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The Presidency has accused a radical of United States lawmakers and lobbyists of launching a coordinated run to mislead U.S. President Donald Trump into sanctioning Nigeria nether mendacious claims of spiritual persecution.
Presidential spokesperson, Daniel Bwala, made the allegation connected Tuesday during an quality connected Arise News’ Prime Time, wherever helium described the run arsenic a “deliberate disinformation strategy” aimed astatine destabilising Nigeria and tarnishing its planetary reputation.
“There is simply a coordinated docket against Nigeria. Those pushing this communicative are not successful the enforcement subdivision of the U.S. government; they are a pack-backed radical of senators hoping to rile up President Trump to designate Nigeria arsenic a CPC. Knowing Trump’s character, if helium believed them, helium would person done it 3 weeks ago,” Bwala said.
The Country of Particular Concern (CPC) designation empowers the U.S. authorities to enforce sanctions connected countries accused of “systematic, ongoing, and egregious violations” of spiritual freedom.
Nigeria was antecedently placed connected the CPC database successful 2020 during Trump’s medication but was removed successful 2021 by President Joe Biden.
Bwala accused the lawmakers of manipulating reports of coercion and communal clashes to represent Nigeria arsenic a state that persecutes Christians.
He said, “Religion has ever been the instrument. They are doing this to disturbance division, weaken Nigeria’s image, and make panic internationally.”
He insisted that the agitation successful Washington was politically motivated and did not bespeak the realities successful Nigeria, stressing that the authorities would respond with verifiable facts alternatively than lobby for approval.
“What utilized to hap successful Nigeria is that whenever this benignant of mendacious allegation comes, Nigerians volition beryllium looking to lobby successful the U.S. No, you lucifer up the Western disinformation,” Bwala stated.
The presidency has consistently rejected claims of state-sponsored persecution, maintaining that Nigeria’s information challenges are driven by terrorism, banditry, and criminality, not spiritual discrimination.
The station Alleged Genocide: Presidency accuses US lawmakers of orchestrating anti-Nigeria agenda appeared archetypal connected Vanguard News.
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