A member of Martin Luther King’s family, Isaac has cleared the air on controversies surrounding the ‘award’ they gave to President Muhammadu Buhari.
Speaking to TVC, Isaac Luther King said his family’s visit to Nigeria was humanitarian, refuting reports that they were paid to visit Buhari.
He expressed disappointment in Nigerians for the criticisms trailing his family’s visit to Buhari.
According to him, he came to establish a bond with Nigeria based on his family’s love for the country.
He told the TVC, “I am a nephew of Martin Luther King Jr. I served for a period of 5 years as president of King’s Centre. You cannot buy me or anyone else in my family
“So the fake news, slander on my good character is a lie.
“Anything that I have done or said about your president came from my heart or brain not based on any compensation, money or in exchange for anything.
“We don’t deal like that, we don’t do things based on money, we do based on principles.
“None of three branches of Martin Luther Kings family are bribe-able or buy-able.
“We don’t do things for money, I’m insulted, anyone in Nigeria should be ashamed for slandering our good name.
“We came here to honour your country, your people and to establish a new bond between Americans and Africans.” (Photo: Politicsmeanspolitics)
Underdevelopment takes diverse portraits of people and systems. It is therefore not unusual for individuals, even with desirable level of intellect, to systemically ‘use’ uninvolved and credible others to actualise their own dubious interests. The damage is done, to admit the ‘shithole’ tag on Nigeria. I’m sure Mr. Trump will chuckle and gloat wherever he is, once he is made aware of this occurrence. The King’s family will just have to see this as a steep learning curve about Nigeria’s proclaimed democratic governance. Corruption can be found at all strata of the society. It’s difficult to seek exoneration for the populace where its leadership seem shamelessly uninhibited and who would scheme to the hilt to acquire illegal financial gains. One can imagine how demeaning and damnable it is for a world-renowned family to be cluttered in a nation’s poor housekeeping.
Maybe the nation’s leadership will command investigations to unravel this embarrassing event. How was it planned, who planned it and when? Plus who authorised the entire arrangement?
Among the unintended consequences is further distrust of Nigerians in diaspora and the tarnish on the image of a nation struggling, still, to be recognised and respected among the comity of civilised society.