Veteran journalist and former presidential aide, Reuben Abati, has blamed the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the recent military threat against Nigeria by U.S. President Donald Trump.
Abati suggested that the current situation was a direct
consequence of the APC’s governance failures and called on the ruling party to
take responsibility for resolving the crisis.
Speaking on Arise Television’s Morning Show on Monday, Abati
dismissed claims that the U.S. was targeting Nigeria for its natural resources,
insisting that such arguments were unfounded.
DAILY POST reported that Trump recently designated Nigeria
as a Country of Particular Concern, citing what he described as ongoing
violence against Christians and the government’s failure to protect religious
minorities.
However, the Nigerian government has strongly denied any
persecution of religious groups in the country.
Just on Saturday, Trump went further to threaten possible
military action against Nigeria if the situation was not addressed promptly.
Abati urged President Bola Tinubu to seek advice from elder
statesmen and experienced diplomats in managing the crisis, stressing the need
for seasoned hands in government decision-making.
He said: “I don’t subscribe to the argument that America is
coming for our oil. They are not. They are even supplying crude oil to the
Dangote Refinery. They are not buying our gas from Nigeria LNG; they are
getting their gas from elsewhere. But there is a complexity, there are
contradictions that we need to address.
Some people say, ‘Oh, they are coming for our resources, as
they did in Libya, Syria, and other parts of the world.’ No, we should not
demarket our country, but we should support the government. President Tinubu
should seek help. There are people in this country, I don’t even know whether
the Presidential Council on International Relations has been constituted. If it
has not been constituted, now is the time. We have people who have experience.
We need adults in the room, not the small people around who think they know
everything. We need adults in the room.
Tinubu should call for help from Obasanjo, from Anyaoku, TY
Danjuma, Babangida, from all those people. This is the mess that the APC has
created, and they should correct it by acting simply.”
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