The All Progressives Congress, APC, in the USA has requested to testify at the US Home Subcommittee on Africa at this time (Thursday).
That is as American lawmakers evaluate former President Donald Trump’s redesignation of Nigeria as a “Nation of Explicit Concern”, CPC, over alleged spiritual persecution.
APC USA, in a letter to the Subcommittee Chairman, Rep. Chris Smith, mentioned it was ready to ship a high-level delegation to current what it described as “firsthand intelligence and verifiable information” on Nigeria’s safety realities.
Chairman of the APC USA, Prof Tai Balofin, confirmed the request in an announcement in Abuja, saying the group hoped to present readability on what it views as misconceptions surrounding Nigeria’s safety challenges.
“We help spiritual freedom for all Nigerians, however narratives overseas usually fail to mirror the total complexity of the disaster.
“The insecurity in Nigeria is pushed by banditry, useful resource battle, local weather pressures and transnational crime-not solely by spiritual persecution. Congress deserves the whole image earlier than reaching conclusions,” he mentioned.
In accordance to him, the proposed testimony would additionally spotlight what the group sees as safety features underneath President Bola Tinubu’s administration.
The APC USA delegation additionally plans to advocate deeper US–Nigeria cooperation on safety, intelligence sharing and humanitarian help.
The decision for testimony comes shortly after Nigeria criticised the USA for excluding it from a UN occasion hosted by American rapper Nicki Minaj, which targeted on alleged killings of Nigerians from a selected religion group.
