The lawmaker representing Bayelsa West Senatorial District, Senator Seriake Dickson has stated that former president Muhammadu Buhari’s policy of appointing mostly Muslims to head all the security services during his eight years in power worsened the United States perception of the country’s insecurity situation.
Dickson stated this while reacting to United States President Donald Trump’s claim of Christian genocide in the country.
Naijaonpoint reports that Trump had designated Nigeria as a country of particular concern and subsequently vowed to carry out a military strike on terrorists in the country if the Federal Government does not protect the Christians from the Islamic extremists.
Reacting, Senator Seriake, in a statement on Wednesday night, said the country needs help from any collaborators to ensure that the terrorists are eradicated.
He, however, stated that the sovereignty, territorial integrity, and national institutions of the country “must be respected by all”.
His statement reads in part, “Late President Buhari’s policy of appointing mostly Muslims to head all the security services during his eight years in office further worsened these perceptions.
“As Nigerians, we must be honest with ourselves that the killings have gone on for too long and government and security forces have been overwhelmed. We need help! No nation can confront terrorism in isolation. We must therefore work with our allies and partners to defeat this menace once and for all.
“It is on the strength of the foregoing that I strongly recommend that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu should collaborate with President Donald Trump, the US Government, and other allies and friends of Nigeria to flush out these marauding terrorists.
“He should also improve relations with our neighbouring countries whose cooperation and support will be essential in the war against terrorism”.
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