Nigeria’s Foreign Minister Yusuf Maitama Tuggar made
headlines in July 2025when 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.
He jokingly repeated the phrase “Flava Flav has problems of his own. I can’t do nothing for you, man.
He jokingly repeated the phrase “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 bro😊
