Mahmud Jega, a information analyst with Come up Tv, has mentioned President Bola Tinubu should not be blamed for the current United States military strikes in the western a part of the nation.
Jega acknowledged that the event is unlikely to have a significant affect on the 2027 elections for now, except the safety state of affairs deteriorates considerably in the approaching weeks.
He made the remarks on Friday whereas talking on Come up Tv’s Morning Present, the place he analysed the implications of the US motion and Nigeria’s response.
Jega famous that the Nigerian authorities had earlier pushed again in opposition to what it described as a misguided narrative from the administration of US President Donald Trump.
He recalled that the Presidency made it clear that whereas Nigeria is grappling with terrorism, banditry and widespread insecurity, the state of affairs should not be misrepresented as an inter-non secular battle or a genocide in opposition to any non secular group.
Jega added that the Tinubu administration acted appropriately by difficult the narrative and dispatching delegations to the US for discussions, though particulars of these engagements stay confidential.
He mentioned: “No, I don’t suppose many individuals will blame the Tinubu administration for what is going on now as a result of President Donald Trump, when he first met the threats, it was clearly not in coordination with the Tinubu administration or the federal government of Nigeria. It is because the Nigerian presidency instantly pushed again and mentioned, “”your understanding of the state of affairs is not too right. It’s true we’ve got a terrorism and banditry drawback and severe insecurity drawback in Nigeria, however it’s not an inter non secular battle or a genocide in opposition to one non secular group, as you might be pushing.””
“So the Tinubu administration did very properly in pushing again on the misguided narrative by the Trump administration. After which they despatched all these delegations to the US to barter. After all, these are confidential conversations. We don’t know precisely what was mentioned or what was agreed, however in all probability we’re starting to see the outcome now.”
“So I don’t suppose anyone will say it’s the fault of the Tinubu administration that they’ve introduced the American bombs dropping in the nation. I don’t suppose so. And for now, I don’t suppose it’s going to have a severe impact on 2027 calculations, however we are going to see if the state of affairs will get out of hand in the weeks.
“However all people will be blissful if the Individuals and the opposite Western powers present not solely intelligence but additionally materials assist to help Nigerian safety businesses and authorities to struggle terrorism and insecurity everywhere in the nation, that’s what we’ve got been praying for for a really very long time.”
