Christians aren’t persecuted under Tinubu – Bwala faults US Congress report

Christians aren’t persecuted under Tinubu – Bwala faults US Congress report

Daniel Bwala, Special Adviser to the President on Media and
Policy, has debunked reports that Christians are being persecuted in Nigeria
under Bola Tinubu’s government.

 

Bwala said that Tinubu remains committed to promoting peace
and religious tolerance.

 

The statement comes after the US House Foreign Affairs
Subcommittee approved sanctions on Nigeria over ‘widespread killing of
Christians and religious violence’.

 

The committee gave President Donald Trump the green light to
impose stringent sanctions on Nigeria in response to widespread killing of
Christians in the country.

 

The decision came after a congressional hearing on
Wednesday, during which lawmakers condemned the Nigerian government for failing
to protect Christian communities from escalating violence.

 

However, responding to the development, Bwala, one of the
spokespersons for the Presidency, said the committee’s report falls short of
context and timelines.

 

Posting on X, Bwala said: “The administration of
@officialABAT President Bola Tinubu promotes religious tolerance . Since May
29th 2023, when President Tinubu assumed the office as president, there have
been little or no case at all of persecution of Christians anywhere in the
country.

 

“Secondly, while we are in no way admitting or authenticating
the report of the US foreign relations committee, it is note worthy to state
that the committee’s report falls short of context and timelines.

 

“President Bola Tinubu remains committed to promoting peace
and religious tolerance.”

Source: Christians aren’t persecuted under Tinubu – Bwala faults US Congress report

 - NigerianEye

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