TRUMP’S VULGAR WORDS, WHAT THE WISE WILL RATHER DO

The comment made by US President, Donald Trump in reference to Africans and few other immigrants has been on media and has continued to stir anger as Nigerians in Diaspora Organization Americas (NIDOA) and some other African countries has been lashing out at Trump in defense of their dignity.

It is uncalled for, that such discriminatory and derogatory statement should proceed from the mouth of the President of one of the Super Power countries in this 21^st century. If the insult was just about dwindling growth and development, it would have been easy to swallow, but the fact that Trump’s insult insinuates that some skin colours and appearances are disgusting, reduces his reputation as the president of the United States.

It was gathered that President Trump balked an immigration deal that would include protections for people from Haiti and some nations in Africa, demanding to know at a White House meeting why he should accept immigrants from “shithole countries” rather than from places like Norway.  He made those statements during a discussion of an emerging bipartisan deal to give legal status to immigrants illegally brought to the United States as children. According to people with direct knowledge of the conversation, he prefers people who are completely whites to come into America rather than blacks and mixed up countries.

If Trump had meant to protect American citizens from foreigners by making it difficult for all foreigners to US to get a Visa, it would have been a commendable thing to do as a president because it is the duty of a president to protect his citizens from strangers whose intentions are not known, but in this case, it is a xenophobic statement. The entire world expects Donald Trump to be more responsible, but in any case, human will always be human, but we need to read the times and grow up. At least, that is what our God expects us to do.

The fact remains that Trump has made vulgar statements against Africans and will not take back his words even if he apologizes. With the look of things, if he sees another opportunity, he will still use such vulgar statements. I have been wondering, if Africans or Nigerians had managed their resources well and used them for growth and development, will Nigeria stoop so low to worship America to the extent that it will share in such vulgar statements? If our president who should be protecting and promoting his country can make statements while speaking in a foreign land, that suggest that Nigerians are criminals, then, I think Trump’s offence is not that grave after all. In fact I feel like commending him to an extent for holding his country to a high esteem. African leaders especially Nigeria should strive for growth and development in order to stand out among the developed nations.

It is normal for us to react to Trump’s vulgar statements but as we fret over it, we need to do what the wise will rather do. The anger from the provocation should drive us into breaking away from mediocrity and becoming the best. Who said that Nigeria or one of the African countries cannot be a super power, capable of attracting the other super powers? Trump’s vulgar words can be a vehicle to a wiser and better Africans, if we can ride on it.

Written by Olive Chinyere Amajuoyi

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