post generating over a million impressions.
By: Israel Adeleke
OPEN TELEVISION NAIJA (OTN) News reports as gathered that amid the ongoing drama between United States of America and Venezuela, a public exchange on social media has broken out between former presidential aide, Bashir Ahmad and a United States lobbyist, over governance and security comparisons between Nigeria and Venezuela.
OTN News further reports as gathered that the heated argument unfolded on X (formerly Twitter) after Bashir Ahmad (@BashirAhmaad) initially responded to a commentary about international politics.
According to him, “No matter how you look at it, Nigeria is not Venezuela. We are different in every respect.”
Ahmad emphasised that Nigeria and Venezuela operate under distinct political systems and face different national challenges.
However, Elias Gerasoulis with the user name @EGerasouli35992, a lobbyist at Moran Global Strategies who describes himself as an “International Freedom Fighter”, not buying into the statement, replied Ahmad with an alleged unverified fact.
Garasoulis, who argued that Nigeria faces more severe challenges than Venezuela, posted: “You are right, Nigeria is not Venezuela—it is worse than Venezuela. Venezuela had a drug lord President. Nigeria has a drug lord President, and a Boko Haram Vice President.”
Ahmad responded by urging a more structured discussion: “We are not talking about lobbying or being a lobbyist here, Elias. Let’s analyze international politics and then you will understand that, in every respect, Nigeria is not Venezuela….”
OTN News observes that the exchange escalated as Gerasoulis reposted, writing: “Nigeria is worse than Venezuela. So I guess you are ‘different’, in that respect. The US can easily rendition Tinubu and Shettima in the same way it did Venezuela’s Maduro.”
OTN News, however, observes that the conversation drew thousands of likes, retweets, and replies, with the final post generating over a million impressions.
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