Lucky Obukohwo, Reporting
Deputy Senate President, Senator Barau Jibrin, has given it back to the United States President, Donald Trump for daring to call Nigeria a “disgrace country”, saying that, he should apologize to Nigerians.
Recall that during a recent White House briefing, Trump had issued a warning over the alleged Christian genocide in Nigeria, threatening to take decisive action if the government did nothing to stop the killings.
Speaking in a viral video on Friday, Jibrin stated that Trump’s threat violates diplomatic norms and international law.
“But for now, for the president of the United States to come in and say, ‘Oh, you are doing this and we are going to attack you, and Nigeria is a disgraced country’ — this is quite unacceptable.
“We feel that he should understand, then retract that statement and apologise to Nigeria,” Jibrin said.
“It’s against international law. Whatever you feel about our country, follow the legal route. Go to the United Nations, get a resolution there, and then anything can come later. To bypass that route is quite unacceptable. It’s un-American.
“We are not scared to say the truth. We are not scared of telling Trump the truth. If he were here, I would tell him he has gone against international law and that the route he’s taking is not the best one to take,” he added.