NIGERIAN AMBASSADOR ADEFUYE: DUMB OR JUST DESPERATE?

Why is the Nigerian official usually the laughing stock of the world? The answer would not be far in coming if ever you have worked with Nigerian Government officials in any civilized country. Most of our officials must clearly have been selected from the worst of the country.

Consider this: Only a Nigerian Ambassador would celebrate a default judgment made against a defunct entity for the reason that the entity failed to defend a suit. Even a 12-year old would understand the meaning of default judgment.

Is it that Ambassador Adefuye is actually more daft than I had known all along or that he is so desperate? While someone not familiar with these things might be worried over all the stuff being written in their blogs, an informed person should rather feel some pity for the Nigerian Ambassador. They got a default judgment against a corporate entity that was forfeited since 2009, and the Ambassador is having a party for it.

WHAT IS REALLY GOING ON IN THE COURT HERE? This is a civil case. No single insinuation of crime is being made. The Embassy is asking that we refund the 1.5 million they claim was not authorized as payment to us. And we countersued the Embassy for 2.5 million dollars. The two suits are pending. They are trying to get 1.5 million from me and I am trying to get 2.5 million, which they owe me. That is the status of the case today.

In a default judgment, the court did not even go into any quest of facts and merits. The court did not even determine the damages yet that they would be able to collect. And how can you collect from a company that is defunct? Only a dumb person would misunderstanding what is happening when the facts are so clear.

During the time I represented the Embassy of Nigeria, would this Ambassador recall the number of default judgments that were entered against the Embassy and I had them all vacated? Nobody in his right mind would celebrate like this. And to hear it is an Embassy and probably the Government of Nigeria, you would have to conclude that our country is sicker than we know.

I am actually hoping that this case would end with a judgment that the Government of Nigeria owed me 2.5 million and an order for them to pay it to me. If that happens, I would seize the Embassy building in Washington and auction it to get my money.