Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Policy and Communication, Daniel Bwala, has accused a certain ‘unnamed opposition leader’ for being behind the ‘Christian genocide’ allegation being raised against Nigeria.
Bwala stated that the opposition leader recently traveled to the United States, claiming that the allegation started flying as soon as he returned from the US.
According to him, those who watch social media should know the opposition leader, saying he doesn’t want to glorify ‘him’ by mentioning his name.
The presidential spokesman made this known while fielding questions on TVC’s Politics on Sunday programme.
News360 Info reports that American television hosts, Bill Maher and CNN’s Van Jones, as well as US Senator Ted Cruz, recently announced plans to introduce a bill in the US Senate to “protect Christians in Nigeria.”
Similarly a resolution passed by the Canadian Parliament had described Nigeria as one of the most dangerous places in the world for Christians.
Speaking on the matter, Bwala stressed that gone are those days when countries in Africa sit back idle against what he called Western disinformation campaign.
“Yeah, of course, a Nigerian politician traveled to the US, as soon as he returned, we started seeing all of that. It is textbook.
“These are not things that we are surprised by, especially when you have a situation where the opposition don’t even know the concept and the basis and the idea behind opposition.
“The job of opposition is to provide alternative idea. So when you don’t have alternative idea, the next thing you think to do is to create a scenario where the Nigerian state will not be at peace. Yes, I agree to that fact,” Bwala replied when asked if he thinks the ‘Christian genocide’ narrative was also supported by opposition in Nigeria to discredit the administration of President Bola Tinubu.
“I mean, those who watch social media will know the opposition leader. I don’t want to glorify him by mentioning his name, but everybody knew he traveled to the United States. Few days after he returned, all these things started.
“But let me say this, because I look beyond him. You see gone are those days when countries in Africa sit back indolent when there is a Western disinformation campaign against those countries.
“It’s been happening, and it has been a textbook that is often used in other countries to force all kinds of things to make the government unpopular,” he added.
