Moroco Recalls Ambassador In Nigeria Over Presidency Unethical Practices

Nigeria's foreign ministry says President Jonathan spoke at length to the Moroccan monarch Morocco has recalled its ambassador from Nigeria, accusing the authorities there of using King Mohammed VI in an election campaign. Its foreign ministry issued a statement,denying the king had spoken by phone to Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan, as had been stated by Nigeria. The North Africa kingdom denounced such "unethical practices", it said. Nigeria has denied that the king was being used to win over Muslim voters. Mr Jonathan, a Christian from southern Nigeria, is facing a strong challenge in the 28 March elections from opposition candidate Muhammadu Buhari, who is popular in Nigeria's mainly Muslim north. 'Astonishment' The Nigerian ministry of foreign affairs released a statement on Sunday, denying reports that President Jonathan had been snubbed by King Mohammed because he was trying to curry favour with Muslim voters. "This information is absolutely not correct as the president did in fact speak to the Moroccan monarch... both leaders spoke extensively over the phone on matters of mutual interest and concern," it said. However, Morocco's foreign ministry responded by saying it wanted to state in the "clearest and strongest terms" that "there has never been a phone conversation" between the two men."The king has actually declined the request of the Nigerian government because it is part of the internal electioneering," Morocco's official news agency Map quoted the statement as saying. "The kingdom of Morocco expresses its astonishment and denunciation to these unethical practices that are contrary to the spirit of responsibility that must prevail in relations between states." As a consequence Morocco's Abuja ambassador was being recalled immediately for consultations, it said.

if you can lie this terribly on another country, you can imagine the amount of lies the government feeds its citizen with daily. see the lie on Monday as placed in thisday newspaper: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has refuted some media reports that President Goodluck Jonathan was snubbed by King Mohammed VI of Morocco when the latter purportedly refused to speak to the president on the phone. Some news reports had quoted a statement from the Moroccan Foreign Affairs Ministry as stating that the king had refused to speak to Jonathan, adding that it was an inappropriate move by the Nigerian leader to curry electoral favours just weeks before a crucial poll. The statement explained that the monarch rejected the request for a phone conversation and the sending of a Nigerian envoy to the country because Mohammed VI viewed the overture as an attempt by Jonathan to take advantage of Morocco’s influence to secure Muslim votes in the forthcoming Nigerian election. However, in a statement yesterday, the Nigerian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the president did speak with the Moroccan monarch, adding: “Since the King was in France and not in Morocco, both leaders spoke extensively over the phone on matters of mutual interest and concern that have nothing to do with the conduct of re-scheduled elections in Nigeria. “It is therefore preposterous to suggest that Mr. President’s telephone call to the Moroccan monarch was intended to confer any electoral advantage to the president.” The ministry asked the media to exercise greater restraint and circumspection in the use of foreign sources for news developments in Nigeria.