INSECURITY: EX-INEC BOSS, OLURODE WARNS AGAINST SEEKING US INTERVENTION, CITES VENEZUELA INVASION
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By: Sefiu Ajape
A former National Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Lai Olurode, has cautioned Nigerians calling for foreign intervention over the country’s insecurity to draw lessons from the invasion of Venezuela and the seizure of its President, Nicolas Maduro, by the administration of former United States President Donald Trump.
In a statement obtained in Osogbo on Sunday, Olurode said those urging Trump to intervene in Nigeria to rescue Christians and address security challenges should reconsider their position.
According to him, recent events in Venezuela have shown that America’s overriding interest is not humanitarian concerns but the pursuit of strategic and economic advantages, particularly in the energy sector.
He said the invasion of Venezuela had exposed the United States’ true motivation, stressing that America’s primary concern “is the control of global energy resources.”
Olurode further argued that, unlike many past American leaders, Trump showed little regard for national sovereignty, describing the seizure of Maduro as unacceptable.
He said, “America’s attack on Venezuela and the seizure of President Nicolas Maduro is indefensible on any rational ground.”
The statement added, “With the invasion of Venezuela and the seizure of its President together with its oil fields, the very notions of sovereignty, tolerance of diversity, and democracy have been reduced to a balderdash.
“It is now evident that America is neither after weapons of mass destruction nor interested in the claim of Christian genocide in Nigeria. America’s primary concern and motivation is the control of global energy resources. Unlike most of its predecessors in office, President Trump does not respect the right of nations to be themselves.”
Olurode said Trump’s worldview poses a threat to weaker nations, warning that sovereignty holds little value under such leadership.
He added, “The notion of sovereignty of nations isn’t in his dictionary. He is desperate to return the world to the era of Darwinism, indeed, the survival of the fittest. The rights of small and weak nations are vulnerable to being trampled upon at will under Trump. Ostensibly, Trump’s target energy resources, but it’s obvious that this is even a smokescreen for global hegemony in knowledge production, communication and culture.
“Trump wants to erase diverse lenses of viewing the world. Trump’s philosophical conviction as a realist cannot help but be an impediment to global peaceful coexistence. With Trump’s aggressive behaviour, no country, even in Europe, will ultimately be safe. I thereby call on all civilised nations to join hands in the promotion of civilisation, global peace and the right of nations to govern themselves, and thus the commitment to popular empowerment.”
He specifically warned Nigerians appealing to the United States for intervention to rethink their expectations.
“Nigerians who are calling on America to come to Nigeria and rescue its Christian population and protect Nigeria from internal colonialism, should have a rethink. America and its cronies in and outside Nigeria are narrowly for America’s Caucasian population and not the generality of even Americans,” he said.
Olurode concluded by insisting that America’s actions in Venezuela, including the seizure of President Maduro, remain indefensible on any rational ground.
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