A former presidential aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Adamu Garba, has slammed the Federal Government’s handling of United States President Donald Trump’s allegation of Christian genocide in Nigeria and his threat of possible military action.
Garba, who spoke on ‘Daily Politics’, a programme on Trust TV, on Wednesday, described the government’s response as ‘amateurish’.
He expressed concern over the perceived lack of coordinated communication from the government on an issue he said requires clear diplomatic management.
“Actually, to me, it’s very amateurish because it looks like there is a media diplomacy. You see several media aides issuing different frontline, center kinds of statements. You can’t even coherently articulate the real position of this government regarding this issue.”
According to him, instead of a unified foreign-policy response, various government spokespersons have been issuing statements, which projects confusion to the international community.
“You see this one talking this way, you see that one talking this way. You see less of even the foreign ministry acting. So what is the problem?” he asked.
The former presidential aspirant emphasised that matters involving international relations should be handled primarily by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and relevant diplomatic institutions, not political aides.
