Adamu Garba, a former presidential candidate on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has criticised the Federal Government’s handling of US President Donald Trump’s accusation of Christian genocide in Nigeria and threat of military intervention.
Garba, speaking on Trust TV’s ‘Daily Politics’ programme on Wednesday, called the government’s response as ‘amateurish’.
He voiced worry about the perceived lack of coordinated communication from the administration on a subject that he believes requires clear diplomatic handling.
“Actually, to me, it’s very amateurish because it looks like there is a media diplomacy. You see several media aides issuing different frontline, center kinds of statements. You can’t even coherently articulate the real position of this government regarding this issue.”
According to him, instead of a unified foreign-policy response, various government spokespersons have been issuing statements, which projects confusion to the international community.
“You see this one talking this way, you see that one talking this way. You see less of even the foreign ministry acting. So what is the problem?” he asked.
The former presidential aspirant emphasised that matters involving international relations should be handled primarily by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and relevant diplomatic institutions, not political aides.
Credit: The Sun