Yitzhak Rabin Centre Urges Tinubu to Disregard Professor Akintola’s Comments Against Israel
The Yitzhak Rabin Centre for
African Development has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to disregard calls by Prof Ishaq Akintola, Director of Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) asking Nigerian government to suspend all diplomatic and business engagements with the State of Israel.
In a statement made available to Business Africa Digest in Abuja, President of Yitzhak Rabin Centre for African Development Dr Ogini Nkemjika Blessing said the “call is a mess from someone who is a Professor yet disconnected from reality”.
The centre has urged President Tinubu to throw Professor Ishaq’s remark to the dustbin as it lacks merit and only aimed at cheap blackmail to make himself popular.
“It would have been more honourable for Professor Ishaq Akintola to urge Gazans to eradicate Hamas who has brought hardship to them”, the statement said.
“No nation could tolerate the likes of Hamas within their territory may be the videos of crimes against humanity committed by Hamas on October 7, 2023 should be replayed to Professor Ishaq in case he has suddenly lost memory of the heinous crimes of that fateful day where Hamas brutally murdered innocent little children, raped women both young and old, activities of Hamas on October 7, 2023 can be likened to a crocodile attitude towards its prey”, the centre said.
Dr Ogini called on the government of Nigeria to give the State of Israel every diplomatic support necessary to ensure Hamas is eliminated.
He noted that Professor Ishaq Akintola spoke for himself and not for Nigerians and no well meaning Muslim in Nigeria will support his rants.
He said the government of Israel has the right to do whatever is possible to protect the sovereignty of the State of Israel.
He said leaders of western nations threatening to declare Palestinian State have actually lost their mind to reality.
He further said Yitzhak Rabin Centre for African Development is in full support of Israel’s right to defend itself against all odds.
