Former All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential aspirant, Adamu Garba, has criticised 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, describing the government’s response as ‘amateurish’.
Garba stated this on Wednesday during Trust TV’s Daily Politics, where 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,” he said.
“You see several media aides issuing different frontline, center kind of statements. You can’t even coherently articulate the real position of this government regarding this issue.”
He argued that 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.
Garba stressed that matters involving international relations should be handled primarily by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and relevant diplomatic institutions, not political aides.
He said, “This is a frontline matter, something outside the border. So why is it that you have only aides jumping around with their own instinct, issuing statements on behalf of a country without even coherent and articulated discussion?”
The comments come amid rising criticism of how Nigeria has responded to Trump’s declaration of Nigeria as a “Country of Particular Concern” and his remarks threatening intervention over alleged mass killings of Christians.
While the Federal Government has denied the allegations and described them as “misleading,” analysts and security experts have urged more structured diplomatic engagement.
Garba warned that inconsistent messaging could further complicate the situation and strain Nigeria’s international relations.
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