An elder statesman, Alhaji Isa Folorunso Mustapha, has advised the American government to tender an apology to the Nigerian government over its genocide statement, claiming that Christians are allegedly being killed in Nigeria.
Alhaji Mustapha said that the American government must come out clean and release the list of how many Christians were killed in Nigeria and where, adding that such a statement is an attempt to blackmail the country, which is unacceptable.
He told the American Congress that Nigeria is a polygamous society where Christians and Muslims marry each other without any consideration for either religion or tribe.
According to him, “A topical example is that of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of Nigeria, whose wife is a pastor in one of the largest churches in Nigeria.”
Mustapha, in a statement he issued and released to the media in Kaduna on Wednesday, said, “The history of marriage between Muslims and Christians, including adherents of other religions, dates back over a century in Nigeria, and it has remained so, and this is the beauty of our peaceful coexistence as a nation.”
The elder statesman frowned at the statement by the American legislator, describing his claims as an attempt to cause disunity and incite Nigerians against themselves.
He called for an unreserved apology from the American government and its Congress over the unfortunate statement.
He noted that some Nigerians are allegedly behind the disparaging comments about the country for their selfish and parochial interests, urging such characters to desist from acts of sabotage henceforth.
In the statement, the elder statesman also described those agitating for the release of Biafra agitator, Nnamdi Kanu, as an uninformed group who did not take into consideration the activities of Kanu against the unity of the country.
Mustapha emphasized that the unity of Nigeria and that of Nigerians is not negotiable, urging Nigerians to unite and not allow any external forces to cause disunity among the people of the country.
He also commended the Senate for its quick action in constituting a 12-member ad hoc committee to advise the legislature on how to respond to the growing international concerns over alleged state-backed persecution of Christians in Nigeria.
