Despite the fact that the diplomatic coup dtat staged by the retired Nigeria High Commissioner

to Malaysia, Mr. Peter Anegbeh, to oust the out-going leadership of NIDO-MY and usurp its
leadership was considered foiled, Mr. Anegbeh and his cohorts re-grouped and went ahead to
conduct an unauthorized Annual General Meeting of NIDO-MY. With this, on 20 November
2010, Mr. Anegbeh used the premises of the Nigerian government to launch his faction of NIDOMY.
This illegitimate jamboree which held on 20 November 2010 at the premises of the Nigeria High
Commission, Malaysia, was chaired and coordinated by the retired High Commissioner and
arrowhead of the coup dtat, Mr. Anegbeh. On this unconstitutional occasion, a speech entitled,
Speech by the High Commissioner, Peter J.E Anegbeh to Nigerians in Diaspora Organization
Malaysia(NIDO-MY) on Saturday 20th November, 2010 was read by Mr. Anegbeh. This
rejoinder sets out to offer factual analysis of the diplomatic coup dtat speech in order to expose
the undercurrent motives of the Anegbehs camp as well as tissues of lies being circulated by the
retired High Commissioner to inflame, subvert, factionalize, ethicize, commercialize, hijack and
hand over the leadership of NIDO-MY to the highest bidder.
There is the need to recount that in the first official secretariat release of NIDO-MY on this
diplomatic coup dtat, it was stated that the officials of the Nigeria High Commission denied
any involvement in the mischievous text message that was used in conveying the illegitimate
congregation chaired and coordinated by Mr. Anegbeh and members of the Commission staff.
Specifically, in a telephone conversation with Mrs. Dupe Quist Adebiyi (Minister (Head of
Chancery, Economic and Trade Matters) and Ms. Francisca O. A. Marinho Minister (Economic,
Education and Students Welfare), these officials said that the High Commission was neither
aware nor issued any notice for such illicit meeting. Evidences marshaled to ascertain the
attachment of Mr. Anegbeh in particular, and the High Commission as a whole was
enthusiastically challenged and rubbished by these two senior staff. However, the opening
paragraph of the inaugural diplomatic coup dtat speech read by Mr. Anegbeh to an illegitimate
and scanty assemblage of hand-picked people indicts and establishes Anegbeh and High
Commission as a whole, as the sponsors of the ill-intentioned text message.
In the opening paragraph of this diplomatic coup dtat speech, Mr. Anegbeh writes, My brother
and sister, it gives me great pleasure to be with you this afternoon and I want to sincerely thank
you for heeding the clarion call and honoring my invitation (emphasis, writers own) for us to
come together once again after the celebration of the 50th Anniversary of Nigerias
Independence Although this quoted extract is itself self-revealing, the bolded part, (honoring
my invitation) clearly confirms NIDO-MYs leadership claim that Mr. Anegbeh was the one who
sponsored and issued the malicious text message used in conveying the illegitimate assembly. A
number of those who made the scanty and unlawful gathering confided in the outgoing Secretary
General of NIDO-MY, Mr. Adebiyi Jelili A., that they were personally called by Mr. Anegbeh. It

was even said that they were told that the meeting has to do with directives issued by the
Presidency, that is, Abuja, to effect changes in the activities, compositional line-up and
administrative set up of NIDO-MY. However, written evidence of such directive from Abuja was
neither produced to substantiate Mr. Anegbehs claim nor quoted in his four-paged diplomatic
coup dtat speech. Abuja must have been mentioned in order to grant the illegitimate gathering a
measure of legality. From the foregoing analysis, it is evident that, as opposed to Mrs. Dupe
Quist Adebiyi, Ms. Francisca O. A. Marinho, and the High Commissions claim, it was Mr.
Anegbeh, the retired diplomat and the Commission that issued the mischievous clarion-calling
text message used in staging diplomatic coup dtat against the democratically elected outgoing
leadership of NIDO-MY in particular and the Organization, NIDO-MY, as a whole.
To further delude the whole public, Mr. Anegbeh went ahead in the second paragraph of his
reprehensible speech to create an impression that he has the blessing of both the pioneering
(2004-2008) and outgoing leadership (2008-2010) of the NIDO-MY to stage the diplomatic coup
dtat aimed at hijacking and handing over NIDO-MYs leadership to the highest bidders. To this
extent, the arrowhead of this diplomatic coup dtat, Mr. Anegbeh writes, let me once again
seize this opportunity to thank the pioneer leadership of NIDO-MY as well as the outgoing team
for the arduous task for putting NIDO-MY on track and on proper footing as envisioned by the
Federal Government of Nigeria. There is no doubting the fact that this statement was dubiously
structured to serve the following intents. First, to create an erroneous impression and hoodwink
the gathering as well as the general public that both the pioneering and outgoing leadership were
seated in the illegitimate gathering where this mischievous speech was read. Second, it was also
meant to sell an impish dummy and perhaps impression that on the one hand, all is well between
NIDO-MY and the High Commission. On the other, it is intended to delude the generality of
people that both NIDO-MY pioneering and outgoing leadership are working hand-in-hand to
achieve the intended targets of the unlawful gathering where he delivered this liable speech.
Third, this statement also serves the purpose of misleading people as to think that Mr. Anegbehs
mission was positive and that he is not on collision course with the leadership of the
Organization whose insistence on following laid-down procedures was the reason why a
diplomatic coup dtat was staged against them and the Organization as a whole. Fourth, this
statement projects and positions comfortably in a legitimate position, Mr. Anegbehs
constitutional rights to make assertive, and categorical statements on NIDO-MY. Fifth, it
presents Mr. Anegbeh and the Commission as a constitutionally empowered individual and body
to which NIDO-MY is accountable to. The last part of the second paragraph of this iniquitous
speech which reads, the task ahead of us (emphasis is authors own) is great and all hands are
needed on deck to fashion out a workable and acceptable constitution for NIDO-MY (emphasis
is authors own) as it is universally (emphasis is authors own) done, bears it all.

