INDONESIAN AMBASSADOR LAUDS TRIBUNE, HONOURS WALE OJO-LANRE, NINE OTHERS AT SEND FORTH FEATURED
Wednesday, Nov 26 2014
Indonesian Ambassador lauds Tribune, honours Wale Ojo-Lanre, nine others at send forth
Nigerian Tribune
It was a whale of commendation, applaud, show of gratitude and praise for His Excellency, Surdiman Haseng, the outgoing Ambassador of the Republic of Indonesia at the Lagos Liaison office on Sunday, November 1, 2014 by members of staff of the embassy and teeming Nigerians who were guests at the send forth ceremony organised in his honour.
For the social expectation theory, which urges persons saddled with any responsibility to live up to expectations because of a day of reckoning aptly came to the fore during the ceremony put up by the staff of the embassy to send forth, ambassador “we ever got in recent times.”
The event was graced not only by Indonesian citizens, but also by motley of distinguished Nigerians who came to honour a rare ambassador and an intelligent diplomat who sees Nigeria as his second home and treats Nigeria with utmost respect and decency ever expected.
“As a Nigerian businessman who has been in contact with this embassy for the past years, Ambassador Haseng has been the most humble, goal getter and super relationship keeper. I will miss him, Nigerians will miss him and Nigeria will miss him,” said Richard Ibru.
According to Mr Chu Charles, “Ambassador Haseng is one of the finest ambassadors I ever met in my life. This was why I have to cancel an important family matter to attend this occasion with my wife to say goodbye to a most refined diplomat who exudes all the diplomatic finesse without arrogance, pride and aloofness from the people as some diplomats do here in Nigeria. But with an unalloyed sense of responsibility and respect to the culture and customs of his host country. Ambassador Hasang is not just only nice and cool, but blessed with a wonderful wife who radiates warmth and pleasantness to all. My family will ever miss you.”
Testifying to the proactive nature of ambassador Haseng, Wale Ojo-Lanre, Associate Editor Tourism, Nigerian Tribune “He is a wonderful and down to earth ambassador who has a firm grip of why he was sent to Nigeria. He has appropriately represented Indonesia well and ensured a far better relationship between his country and Nigeria than any of his predecessors. I can say with all boldness that there is no ambassador in Nigeria who has travelled within Nigeria and West Africa by road like him . He loves seeing Nigeria in its purest geographical. He loves experiencing the traffic rage between Lagos – Ore – Port Harcourt . He loves seeing the Savannah from Abuja, – Kaduna – Kano – Maiduguri and - Abuja – Lokoja – Akure – Lagos and Lagos- Orile – Agboju – Navy Town – Badagry – Seme Border – Togo -Ghana.”
Ojo-lanre said he would never forget “The business-tourism trip to Togo when an Immigration Officer who was apparently overzealous demanded that the ambassador should come down from the ABC Coach where he and his delegates were travelling to West – Coast to see him for proper verification despite all the proof that an ambassador was the head of delegation. Not minding his position, His Excellency, Ambassador Haseng alighted and appeared before the officer who on seeing him was subdued by the diplomat’s robust humility! Indeed. He is a super diplomat in every sense of the word. We are going to miss him in Nigeria. For Ambassador Haseng is an asset to Indonesia and Nigeria. It was through his diplomatic finesse and sagaciousness that the former President of Indonesia visited Nigeria. Also, the diplomat facilitated the visit of two ministers, Trade and Investment and Culture, Tourism and Creative Economy to Nigeria on two different occasions while he ensured that impressive numbers of Nigeria visited Indonesia during the Indonesia Expo for business relationship.”
Mr Adhi Narto, Chief Executive Officer, Indomie Noodles commended Ambassador Haseng for being a warm and efficient diplomat who has been able to create and facilitate conducive environment and relationship between Nigeria and Indonesia and between Nigerians and Indonesians business interaction. Our businesses blossom during his tenure and our rating of acceptability was high. We are missing and wishing him the best of luck in his next assignment.”
In display of their love, respect, regard and honour for the outgoing ambassador, different kinds of gifts were presented to him by the staff of the Embassy, Honorary Consular Modukpe Toukurou,Indonesia Consular in Benin Republic, Mr Ibru and Indonesia Promotion
In his response Ambassador Haseng thanked all and sundry. “I am short of words. However, I must thank every one of you for your support and understanding throughout my tenure. Collectively and individually you have contributed to the modicum success achieved which some of you have enumerated. I must specially commend the Nigerian Tribune Newspapers and its Associate Editor, Tourism for support and visibility which the newspaper has given my country’s activities particularly during the visit of our immediate past president to Nigeria.”
Mr Haseng reaffirmed his love for Nigeria and the citizens “Nigeria is a great country and the people are warm, hospitable and pleasant. I love this country, which shares many similarities with my country. There was not a time that I felt like a stranger here.”
He commended the staff and Indonesian community in Nigeria: “I must also thank the entire members of the Indonesia Staff and Indonesian community in Nigeria for their support, encouragement and understanding. I am happy that Indonesians in Nigeria are conducing themselves well within the ambit of the law. I must also urge you to continue in this way so as not to begrudge the hospitality of Nigeria and bastardise image of Indonesia.”
Ambassador Haseng who bestowed the Federal Republic of Indonesia Ambassadorial Appreciation gold medal and award on 11 distinguished personalities, made up of six Indonesians, three Nigerians among who is Wale Ojo-Lanre and a Beninoise said the recipients are worthy personalities who I can never forget the role they played during my diplomatic assignment in Nigeria and West Africa.”
