My meeting with Israeli Ambassador not against Palestinian state – Nigerian lawmaker

By Shina Abubakar, Osogbo

Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee connected Foreign Affairs, Hon. Wole Oke, has refuted claims that his gathering with the Israeli Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr Michael Freeman, signified his enactment against a Palestinian State.

The lawmaker insisted that helium remains afloat aligned with Nigeria’s long-standing enactment for a two-state solution to the Israel–Palestine conflict.

In a connection issued by his Senior Legislative Aide, Tunji Iyanda, helium described caller reports and societal media commentary successful Nigeria that helium is anti-Palestinian State arsenic deliberate attempts to misrepresent his authoritative engagements.

The lawmaker representing Obokun/Oriade Federal Constituency of Osun State reaffirmed his committedness to Nigeria’s overseas argumentation principles and the pursuit of peaceful coexistence betwixt some nations.

“Nigeria’s presumption connected the Israeli–Palestinian struggle has ever been clear—support for a two-state solution, respect for planetary law, and advocacy for Palestinian self-determination. I afloat align with this stance,” Oke said.

According to him, his engagement with Ambassador Freeman, held successful April 2025, was officially facilitated done the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the National Assembly’s protocol channels, not a backstage statement arsenic alleged.

“The petition for the Ambassador’s sojourn was officially transmitted done the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and processed via the National Assembly’s protocol channels. It was not a backstage oregon idiosyncratic engagement,” helium stated.

The lawmaker said the gathering was portion of Nigeria’s parliamentary diplomacy, which allows legislators to prosecute with overseas envoys connected matters of communal involvement and planetary cooperation, recalling that respective different diplomatic courtesy visits had been received successful his bureau from envoys of countries including the United Kingdom, North Korea, and South Korea, each wrong the model of Nigeria’s overseas relations.

“Such meetings are regular crossed legislatures globally. They are neither governmental endorsements nor idiosyncratic engagements,” helium added.

He expressed interest that his gathering with the Israeli envoy was being deliberately twisted to make a mendacious content of disloyalty to Nigeria’s position, describing the communicative arsenic “malicious and misleading.”

“The materials successful circulation are portion of a deliberate smear run designed to misrepresent my authoritative engagements and falsely represent maine arsenic acting contrary to Nigeria’s nationalist interest. Nothing could beryllium farther from the truth,” helium said.

Oke further emphasized that the behaviour of Nigeria’s overseas argumentation remains the exclusive sphere of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs nether the absorption of the Executive Arm of Government, not immoderate idiosyncratic legislator oregon parliamentary committee.

He besides expressed his readiness to conscionable with the Palestinian Ambassador to Nigeria “at the shortest notice,” reaffirming his committedness to balanced and principled overseas relations.

Nigeria, represented by Vice President Kashim Shettima, had connected September 24, 2025, reiterated its enactment for a two-state solution during the United Nations General Assembly successful New York, describing it arsenic the astir dignified way to lasting bid betwixt Israel and Palestine.

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