Trump’s Threat: Adeleke Calls For Diplomatic Engagement Over Insecurity
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has called for a diplomatic engagement between Nigeria and the United States of America over the recent security situation in the country.
This was as he called on Trump to support his counterpart, Bola Tinubu, in the fight against terrorists in Nigeria.
The call came amidst the threat issues by Trump on Saturday amidst alleged killings of Christians in Nigeria.
In a statement by his spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, the governor threw his weight behind diplomatic solutions within the context of decades of productive and rewarding Nigeria-American diplomatic partnership.
Adeleke said: “I appeal to the Presidency of the United States of America to support Nigeria to fully implement the recently developed national security strategy. The new strategy is comprehensive and capable of taking on the monster of banditry and terroristic killings in many parts of the country.”
The governor further stated that “we need help from the United States and others to solve the terrorism challenge.
“Nigeria suffers from unfortunate killings across Northern Nigeria, which have claimed the lives of many innocent citizens. We believe a high-powered engagement at the presidential level will particularly open to the American government the ongoing security operations, successes and challenges Nigeria is facing in the fight against terrorism.
“We need our international partners to expand their support for the Nigerian security agencies and their political leadership to face national security challenges. Peaceful interface between Abuja and Washington holds the key rather than military intervention by the American government.”
Adeleke, while calling on the political class in the country to support the government in its fight against insecurity, lauded the Presidency for its diplomatic moves to douse the tension and address the genuine concerns of Western partners, especially the United States of America, and urged the political class in the country to support the government.
“This is the time to unite as a nation to support the national leadership to frontally address internal and external threats for the protection of the citizenry. This is the time to back the President to enforce the letter and spirit of the Constitution in all facets of national life. We need peace, not war to deepen our democracy and protect our citizens”, the governor said.
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