Tinubu Calm Amid US Threats, Says Information Minister

The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has said that President Bola Tinubu remained calm and focused amid caller threats and concerns raised by the United States, assuring that Nigeria was moving to clarify its information efforts to the planetary community.

Speaking to State House correspondents aft visiting the President astatine the State House, Abuja, connected Tuesday, Idris described the gathering arsenic portion of his regular consultations with the President but confirmed that the contented of the United States’ comments besides came up during their discussions.

“Well, it is simply a regular that we ever person with Mr President and arsenic the Minister of Information, I request to consult with Mr President from clip to clip and this is precisely what we person done,” helium said.

“Of course, the contented of the US threats besides came up and we discussed that extensively with Mr President, and Mr President is calm. He is looking astatine the full concern and looking for ways and means of ensuring that the planetary assemblage understands what Nigeria has been doing.”

The curate noted that President Tinubu had already taken cardinal steps to fortify the country’s information structure, including the caller assignment of caller Service Chiefs and a Chief of Defence Staff.

“Only 2 weeks ago, Mr President, successful his ain tendency to rekindle the information architecture of the country, reinvigorated the hierarchy of the Armed Forces. A caller Chief of Defence Staff and different work chiefs were appointed,” Idris said.

“These were each issues that came up earlier the US concerns, truthful that tells you that Mr President has been moving assiduously to guarantee that Nigeria remains safer for each Nigerians to unrecorded in.”

Idris explained that the authorities had opened channels of connection with planetary organisations to supply a clearer representation of its ongoing efforts to tackle insecurity and beforehand unity.

“We are looking astatine each the issues and we don’t privation to overheat discussions. Work is ongoing and we person besides opened channels of connection for planetary organisations to recognize what Nigeria has been doing amended and what we mean to further do,” helium added.

On home measures, the curate said the medication was adopting a multiple-approach strategy that includes continued engagement with spiritual leaders and determination bodies.

“Discussions with the enactment of spiritual groups are ongoing. Mr President has been gathering with them and volition proceed to bash so. They are each Nigerians and important stakeholders successful the Nigerian project,” Idris said.

He dismissed suggestions that authorities actions were biased on spiritual lines, insisting that Nigeria remains a secular and tolerant nation.

“For america to beryllium characterised arsenic a state that is not tolerant erstwhile it comes to religion is not accurate. This is perfectly false,” the curate said.

“Nigeria has Muslims, Christians, and adjacent those who bash not judge successful immoderate of these religions, and our constitution guarantees everyone the close to practise their religion without hindrance. Mr President volition respect that to the letter.”

Idris urged Nigerians to unite against divisive narratives, stressing that the extremists pushing mendacious claims aimed to disagreement the country.

“We privation to caution Nigerians to look deeper. This is the clip for america to bespeak connected our nationhood and unity. It is not the clip for part oregon rhetoric. Mr President is calm, taking this precise seriously, and each those liable are addressing the contented with the extent it requires,” the Minister stated.