President Muhammadu Buhari has revealed why it is necessary for Nigeria to join the Islamic coalition. He claimed that the coalition with Muslims countries, led by by Saudi Arabia, is aimed at curbing the Boko Haram menace in the country.
Few weeks ago, Buhari had claimed that Nigeria would not be a part of the coalition, only to say the contrary in a recent interview with Aljazeera during the weekend.
“Even if we are not a part of it, we support you,” the President had said at the meeting held in Saudi Arabia in February.
"We are part of it because we have got terrorists in Nigeria that everybody knows, which claims that they are Islamic", he said in the recent interview.
“If there is an Islamic coalition to fight terrorism, Nigeria will be part of it because we are casualties of Islamic terrorism,” Buhari continued.
When asked whether his decision to join the Islamic coalition would appeal to Christians in Nigeria, Mr. President had this to say.
“Why can’t those Christians that complain go and fight terrorism in Nigeria or fight the militants in the south. It is Nigeria that matters, not the opinions of some religious bigots.”
President Buhari enjoined all Nigerians to support the fight against terrorism in spite of their religion and tribal affiliations.
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