Nigeria’s Foreign Minister Yusuf Maitama Tuggar made headlines in July 2025 when he quoted a lyric from Public Enemy hype-man Flava Flav during a televised interview to convey Nigeria’s refusal to accept deported Venezuelan nationals from the U.S. “Flava Flav has problems of his own. I can’t do nothing for you, man.
He used the quote to emphasize Nigeria’s stance: “We already have over 230 million people,” and “We cannot accept Venezuelan deportees … for crying out loud.”
I am with you on that one 😊
