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In UNGA address, Nigeria preaches peace, two-state solution in Palestine-Israel conflict
The Nigerian government has said a two-state solution is the most dignified path to ensure lasting peace between Palestine and Israel.
The country now joins the long list of countries calling for a two-state solution to end the war in Gaza and the recognition of an independent Palestinian state — a solution that the Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has vehemently kicked against.
While delivering an address to World leaders at the 80th United Nations General Assembly in New York on Wednesday, Nigeria’s vice president, Kashim Shettima, said Palestinians must be granted equal freedom and dignity as granted to citizens of every other state
“They are human beings, equal in worth, entitled to the same freedoms and dignities that the rest of us take for granted,” he said.
The country now joins the long list of countries calling for a two-state solution to end the war in Gaza and the recognition of an independent Palestinian state — a solution that the Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has vehemently kicked against.
While delivering an address to World leaders at the 80th United Nations General Assembly in New York on Wednesday, Nigeria’s vice president, Kashim Shettima, said Palestinians must be granted equal freedom and dignity as granted to citizens of every other state
“They are human beings, equal in worth, entitled to the same freedoms and dignities that the rest of us take for granted,” he said.
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No, Bill Maher, there is no ‘Christian genocide’ in Nigeria
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Another factor that undermines the claim of Christian genocide is the religious diversity of Nigeria’s security leadership. The Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Gwabin Musa, is a Christian from Southern Kaduna. The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant-General Olufemi Olatubosun Oluyede, is also a Christian. The Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Emmanuel Ikechukwu Ogalla, is Christian. The Chief of Defence Intelligence, Major-General Emmanuel Undiandeye, is Christian. The Director-General of the State Security Service, Adeola Ajayi, is Christian. The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, is Christian. The Controller General of the Nigerian Correctional Service, Sylvester Nwakuche, is Christian. The Comptroller General of Immigration, Kemi Nandap, is Christian. This roll call makes clear the absurdity of portraying Nigeria’s security establishment as complicit in a so-called Christian genocide.
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Nowhere is there an official policy or plan to eradicate Christians. Nigeria’s conflicts are grim and complex, but they centre on terrorism, crime and communal disputes, not religion. Terror groups kill opportunistically, striking churches, mosques, markets and villages alike. As the Tinubu-led government has stressed, no Nigerian is targeted by the state because of their faith. In fact, the very notion of a state-sanctioned “Christian genocide” collapses when one recalls that Nigeria’s First Lady Senator Oluremi Tinubu is herself a Christian, an ordained pastor and a lifelong advocate of interfaith causes. These are the nuances of Nigeria’s realities that foreign media mercenaries, eager to stoke ethno-religious divisions, fail to grasp or deliberately ignore.
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Another factor that undermines the claim of Christian genocide is the religious diversity of Nigeria’s security leadership. The Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Gwabin Musa, is a Christian from Southern Kaduna. The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant-General Olufemi Olatubosun Oluyede, is also a Christian. The Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Emmanuel Ikechukwu Ogalla, is Christian. The Chief of Defence Intelligence, Major-General Emmanuel Undiandeye, is Christian. The Director-General of the State Security Service, Adeola Ajayi, is Christian. The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, is Christian. The Controller General of the Nigerian Correctional Service, Sylvester Nwakuche, is Christian. The Comptroller General of Immigration, Kemi Nandap, is Christian. This roll call makes clear the absurdity of portraying Nigeria’s security establishment as complicit in a so-called Christian genocide.
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Nowhere is there an official policy or plan to eradicate Christians. Nigeria’s conflicts are grim and complex, but they centre on terrorism, crime and communal disputes, not religion. Terror groups kill opportunistically, striking churches, mosques, markets and villages alike. As the Tinubu-led government has stressed, no Nigerian is targeted by the state because of their faith. In fact, the very notion of a state-sanctioned “Christian genocide” collapses when one recalls that Nigeria’s First Lady Senator Oluremi Tinubu is herself a Christian, an ordained pastor and a lifelong advocate of interfaith causes. These are the nuances of Nigeria’s realities that foreign media mercenaries, eager to stoke ethno-religious divisions, fail to grasp or deliberately ignore.
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From what I’ve read this mess got started with ole Teddy Boy Cruz. I’ve searched and cannot find where his “facts” originate.
Most of the articles I found are from Christian publications and Fox News.
I believe Nigeria’s backing of a two state solution in Palestine is at the bottom of this mess.