Tinubus chess move: How he turned Ojukwus widow into Nigerias foreign policy weapon

For decades, if you asked a Nigerian to name the Minister of Foreign Affairs, youd likely get a shrug. The office existed, but it rarely registered. It was a revolving door of technocrats and political loyalists who managed protocol, attended summits, shook hands, and faded back into obscurity. The work was done, but the impact was invisible. That changed when President Bola Ahmed Tinubu elevated Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu to full Minister of Foreign Affairs, because in one move he took the widow of Nigerias most famous secessionist and placed her at the centre of the countrys diplomatic outreach.The post Tinubus chess move: How he turned Ojukwus widow into Nigerias foreign policy weapon appeared first on The Sun Nigeria.
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