Dele Alake, Nigeria’s Minister of Solid Minerals has reacted to the United States President Donald Trump’s recent remark on insecurity in the country, particularly the killings of Christians in some parts of the country, saying past leaders failed to tackle the problem.
Alake said terrorists Nigerians do no consider faith or creed when they carry out their devious act, saying the US leader’s position is contrary to “the reality on ground” in the country, adding that the killers has more of political undertone rather than religious motives.
The minister who spoke on Wednesday during a news conference hosted by the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, on Wednesday in Abuja, the nation’s capital.
According to him, President Tinubu has taken critical steps to tackle insecurity in the country since he came to office in 2023, citing the recent rejig of the Service Chiefs as an example, noting that past administrations failed to take action on the issue.
Alake: “From the actions taken so far; from the plethora of actions, if such were taken ten years ago, we probably would not be where we are today.eep Watching
“Ranging from the changing of security architecture, the top brass of our security agencies.
“The change in 2023, change again a few days ago; all these are to reinvigorate and re-inject new enthusiasm and impetus into the fight against insecurity.
“These are policies and actions emanating from deep exhaustive planning and strategising and they are yielding results.
“When you look at the last ten years and do a comparative analysis with the last two years, you will notice the tremendous efforts that this government has put in place and actions so far taken to stem the tide of insecurity.
“Everyone knows that there is no deliberate targeting of any religion or persecution. Sometimes, when these terrorists go to attack, they don’t do it based on religion, rather it is based on either economic or political reasons.
“Such do not reflect the reality on the ground.”
President Trump, the magazine recalls, had in a tweet threatened to impose economic sanctions, stop aids and use military force against the country if the federal government failed to stop alleged genocide against Christians.
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