The Chinese government has pledged its firm support to the President Bola Tinubu administration amid threats of military action by United States President Donald Trump.
Addressing a press conference on Tuesday, Mao Ning,
spokesperson of China’s foreign ministry, said China firmly opposes any country
using religion and human rights as an excuse to interfere in other countries’
internal affairs, and threatening other countries with sanctions and force.
Ning was answering a question on Trump’s threat of military
action in Nigeria over alleged persecution of Christians.
“As Nigeria’s comprehensive strategic partner, China firmly
supports the Nigerian government in leading its people on the development path
suited to its national conditions.
“China firmly opposes any country using religion and human
rights as an excuse to interfere in other countries’ internal affairs, and
threatening other countries with sanctions and force,” Ning said.
Bayo Onanuga, spokesman to Nigerian President, Bola Tinubu,
shared China’s reaction on his X handle on Tuesday.
Onanuga had spoken severally, on behalf of the Presidency,
denying religious discrimination and persecution of any kind in Nigeria.
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