Niger leader’s allegations aim to plant chaos in Nigeria – Bwala
Republic of Niger military leader, General Abdourahamane Tchiani
Abdullateef Fowewe
Special Adviser to the President on Policy Communication, Daniel Bwala, has also disregarded claims by Niger’s military leader, General Abdourahamane Tchiani, accusing Nigeria Government of colluding with France to destabilise Niger.
Bwala in a video message shared on his official X (formally Twitter) handle on Friday, described the allegations as baseless propaganda, designed to create chaos and incite bad blood in Northern Nigeria against President Bola Tinubu.
He said, “The choice of language used by the military leader of Niger is quite instructive of what his intentions are, probably in cahoots with politicians in Nigeria, you never know, but the whole idea is to create chaos and bad blood in the northern Nigeria against the President.”
However, Bwala further criticised Tchiani’s comments, describing them as a desperate attempt to distract from the challenges facing his regime.
“The honeymoon is over; he has not been able to address the economic situation in his country. Everything is turning against him, and in a desperate gasp for breath, he decided to resort to cheap lies and propaganda against Nigeria,” Bwala added.
He thereby underscored Nigeria’s longstanding leadership role in West Africa and its commitment to fostering bilateral relations with neighbouring countries, stating, “Over the years, Nigeria has maintained its leadership in the West African sub-region. We have been of tremendous help to our neighbouring countries.
“Nigeria is a nation that has its own capacity to protect its citizens. We are well capable and able to safeguard our country, and we’re doing it in this administration.”
Bwala enjoined Nigerians to disregard Tchiani’s claims, labeling them as false and divisive.
“It is lies, and he chose a local language in the North because he wants to rile up the North against the President. I don’t think any politician in Nigeria who has absolute interest in the national interest and security of Nigeria will ever take part in that kind of negative rhetoric,” he added.
In conclusion of his remark, Bwala tagged Tchiani’s comments a reflection of his regime’s failure to govern effectively.
“It is becoming clear that the honeymoon he had with his people is over. He probably doesn’t have a plan for his people and has resorted to that cheap blackmail. It is false, and nobody should take him seriously,” he summed up.
Dailyeconomy has earlier reported that the Federal Government of Nigeria through the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris has on Thursday reaffirmed Nigeria’s commitment to fostering stability in the West African sub-region.
The statement came after a now-viral video, where the Republic of Niger military junta leader, Tchiani alleged that Nigeria alongside some other foreign countries are sponsoring the new terrorist group, Lakurawa to destabilise his country.
Reacting to the allegation, Idris in a statement on Thursday, said rather than making such a wild allegation, Tchiani should pursue constructuve dialogue and collaboration.
