Nigeria’s former President Goodluck Jonathan has made a passionate plea to the United States (US) government under President Donald Trump, to help bring an end to religious extremism in Nigeria in any way possible.
Jonathan stated this in a speech entitled, “Challenges of Nigerian Christians and the Niger Delta Question-A Summary,” which he delivered at the U.S. House Sub Committee on Africa on Wednesday.
“I am here, calling on this august body and the new American administration of President Donald J Trump, of whom we are very confident, to please work with the government and people of Nigeria by way of capacity building and intelligence gathering and sharing and indeed in any way possible to bring an end to religious extremism in Nigeria,” Jonathan said.
The former president’s spokesperson, Ikechukwu Eze, who disclosed details of the meeting in a statement made available to newsmen, said that the meeting was part of efforts of the Goodluck Jonathan Foundation to fulfil its mission to promote peace and prosperity in Nigeria and Africa.
“Let me start by thanking Congressman, Christopher H. Smith, Chairman U.S. House Sub-Committee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations for inviting me to share my views on the crisis facing Christians in Nigeria today and the Niger Delta question.
“The U.S. Congress is a powerful institution not just for good governance in the U.S. but also for global peace and development. Over the years, the U.S. Congress has shown consistent interest in African affairs and I thank you for this and for showing interest in Nigeria.
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