Because we rejected strange proposal – APC chieftain knocks Trump for placing Nigeria on watch list
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Ayekooto Akindele has alleged that the decision of the US President Donald Trump to designate Nigeria as Country of Particular Concerns followed the Nigerian government’s rejection of US “strange proposal”.
President Trump had on Friday, tagged Nigeria CPC, placing the country on watch list following claims of Christian massacre in the country.
DAILY POST reports that prior to the designation, some lawmakers and religious freedom fighters in the US had alleged that over 30 Christians are being killed every day by Islamic extremists in Nigeria.
The claim has since been debunked by the presidency as government officials in counter claims, said the security crisis in the country has no religious inclination.
But Trump in a statement on Friday said the US cannot be watching while Christians are being persecuted in Nigeria.
Reacting to Trump’s move, Ayekooto in an X post on Saturday attributed the decision to the refusal of the Nigerian government to accept illegal immigrants reported from the US.
Ayekooto also alleged that Nigeria’s decision “to pursue economic liberties with every global economic organisation”, triggered the move by the US government.
He wrote, “Donald Trump, Nigeria is not a country to mess with. We are multi-religious and multi-cultural. A country where the President is a Muslim and his wife is a Pastor should tell you more about our lives here. Do you want to rescue the First Lady from her Husband?
“And you know we are a country of particular concern, yet you attempted to deport illegal immigrants of other nations to this country but because we rejected the strange proposal, and also decided to pursue economic liberties with every global economic organisation, we suddenly became your country of concern!”
