Nigeria’s former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Professor Bolaji Akinyemi, has described the victory of Donald Trump, as a victory of crudity over refinement.
Professor Akinyemi lambasted Americans for voting for the former president, whom he said was convicted of 34 crimes.
The Professor of Political Science stated that the US has failed to show leadership to the global south by voting for Trump.
He said this on Wednesday, in an interview with Arise TV. He further accused Trump of almost overturning an election.
Akinyemi added that the world was not expecting Trump’s victory in Tuesday’s election.
“What has just happened in the United States is a victory of crudity over refinement, a victory for all that the United States should not stand for. It is a victory for what the world is not expecting from a country that says it is a bright light on a shining hill.
“I first went to the United States in 1962 and that America is not the America that voted for Trump yesterday (Tuesday). You must stand for rationality. You must stand for… how can you vote for somebody who’s been convicted of 34 crimes?
“How can you vote for somebody who almost overturned an election by what message are you sending to the rest of the world? Tell me, for us in Nigeria, in the global south, who are supposed to be fighting for democracy, for decency, for honesty, what message have you sent this morning?” Akinyemi said while analyzing the US election.