Special Adviser to the President on Media and Policy, Daniel Bwala, has slammed reports originating from the United State Congress that Christians in Nigeria are being persecuted under Bola Tinubu’s government. Bwala faulted the report as disinformation saying that Tinubu remains committed to promoting peace and religious tolerance.
This is coming as reaction to the US House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee approved sanctions against Nigeria on allegation of widespread killing of Christians and religious violence’.
The committee made President Donald Trump to believe that Nigerian Christian were under persecution under president Tinubu where Trump okays stringent sanctions against Nigeria in response to the allegation.
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.
Responding to the allegation, , Bwala, a spokespersons for the Presidency, who is also a Christian faulted the committee report saying the document falls short of context and timelines.
Posting via his official X handle, Bwala wrote: “The administration of @officialABAT President Bola Tinubu promotes religious tolerance. Since May 29th 2023, when President Tinubu assumed the office as president, there has been little or no case at all of persecution of Christians anywhere in the country.
He continued, “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.”