Islamic Cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi on Sunday described the threat by US President Donald Trump to deploy the country’s military in Nigeria as disrespectful.
In a post on his verified Facebook page, Gumi condemned Trump’s threat as an insult to Nigeria’s sovereignty and called for an immediate diplomatic response, stressing that Tinubu should take decisive action.
He advised the Nigerian government to summon the US ambassador to Nigeria and demand a retraction, warning that failure to do so should lead to severing of diplomatic ties with the country.
He wrote: “For Trump to threaten a sovereign country with military attack is a profound disrespect to our authority, but we can rise above it. President Tinubu should summon the US ambassador; they either retract their threats or we sever diplomatic ties with this irresponsible regime. There are lots of other options for our economic expansion and military alliance.”
Fsridah Abdulkadiri
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