Nigeria, March 13 -- In politics, timing is everything. In diplomacy, character is everything. And in moments of national importance, leadership must be entrusted to individuals who possess not only experience but courage, intellect and an unshakable commitment to the nation they represent.

It is for this reason that the appointment of Chief Femi Fani-Kayode as Nigeria's ambassador to a foreign nation stands out as one of the most consequential diplomatic decisions in recent years.

Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, better known in the South as "FFK" and in the North as "Sadauki", is one of the most brilliant, experienced, accomplished, vocal, respected, educated, profound, intellectual, patriotic, disciplined, well-read, historically literate, ve...