Alleged genocide: Tinubu to meet with Trump soon — Bwala
Daniel Bwala, Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Policy Communication, has said his principal and the President of the United States of America, Donald Trump, will meet “in the coming days” to address claims of a Christian genocide in Nigeria.
Mr Bwala disclosed this while reacting to the ongoing diplomatic row between the US and Nigeria.
Mr Trump had on Friday declared Nigeria Country of Particular Concern over falsely claims of christian genocide.
The US president also threatened to launch a strike in Nigeria and “wipe out” terrorists he said were killing Christians in the country.
But in a post on his X handle, Mr Bwala, both leaders share a strong commitment to tackling insurgency and terrorism.
He noted that Mr Trump had previously supported Nigeria by approving arms sales, which Tinubu’s administration has “adequately utilised” in its counterterrorism efforts.
“Both President Bola Tinubu and President Donald Trump have shared interest in the fight against insurgency and all forms of terrorism against humanity,” Mr Bwala wrote on X.
“President Trump has assisted Nigeria a lot by authorising the sale of arms to Nigeria, and President Tinubu has adequately utilised the opportunity in the fight against terrorism, for which we have massive results to show for it.”
On the controversy over the false Christian genocide, Mr Bwala said any such differences “would be discussed and resolved” during the upcoming meeting, which could take place either at the State House in Abuja or the White House in Washington.
“As for the differences as to whether terrorists in Nigeria target only Christians or in fact all faiths and no faiths, the differences, if they exist, would be discussed and resolved by the two leaders when they meet in the coming days, either in State House or the White House,” he added.
