The presidency has again asked the U.S. to stop interfering in Nigeria’s matters.

Femi Adesina, the spokesperson to President Muhammadu Buhari disclosed this while reacting to a U.S. report that includes Nigeria as one of the countries with religious freedom violations.

He appeared on Channels Television “Sunday Politics” programme.

PREMIUM TIMES reported how the U.S. placed Nigeria in the same category as Russia, Cuba and Uzbekistan for its attitude towards religious freedom.

The inclusion of Nigeria on the list was announced by the U.S. Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo. They made reference to the killings of Shiite protesters and the violence in Nigeria’s middle belt as some of the reasons for its stance.

In its earlier reaction on Sunday, Nigeria government through Minister of Information, Lai Muhammad described the stance of the U.S. as an “orchestrated narrative that has long been discredited”.

The government also blamed the ‘political opposition’ for sparing “no resources in deriving political capital from the various security challenges in the country.”

However, rather than respond to the allegations in the report on Sunday, President Buhari through his spokesperson, Mr Adesina blasted the U.S. government for speaking about Nigeria.

“In international relations, you respect the internal affairs of other countries. The U.S. itself has enough to chew solving its own problems not to talk of poke-nosing into that of another country.”

“No man, no country, nobody has appointed them the policeman of the world, let them face their own issues”, Mr Adesina said.

PREMIUM TIMES recalls that this is not the first time Mr Adesina will be accusing the foreign governments of poke-nosing into Nigeria’s matter.

On December 12, this newspaper reported how he warned the United States, the United Kingdom and the European Union to stop interfering in Nigeria’s affairs, especially on the issue of human rights abuses.

ManirBK:
It is a common attitude of US fueling crisis in most part of the world , a hypocritical country! I admire the way presidency responded! Long live the Federal Republic of Nigeria

ManirBK:
It is a common attitude of US fueling crisis in most part of the world , a hypocritical country!
I admire the way presidency responded! Long live the Federal Republic of Nigeria

Goldencheese:
After now, una go go buy Tucano jet from them. Una better serious or remain the laughing stock of the democratic family of states.

Bizibi:
na now you know ba See legendary apc hypocrite dey point finger!! I greet you in this harmattan....

ManirBK:
Its better for them to concentrate on their own critical issues. But leave Africa and Nigeria in particular alone.

The united states is always interloping! We are independent country no matter our challenges.

ManirBK:
The united states is always interloping! We are independent country no matter our challenges.

ManirBK:
It is a common attitude of US fueling crisis in most part of the world , a hypocritical country!
I admire the way presidency responded! Long live the Federal Republic of Nigeria

Racoon:
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Do zombiesm with some pride and dignity.The many unpardonable gaffes of this present government is never worth defending.Imagining Femi Adeshina saying had the wicked authoritative regime of 1983-85 continued, then Nigeria would have been Eldorado.Posterity & karma will catch up with him.

charliboy654:

Am sure that BK in ur name stands for Boko Haram

ManirBK:
It is a common attitude of US fueling crisis in most part of the world , a hypocritical country!
I admire the way presidency responded! Long live the Federal Republic of Nigeria

ManirBK:
A government that cannot put masked people everywhere to prevent impeachment of their president is putting a country that could arrest even a sitting law court on watch list....... Nigeria should equally put US on a watch list
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ManirBK:
The presidency has again asked the U.S. to stop interfering in Nigeria’s matters.
Femi Adesina, the spokesperson to President Muhammadu Buhari disclosed this while reacting to a U.S. report that includes Nigeria as one of the countries with religious freedom violations.
He appeared on Channels Television “Sunday Politics” programme.
PREMIUM TIMES reportedhow the U.S. placed Nigeria in the same category as Russia, Cuba and Uzbekistan for its attitude towards religious freedom.
The inclusion of Nigeria on the list was announcedby the U.S. Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo. They made reference to the killings of Shiite protesters and the violence in Nigeria’s middle belt as some of the reasons for its stance.
In its earlier reaction on Sunday, Nigeria government through Minister of Information, Lai Muhammad described the stanceof the U.S. as an “orchestrated narrative that has long been discredited”.
The government also blamed the ‘political opposition’ for sparing “no resources in deriving political capital from the various security challenges in the country.”
However, rather than respond to the allegations in the report on Sunday, President Buhari through his spokesperson, Mr Adesina blasted the U.S. government for speaking about Nigeria.
“In international relations, you respect the internal affairs of other countries. The U.S. itself has enough to chew solving its own problems not to talk of poke-nosing into that of another country.”
“No man, no country, nobody has appointed them the policeman of the world, let them face their own issues”, Mr Adesina said.
PREMIUM TIMES recalls that this is not the first time Mr Adesina will be accusing the foreign governments of poke-nosing into Nigeria’s matter
https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/369486-alleged-religious-persecution-presidency-tackles-u-s-says-no-one-appointed-america-world-police.html?
Mynd44 oam4j lalasticlala

LegendHer0:
The USA goofed on this pronouncement and it just give credence to the fact that they are losing their influence on the world as the main embodiment of truth.

How do they reach the conclusion on categorizing all Muslims as being intolerant of the Christians? Do they mean the southern Muslims that have been coexisting peacefully with our Christian brothers are intolerant also?

Ain’t it ridiculous that countries like Saudi Arabia where there ain’t freedom of expression of religion and where people are killed in the savagely way due to the outdated shariah law are not termed intolerant? Why Nigeria this time!

On the issue of the Fulani terrorist herdsmen, everyone know those guys kill people for their grazing right and they don’t distinguish whether you’re Christian or Muslim. A Fulani herdsmen won’t ask for your religion before butchering you in your farm so where the bleep do the USA get their Islamization agenda from.

Buhari is a nepotistic leader, he is majorly doing something termed Northernization rather than Islamization. It’s just ridiculous to accuse him of Islamization. We’ve been hearing the term Islamization since he assumed position in 2015 and yet there is still freedom of practice of religion till now in naija.

If you go through the post on Washington times you will see that the author of the post is incoherent in his assertions. He’s even using Lagos as a case study for his claim of religious intolerance and one would but wonder the motive of the said author.

It’s the same USA press that said Lagos is the most dangerous place to live due to Boko Haram bombing and one would wonder when Boko Haram ever bombed Lagos.

NimrodEndOfDays:
[s][/s] says Albert Einstein of nairaland.

LegendHer0:


So you have to cancel my post to contribute?

Nawa for you guys on Nairaland!

HIGHESTPOPORI:
Typical zombie reasoning,Nigeria should put US on watch list? Because they are saying the truth?

NimrodEndOfDays:
what can I say. We must not all agree but I don't have to kill you for that. I am not a Muslim. My only way is to strike out.

ManirBK:
Its better for them to concentrate on their own critical issues. But leave Africa and Nigeria in particular alone.

LegendHer0:


A quick question:
Do you think it is right for USA to categorize all Muslims as being intolerant in Nigeria for the activities of Fulani terrorist herdsmen?