Public affairs analyst Majeed Dahiru has dismissed allegations suggesting that President Bola Tinubu harbours religious bias, insisting that the President cannot be accused of bigotry or sympathy toward extremist groups.
Dahiru stated this on Wednesday during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today, where he also highlighted Tinubu’s efforts in mobilising the military to confront security threats across the country within his two years in office.
Defending the President’s record, Dahiru said Tinubu has never been associated with any form of sectarian leaning or extremist sympathies.
According to him, “President Tinubu has not by any sense of imagination been accused of religious bigotry or having sympathy with Islamist jihadist terror groups. Absolutely not.”
He stressed that while the President may face criticism on other governance issues, accusations of religious extremism hold no ground.
“You can criticise him for every other thing but nobody can actually criticise him for this because he does not qualify for such criticism,” Dahiru added.
Dahiru argued that as Commander-in-Chief, Tinubu has no reason—nor has he shown any inclination—to ignore attacks on any religious group, including Christians.
“Absolutely not. You can criticise him for every other thing but nobody can actually criticise him for this because he does not qualify for such criticism.
“That alone is something to bargain to say, ‘Look, I am the President of this country. I am the Commander-in-Chief. There is no way I will preside over a country and sit idly and allow, encourage the killings of Christians,” Dahiru stated.
The analyst noted that while Christian communities in some parts of Nigeria have suffered violent attacks, the government has recorded significant gains in the fight against insurgency and violent extremism.
Donald Trump’s Christian Genocide Claims
Naijaonpoint reports that Dahiru’s comments follow a recent statement by United States President Donald Trump, who declared that Christianity faces an “existential threat” in Nigeria due to what he described as a “mass slaughter” of Christians.
Trump wrote, “Christianity is facing an existential threat in Nigeria. Thousands of Christians are being killed. Radical Islamists are responsible for this mass slaughter.”
The U.S. President urged Congressman Riley Moore and House Appropriations Chairman Tom Cole to investigate the matter, warning that the United States “cannot stand by while such atrocities are happening.”
He said Nigeria had been marked as a “country of particular concern”, insisting that something must be done to stop the killings.
The Federal Government, however, has rejected claims of a Christian genocide, insisting that while insecurity remains a challenge, there is no targeted extermination of Christians in the country.
Dahiru’s defence adds to the government’s position, underscoring that Tinubu has taken steps to strengthen counterinsurgency operations and reduce sectarian tensions nationwide.
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