INDONESIAN AMBASSADOR LAUDS TRIBUNE, HONOURS WALE OJO-LANRE, NINE OTHERS AT SEND FORTH FEATURED
Wednesday, Nov 26 2014
Indonesian Ambassador lauds Tribune, honours Wale Ojo-Lanre, nine others at send forth
Nigerian Tribune
It was a whale of commendation, applaud, show of gratitude and praise for His Excellency, Surdiman Haseng, the outgoing Ambassador of the Republic of Indonesia at the Lagos Liaison office on Sunday, November 1, 2014 by members of staff of the embassy and teeming Nigerians who were guests at the send forth ceremony organised in his honour.
For the social expectation theory, which urges persons saddled with any responsibility to live up to expectations because of a day of reckoning aptly came to the fore during the ceremony put up by the staff of the embassy to send forth, ambassador “we ever got in recent times.”
The event was graced not only by Indonesian citizens, but also by motley of distinguished Nigerians who came to honour a rare ambassador and an intelligent diplomat who sees Nigeria as his second home and treats Nigeria with utmost respect and decency ever expected.
“As a Nigerian businessman who has been in contact with this embassy for the past years, Ambassador Haseng has been the most humble, goal getter and super relationship keeper. I will miss him, Nigerians will miss him and Nigeria will miss him,” said Richard Ibru.
According to Mr Chu Charles, “Ambassador Haseng is one of the finest ambassadors I ever met in my life. This was why I have to cancel an important family matter to attend this occasion with my wife to say goodbye to a most refined diplomat who exudes all the diplomatic finesse without arrogance, pride and aloofness from the people as some diplomats do here in Nigeria. But with an unalloyed sense of responsibility and respect to the culture and customs of his host country. Ambassador Hasang is not just only nice and cool, but blessed with a wonderful wife who radiates warmth and pleasantness to all. My family will ever miss you.”
Testifying to the proactive nature of ambassador Haseng, Wale Ojo-Lanre, Associate Editor Tourism, Nigerian Tribune “He is a wonderful and down to earth ambassador who has a firm grip of why he was sent to Nigeria. He has appropriately represented Indonesia well and ensured a far better relationship between his country and Nigeria than any of his predecessors. I can say with all boldness that there is no ambassador in Nigeria who has travelled within Nigeria and West Africa by road like him . He loves seeing Nigeria in its purest geographical. He loves experiencing the traffic rage between Lagos – Ore – Port Harcourt . He loves seeing the Savannah from Abuja, – Kaduna – Kano – Maiduguri and - Abuja – Lokoja – Akure – Lagos and Lagos- Orile – Agboju – Navy Town – Badagry – Seme Border – Togo -Ghana.”
Ojo-lanre said he would never forget “The business-tourism trip to Togo when an Immigration Officer who was apparently overzealous demanded that the ambassador should come down from the ABC Coach where he and his delegates were travelling to West – Coast to see him for proper verification despite all the proof that an ambassador was the head of delegation. Not minding his position, His Excellency, Ambassador Haseng alighted and appeared before the officer who on seeing him was subdued by the diplomat’s robust humility! Indeed. He is a super diplomat in every sense of the word. We are going to miss him in Nigeria. For Ambassador Haseng is an asset to Indonesia and Nigeria. It was through his diplomatic finesse and sagaciousness that the former President of Indonesia visited Nigeria. Also, the diplomat facilitated the visit of two ministers, Trade and Investment and Culture, Tourism and Creative Economy to Nigeria on two different occasions while he ensured that impressive numbers of Nigeria visited Indonesia during the Indonesia Expo for business relationship.”
Mr Adhi Narto, Chief Executive Officer, Indomie Noodles commended Ambassador Haseng for being a warm and efficient diplomat who has been able to create and facilitate conducive environment and relationship between Nigeria and Indonesia and between Nigerians and Indonesians business interaction. Our businesses blossom during his tenure and our rating of acceptability was high. We are missing and wishing him the best of luck in his next assignment.”
In display of their love, respect, regard and honour for the outgoing ambassador, different kinds of gifts were presented to him by the staff of the Embassy, Honorary Consular Modukpe Toukurou,Indonesia Consular in Benin Republic, Mr Ibru and Indonesia Promotion
In his response Ambassador Haseng thanked all and sundry. “I am short of words. However, I must thank every one of you for your support and understanding throughout my tenure. Collectively and individually you have contributed to the modicum success achieved which some of you have enumerated. I must specially commend the Nigerian Tribune Newspapers and its Associate Editor, Tourism for support and visibility which the newspaper has given my country’s activities particularly during the visit of our immediate past president to Nigeria.”
Mr Haseng reaffirmed his love for Nigeria and the citizens “Nigeria is a great country and the people are warm, hospitable and pleasant. I love this country, which shares many similarities with my country. There was not a time that I felt like a stranger here.”
He commended the staff and Indonesian community in Nigeria: “I must also thank the entire members of the Indonesia Staff and Indonesian community in Nigeria for their support, encouragement and understanding. I am happy that Indonesians in Nigeria are conducing themselves well within the ambit of the law. I must also urge you to continue in this way so as not to begrudge the hospitality of Nigeria and bastardise image of Indonesia.”
Ambassador Haseng who bestowed the Federal Republic of Indonesia Ambassadorial Appreciation gold medal and award on 11 distinguished personalities, made up of six Indonesians, three Nigerians among who is Wale Ojo-Lanre and a Beninoise said the recipients are worthy personalities who I can never forget the role they played during my diplomatic assignment in Nigeria and West Africa.”
