The Presidency has disclosed that President Bola Tinubu is scheduled to meet with his United States counterpart, Donald Trump, “in the coming days, either at the State House or White House”.
According to Daniel Bwala, Special Adviser to the President on Policy Communication, the meeting will focus on recent allegations of a “Christian genocide” in Nigeria.
Bwala explained that the engagement became necessary following Trump’s recent comments accusing the Nigerian government of failing to address persistent attacks on Christians.
Posting on X, Bwala wrote: “Both President @officialABAT and President @realDonaldTrump have shared interest in the fight against insurgency and all forms of terrorism against humanity.
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“President Trump has assisted Nigeria a lot by authorizing the sale of arms to Nigeria and President Tinubu has adequately utilized the opportunity in the fight against terrorism for which we have massive results to show for it.
“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 White House.”
Trump had earlier warned of military action against Nigeria to “wipe out” terrorists killing Christians in the country.
He also threatened that the United States might cut off all aid and assistance to Nigeria.