President Bola Tinubu has been called upon on Tuesday to avoid confrontation and embrace dialogue to resolve the growing tension with President Donald Trump of the United States of America over an alleged genocide against Christians in the northern parts of the country.
Recall that Trump had designated Nigeria as ‘a country of particular concern’ and threatened military action against it if the trend was not addressed.
A former Governor of Sokoto State, Attahiru Bafarawa, made the call through a statement issued on Tuesday following a military invasion threat issued by Trump over allegations that Christians in Nigeria are facing genocide.
While saying that it is in the best interest of Nigeria to foster and strengthen its long-standing relationship, Bafarawa called on Tinubu to shun any confrontation with Trump and rather embrace other channels to resolve the issue,
“I advise President Tinubu to shun confrontation and reach out to the American government to hear Nigeria’s version of the story.
“America and Nigeria are strategic partners in international politics and diplomacy. It will, therefore, be in the best interest of Nigeria to foster and strengthen this long-standing relationship, ” former governor said in the statement
He also called on Tinubu to take the concerns of the international community on the security situation in Nigeria seriously and redouble his effort to address insurgency and other forms of criminality in the country.
While urging Tinubu to work harder in the area of security across the country to avoid situations which triggered the threat from the US, Bafarwa appealed to Nigerians to support Tinubu in his efforts to reposition the country for good.
Bafarawa, who said all Nigerians need to support Tinubu to succeed, considering the enormous challenges that the country is facing, added that everyone, irrespective of religion, ethnicity, region, and even political affiliations, needs to support the President, adding that Tinubu’s success or failure is a collective one.
“I call on all Nigerians to join hands together with President Tinubu to succeed because his failure is our failure, and his success is our success. He needs our collective support.” Bafarawa added.
