why haven't we yet seen the screams of "Bigot!" "Racist!" on this thread?
Because it would clearly be superfluous.
Where'd you think the folks in Nigeria got the idea that higher-ups should be corrupt, smug, intolerant grifters? It couldn't possibly be their former rulers from dear old Auntie Blighty setting an example...
I agree that VIP status shouldn't be enough to delay a departure, but the latent bigotry that this one incident has revealed is frankly quite revolting.