Again, when the word us in the above quoted extract of Mr. Anegbeh phrase is carefully read
against the phrases to fashion out a workable and acceptable constitution for NIDO-MY, and
as it is done universally the following are again obvious.
One, us, as used in the sentence under consideration partly presents Mr. Anegbeh and the High
Commission as members of NIDO-MY, a Non-Governmental Organization. Second, based on
this first premise, that is Mr. Anegbehs and the High Commissions membership of NIDO-MY,
then, both parties have the right to, on the one hand, determine what is a NIDO-MY Constitution,
and fashion out not just a workable constitution but the one that is also acceptable. On the other,
it shows that Mr. Anegbeh and the High Commissions membership of NIDO-MY empower
them to reject what is considered not acceptable as a NIDO-MY constitution. Also, it creates the
wrong impression that these claims: (1) Mr. Anegbehs membership of NIDO-MY (2) High
Commissions membership of NIDO-MY (3) High Commissioners and High Commissions
constitutionally-backed rights of; determining what is a NIDO constitution; right of re
viewing of NIDO constitution; right of suspending the same constitution; right of affirming the
same constitution; right of writing a NIDO constitution, are practices that are constitutionally
recognized and conventional legitimate practices known to and accepted by all chapters of NIDO
in different parts of the world.
A careful look at the constitutions of the different chapters of NIDO in America, Europe, Asia,
and Africa will show that this is a libelous claim. See the attached as a proof. There is no clause,
either direct or indirect, where such unfounded claim can be grounded a legitimate basis. In all of
these constitutions, it is stated unambiguously that NIDO is a Non-Governmental Organization
and a non-profit making body. Accordingly it is stated that:
The name of the Company, which is a Non-Governmental Organisation (hereinafter called the
Organisation), is the Nigerians in Diaspora Organisation Europe (NIDOE)- NIDO Europe
Constitution
The Organisation shall exist as a NON-PROFIT, Non-Governmental, Charitable, apolitical, and
confessional independent Organisation with legal rights and obligation distinct from that of its
members under Swiss Laws.- NIDO Switzerland Constitution
For the purpose of forming a Not-for-Profit corporation pursuant to the Laws of the District of
Columbia, members of the NIDO Americas, Inc., (formerly known as NIGERIANS IN
DIASPORA ORGANIZATION(NIDO AMERICAS),INC.), (hereinafter called the
Organization or NIDO enact the following bylaws to govern the activities of the
organization. NIDO American Constitution

WE, THE NIGERIANS resident in Malaysia: Having firmly and solemnly resolved: TO FORM
a united, non-partisan, non-governmental and non religious Organization dedicated to the welfare
of her members, promotion of the good image of Nigeria and promotion of developmental cooperation between Nigeria and Malaysia and the rest of the world- NIDOMY Constitution
The sections under the eligibility for membership of different chapters of NIDO also show that
Nigerians in Diaspora who are academicians, professionals, businessmen with proven and
legitimate business records are entitled to be admitted as members. Even, such membership
rights as shown in the various constitutional provisos below, are not automatic because it
requires fulfilling certain outlined constitutional membership requirement and registration
procedures. So, an eligible member who has not gone through constitutionally outlined
membership procedure is not a member of NIDO. Such member is at best potential member.
There is nowhere in this regulating documents that the High Commissioners and the Nigeria
High Commissions are provided for as members of this organization Evidences to support this
claim can be seen in the Section 2:01 of the attached NIDO-America constitution, Section 2,
page 11 of the attached NIDO-Europe constitution, Article 6 of the attached NIDO-Swiss
constitution, Article 3 of the attached UAE constitution and Section 4.0 of NIDO-MY
constitution.
Again, Anegbeh is noticed to have in third paragraph of his diplomatic coup dtat speech writes
that, NIDO as conceptualized by the government is to encompass Professionals, Business
people and Academicians Although he properly outlines the three membership category of
NIDO, the misleading part of this statement is the aspect which reads, NIDO as conceptualized
by the government. The phrase, NIDO as conceptualized by the government was deliberately
couched by Mr. Anegeh to sell the dummy that NIDO is purely a governmental thing and for this
reason, the government has right to dictate and direct the affairs of the organization, the right to
interfere in the politics of the Organization, the right to hire and fire the leadership of the
organization, the right to review, suspend and write the Constitution of the Organization, and
etcetera.
At this juncture, it is essential to produce verbatim, an historical document/e-mail which clarifies
the role of Government in the formation of NIDO as a Non-Governmental Organization and
which also show that Mr. Anegbehs claim and that of the Nigeria High Commission in Malaysia
is baseless, concocted to serve certain ulterior agenda and far from the established reality that is
recognized worldwide by NIDO chapters. Below is an archived historical e-mail exchange
between the retired Ambassador Joe Keshi, erstwhile Nigeria Consul General to US and the
generality of Nigerian diasporic community. This e-mail was issued when it was raised, the fears
that in the future, some dictatorial Government officials might be engaged in the attempt to
hijack the leadership of NIDO or foist their will on this Non-Governmental diasporic body. The
e-mail was issued on February 16, 2001, in Keshis dual capacity as Nigeria Consul General to
the US and as Governments spokesperson reads: