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Stop the double standards and killings in Gaza - Nigeria's Foreign Affairs Minister

Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, has called on Israel to drop its ‘double standards’ and stop the killings in Gaza.

Tuggar, who was part of the delegation led by President Bola Tinubu to Qatar, made the call in an interview with Al Jazeera.

During their visit to the Asian country, President Tinubu and Qatari authorities had several meetings where potential collaboration in the energy, trade, labour and agriculture sectors were discussed.

However, following the meetings, Tuggar granted an interview with Al Jazeerah to discuss Nigeria’s upcoming projects and relationship with other countries.

Responding to a question on the unending conflict between Israel and Palestine, the minister asked Israel to stop killing innocent civilians in Gaza.

“There is no justification for the carnage that is going on in Gaza. It has to stop. There is no justification for the complete disregard for the proportionality of force that is being meted out on innocent civilians, on kids on children, on babies on women,” Tuggar said.

While calling on Israel to drop what he described as a double standard, the minister maintained that the situation is no longer unacceptable.

He reiterated Nigeria’s support for a two-state solution to the lingering conflict between the two entities, adding that Palestine has every right to exist like Israel.

The minister said, “Nigeria has been consistent with its support for a two-state solution. The state of Palestine has every right to exist as an independent sovereign nation, the same way that Israel has a right to exist as an independent sovereign nation.

“But this carnage is completely out of hand and totally unacceptable. There is no way to explain the double standards; it has to stop.”

Tuggar also stressed the independence of Nigeria as a sovereign nation, saying the West African country gets along with all countries and is not compelled to follow any other country’s lead.

https://www.pulse.ng/news/world/nigeria-tells-israel-to-stop-killings-in-gaza/5md40e5#:~:text=Responding%20to%20a%20question%20on,It%20has%20to%20stop.

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OGA minister, who ask you . Small nyash dey shake
Now we know why that Hamas leader came to Nigeria. Extremist in power
Nigeria should give Biafra too.
Mu-Mu ticket killing us with hunger and insecurity tueh

Remove the log from your own eyes. An equal amount of the death in Gaza happens in Nigeria almost daily, focus on that.

Wetin concern this one

Really?

But how is it our effing business?
Why does it matter to you more than the carRnage ongoing in the middle belt or Nigeria.

Wetin concern una?

Stop stating your personal views, as a nation's minister...he is being sentimental.

Focus on the Fulani herdsmen killings in Benue, this should touch you more, not talking about Gaza because you feel as a Muslim you should support them.

Ejiot... First of all, divorce the forced matrimony called Nigeria before doing cho cho cho cho cho for Israel matter.

Why is no one asking Hamas to return the hostages so that peace can start?

Same as Biafra. They took deserve to exist as an independent nation so that all these unnecessary marginalization and oppression against Igbos would come to an end..

What is good for Palestine is good for Biafra.

Charity begins at home. Put your own house in order first before giving your unsolicited opinion about other countries. Nonsense and ingredients

Abeg make una solve our problem before Arabs and Jews fight

Fulani herdsmen have been a menace to the entire nation, una no see that one

Wetin concern this t3rror!5t with Gaza wahala?

Book Haram, Bandits and Herdsmen are busy killing, kidnapping, r@ping and doing all sorts of mayhems in Nigeria but he lost his voice to complain about that only for him to carry his aproko on what is happening between Isreal and Hamas.

No single achievement since he took over office.

Good one

Good one from the FG
We must stand against tyranny

This minister sef.

What's good for the goose is good for the gander!

Tinubu needs to know the kind of people he puts in certain positions, cos what's all these loose-guarding...

Na Israel and Palestine matter Hausa minister wan dey chook mouth when Boko Haram and ISWAP dey worry north. 🙄

Isreal go soon bombard una...mumu people. De put mouth wetin no concern u

It is like Tugger forgot that Biafra also wants a two state solution with Nigeria which himself is against.
Let him not propel Israel to consider backing Biafra.
He spoke and craftfully avoided asking Hamas to release Israelis they have held in captivity.
Hypocrites in words and actions.

Palestinians will never have a state of their own let alone the actualization of a two state solution.
They earlier them and their supporters know this, the better for them.

The HAMAS exist for only one reason; "The annihilation of Israel." And, the Isrealis are very much aware of this.

The two state solution is just a means to easily infiltrate Israel when they finally plan to carry out full blown Jihad.

Once a two state solution is accepted and created, HAMAS and Islamic Jihad terrorist groups will have the right to easily, take recieves of weapons from Iran and her millitants groups and move them to the west bank freely.

This is like the state of Israel setting a trap for themselves on blindfold. If you as a terrorist supporter think they (the Isrealites) would do this, then keep dreaming.

What's my stand? I stand with Israel.

He should also talk about how to fix the Bandits attacks and kidnapping in Nigeria.